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Healthcare-Associated Infections and Hemodialysis

What Happens in a Hospital Laboratory?

Stealthy Passengers: E. coli, Klebsiella, and Enterococcus

Disease Vectors and HAIs: Disease Door Dashers

The Usual Suspects: The Microorganisms that Cause HAIs

More than 800,000 Americans live with end-stage kidney disease, and over half of them depend on dialysis as a necessary and life-sustaining...

A critical department of any healthcare facility is the on-site laboratory. Clinical laboratories process the many samples needed to help doctors...

Today's trio of pathogens are stealthy, living on our bodies without causing us harm but wreaking havoc when they find a way inside a bacteria-free,...

New England has been put onhigh alert thanks to an outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a rare virus that can lead to the deaths of 30% of...

It is estimated that there are 5×1030 bacteria on Earth. That's 5,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, or 5 nonillion. We have not even begun to...

Millions of American children have returned to school or will very soon, officially kicking off the academic year. Alongside the promise of learning...

Usually we discuss products that fall under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in this blog, including disinfectants, cleaners, and biocidal...

In formal descriptions of the germ-fighting powers of antibacterial and biocidal products, the terms "Gram positive" and "Gram negative" are used as...

Around 248 million years ago, a mass extinction wipes out most life on Earth. Half of all animal families become extinct. Almost every single marine...

Every summer, headlines around the world war of dangerous "red tide," a harmful algal bloom that threatens marine life and humans alike. Usually...

Will they or won't they? This was the question at the Olympics in Paris, France this past week as swimmers and fans waited to hear whether the...

It seems like it's not officially summer without at least once newspaper headline warning us about "flesh-eating bacteria" cases connected to popular...

Health.Care | An Educational Blog

Healthcare-Associated Infections and Hemodialysis

What Happens in a Hospital Laboratory?

Stealthy Passengers: E. coli, Klebsiella, and Enterococcus

Disease Vectors and HAIs: Disease Door Dashers

The Usual Suspects: The Microorganisms that Cause HAIs

Healthcare-Associated Infections and Hemodialysis

What Happens in a Hospital Laboratory?

Stealthy Passengers: E. coli, Klebsiella, and Enterococcus

Disease Vectors and HAIs: Disease Door Dashers

The Usual Suspects: The Microorganisms that Cause HAIs

Back to School Bacteria

What is an FDA Class II 510(k) Safety Clearance?

Gram Positive vs Gram Negative Bacteria and the Fight Against HAIs

The Bizarre Animal That Helps Keep Us Healthy

Red Tide: A Coastal Infection

Swimming in the Seine: The Olympics and Water Safety

Flesh-Eating Bacteria: What Beach-Associated Infections Can Teach Us About HAIs