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 Need back issues? 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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 2 Supplement to HOSPITAL INFECTION CONTROL® / December 2003 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 December 2003 / Supplement to HOSPITAL INFECTION CONTROL® 3 ‘PUT