Hospital Infection Control 2003: Vol 30 Index

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Hospital Infection Control
2003 Index
Abstract & Commentary Nature as ultimate threat, Centers for Disease Control and
Depression and infection, JAN/FEB:7 Prevention
AUG:110 Pregnant women inadvertently Antibiotic-resistance training tool
Group A strep strikes 24 workers, vaccinated for smallpox, for labs, FEB:25
FEB:24 JUL/AUG:30 Infection control guidelines for
MRSA strikes home and hospital, Psychological problems following smallpox vaccinees, APR:2003
NOV:148 an attack, MAY/JUN:22 Isolation guidelines being drafted
Staff education cuts v^ent pneumo¬ Scientists urge conference on flu by, JUL:91
nia, MAY:68 as bioweapon, SEP/C)CT:35 N-95 respirator shortage and alter¬
Significant planning required natives, JUN:76
Acinetohacter baumanii smallpox program, MAY/ Pulls out all stops against new
Outbreak strain resistant to avail¬ JUN:24 syndrome, APR:53
able antibiotics, DEC:157 Signs that plague has been artifi¬ SARS guidelines by for ambula¬
cially disseminated, tory care, MAY:62
Antibiotic resistance JUL/AUG:27 SARS prevention in triage and
Active screening cultures urge for Smallpox adverse reaction algo¬ waiting rooms, NOV: 139
MRSA, VRE:JUN:83 rithm, MAR/APR:12 Smallpox vaccination site care
Active surveillance cultures for Smallpox apathy abounds, guidelines, APR:49
pathogens with, OCT;131 SEP/OCT:38
FDA labels antibiotics due to ris¬ Smallpox immunity may persist Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
ing drug resistance, MAR:42 from childhood, NOV/DEC:45 Nightmare encounter with undi¬
Isolation guidelines for multidrug Smallpox pause urged, JUL/ agnosed patient, MAY:67
resistant bugs, JUL:92 AUG:28
Superbug claims two patients' Smallpox vaccine and pregnancy, Food and Drug Administration
lives, DEC:157 JUL/AUG;30 Labels antibiotics due to rising
Why few new drugs are in Smallpox vaccine contraindica¬ drug resistance, MAR:42
pipeline, JUN:78 tions, JAN/FEB:3 Smallpox vaccinees should skip
Smallpox teams in hospitals, blood donation, APR:53
Bioterrorism JAN/FEB:4
Covert chemical attack may be Smallpox pre-screening critical, Group A Streptococcus
hard to detect, NOV:147 JAN/FEB:1 Occupational transmission in the
Smallpox program hiatus, operating room, NOV: 142
Bioterrorism Watch (Supplement) NOV/DEC:41
Airborne smallpox fears fuel Smallpox program stalled out, Hand hygiene
shots, MAY/JUN:19 NOV/DEC:43 Add patients to your team,
Bioterrorism scientific research, Svndromic surv eillance for agents, MAY:67
JAN/FEB:5 ' SEP/OCT:37 Alcohol rubs cause adverse reac¬
Deaths and reactions to smallpox Tourists with plague trip alert, tions, MAR:43
immunization, MAR/APR:13 JUL/AUG:25 Fire marshals fight alcc^hol hand
Feds forced anthrax vaccination Use only three sticks for first¬ rubs, APR:2003
campaign, MAR/APR;15 time smallpox vaccinees, Questions about dispensers in
Heart attacks after smallpox MAR/APR:11 hospital corridors, OCT:133
immunization, MAY/JUN:17 Web link to real-time terror,
Hospitals, communities unpre¬ SEP/OCT:40 Healthcare Infection Prevention
pared for, MAY/JUN 20 (Supplement)
Influenza as the ultimate Bloodbome pathogens AIDS vaccine quest continues,
bioweapon, SEP/OCT:33 Infected surgeon urges worker SEP:120
lOM urges minimum levels testing for, JUN:88 Community-acquired MRSA
of smallpox readiness, Providers infect patients with, undermines empiric therapy,
NOV/DEC:44 JUL:89 DEC:159
Israeli health care workers resist HCV in prisons, MAR:35
vaccination, MAR/APR:9 HCV outbreak traced to needle
reuse, JUN:79
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Influenza news includes nasal Spotlight projects during inspec¬ Methicillin-resistant
delivery, SEP:119 tions, NOV:144 Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA in the community, JUN:80 Surveyors checking patient safety Bold move into the community,
Q&A on MRSA in community, goals, PEB:22 APR:51
DEC:160 Unannounced surveys may catch Community acquired emerging in
Strep pneumo vaccine and ICPs off guard, MAY:63 Los Angeles, MAR:32
cochlear implants, SEP:120 Urges ICPs to report fatal infec¬ Community strains and role of
tions, PEB:19 family spread, JUN:80
Hepatitis Urges passage of patient safety SHEA urges active screening cul¬
HCV outbreak in transplant regulations, AUG:106 tures for, JUN:83
patients, JUN:82
HCV outbreak traced to needle Joint Commission on Accreditation Needlesticks
reuse, JUN;79 of Healthcare Organizations Needle safety is the law, JAN:6
Congressional watchdog asked to OSHA inspectors review devices
HIV look into changes by, PEB:25 to prevent, JAN:8
AIDS vaccine quest continues, Defends infection control record, State laws on needle safety, JAN:7
SEP:120 JAN:3 Quiz on handling HIV-positive
PEP quiz on handling HIV-posi¬ Draft standards detail policy injury, APR:55
tive needlestick, APR:55 demands, AUG:109
Smallpox vaccination raises con¬ Euture standards may emphasize Nosocomial infections
cerns those infected with, staffing, MAR:29 Consumers report experiences
rEB:16 Health care administration must with, JAN:9
answer to standards, DEC: 153 JCAHO sounds alarm about,
Interscience Conference on Highlights of 2005 infection con¬ FEB:15
Antimicrobial Agents and trol standards, DEC:155 Staffing shortfalls linked to
Chemotherapy (ICAAC) New standards, surprise inspec¬ increase, DEC:161
Highlights of 2003 meeting, tions, AUG:97 Staffing woes, new nurse's
OCT:133 Q&A on infections as sentinel account of, DEC:161
events, DEC: 156
Infection control professionals Radical revision under way at, Occupational Safety and Health
Expert witness tips for, AUG:101 JAN:5 Administration
Salaries and rising professional Raises profile of infection control, Inspectors for review needle
profile, NOV:Salary Sup JAN:1 safety devices, JAN:8
Smallpox vaccine offered to, Sounds alarm about nosocomial TB standard officially history,
JAN:1 infections, FEB: 15 JUL:93
Surprise party for ICPs, AUG:99
JCAHO Update for Infection Pharmacy
Control (Supplement) Journal Revieivs Poor infection control at com¬
ICPs won't push for staffing for¬ False alarm on handrub fires, pounding lab,MAR:40
mula, EEB:20 NOV:151
ICU core measure test sites sought Flexible endoscopy gold standard, Readers Write
NOV:145 SEP:123 Hand hygiene compliance moni¬
Infection control and the environ¬ Improved hand hygiene with alco¬ toring, SEP:118
ment of care, MAY:65 hol rubs, OCT: 136 JCAHO address fire risk of hand
Infection control standards for Pneumococcal vaccination in rubs, APR:47
2004, AUG:105 emergency rooms, FEB:27
Infection data may not aid preven¬ Quiz on handling HIV-positive Salmonella
tion efforts, AUG: 103 needlestick, APR:55 Outbreak hits children's hospital,
Looking at timing of antibiotic SARS race is on, MAY:68 AUG:109
prophylaxis, EEB:21 Sentinel system be expanded,
National infection control confer¬ MAY:71 Scabies
ence slated, NOV: 143 SHEA urges active screening cul¬ Creepy bug strikes fear in work¬
Nosocomial infections may be tures for MRSA, VRE:JUN:83 ers, AUG:107
2004 focus, MAY:66 Two distinct SARS strains discov¬ Patient, worker handout on,
Patient safety goals for 2004 ered, AUG: 110 AUG:108
include infections, NOV:146
Periodic performance review legal Long-term care
options, NOV: 145 Strain of norovirus wreaks havoc
in, MAR:34
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Semmelweis, Ignaz Spread during flu season feared, Vaccinees should skip blood dona¬
Moment of insight followed by JUL;2003 tion, APR:53
derision, SEP:115 Toronto hospitals under siege,
Vindicated in new age of hand MAY:57 Society for Healthcare
hygiene, SEP:113 Transmitted \'ia bronchoscope, Epidemiology of America
May:59 Urges active screening cultures for
Severe acute respiratory syndrome Triage and w’aiting room guid¬ MRSA, VRE, JUN:83
(SAKS) ance, NOV:139
Algorithm for diagnosis, CXrT:128 Ushers in age of respiratory eti¬ Surgical site infections
COC guidelines for in ambulatory quette, NOV: 137 Proper timing of antibiotics to pre¬
care, MAY:62 What-if scenarios, NOV:140 vent, JAN:10
CE)C pulls out all stops against Questions about universal mask¬
new syndrome, APR:53 ing, OCT: 125 Tuberculosis
Dealing with it in the hospital, New test for health care workers,
jUN:77 Smallpox FEB:17
Guidance when no SARS is in- Hospitals drop out of vaccine pro¬ OSHA standard officially history,
house, CXrT:127 gram, FEB:13 JUL:93
Flu shots and, C)CT:130 Infection control guidelines for
In check in United States, MAY:60 vaccinees, APR:2003 Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Lab worker infected with, System to monitor vaccinated hos¬ (VRE)
NOV:141 pital workers, MAR:41 SHEA urges active screening cul¬
Minor breach, major problem, Vaccination for raises concerns for tures for, JUN:83
JUN:73 HIV infected, FEB:16
N-95 shortage and alternatives, Vaccination site care guidelines, West Nile virus
JUN:76 APR:49 A new threat to lab workers,
Return of could swamp hospitals, Vaccination success story, FEB:18
SEP;121 JUL:2003 Outbreak of in transplant patients,
JUN:82
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