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Infection Control
Infection Control: is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection, a practical sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential part of the infrastructure of health care.
OCT 13, 2021 | 11:55 PM
Vaccination and infection are two different paths to immunity. Understanding human immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 RNA vaccines is of interest for a panoply of reasons. mRNA vaccines have dem...
OCT 13, 2021 | 10:30 AM
By examining the host response to SARS-CoV-2 infection we gain valuable insights into viral pathogenesis and COVID-19 progression. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small (18-22nt), non-coding...
SEP 08, 2021 | 12:00 AM
Influenza viruses represent a significant burden to human health. In order to limit respiratory viral disease, new approaches that can prevent viral infection and spread are needed. We have...
AUG 11, 2021 | 11:00 AM
Date: August 11, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PDT), 11:00am (EDT) Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker widely used to assess the risk of bacterial infection and to aid in antibiotic stewardship in patie...
JUN 17, 2021 | 11:00 AM
Date: June 17, 2021 Time: 11:00am PDT, 8:00pm CET BACKGROUND Kidney transplant recipients and patients on hemodialysis are immunocompromised populations excluded from vaccine trials. Data ar...
APR 21, 2021 | 6:00 AM
Controlling the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and ensuring a return to 'normal' activities in a post-COVID world requires two complementary efforts: 1) Widespread a...
APR 14, 2021 | 4:30 PM
When SARS-CoV-2 reached the United States in late January 2020, Labcorp immediately began development of an RT-PCR test to aid in detection and diagnosis of COVID-19 in infected patients. As...
APR 14, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Even as COVID-19 vaccines are being deployed around the world, the clinical laboratory will continue to play a major role this year helping to control the pandemic by diagnosing new infectio...
MAR 24, 2021 | 11:00 AM
Date: March 24, 2021 Time: 11:00am (PDT), 2:00pm (EDT) In 2019, roughly 10 million people developed Tuberculosis (TB) globally and 1.4 million of them died, which makes it one of the top 1...
MAR 24, 2021 | 9:00 AM
Date: March 24, 2021 Time: 9:00am (PST), 12:00pm (EST) Determination of residual host cell DNA and RNA are regulatory expectations as they pose potential safety concerns for cell culture-der...
FEB 10, 2021 | 8:00 AM
Date: February 10, 2021 Time: 8:00am (PST), 11:00am (EST) Uncovering the interactions between the immune system and cancer cells or pathogens is key for understanding and controlling both ca...
JAN 21, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Date: January 21, 2021 Time: 10:00am (PST) Abstract Learning Objectives Discuss Procalcitonin as a biomarker to help distinguish viral versus bacterial infection Review the literature suppor...
DEC 16, 2020 | 7:00 AM
Date: December 16, 2020 Time: 7:00am (PST), 10:00am (EST) During this webinar we will discuss the implementation and impact of the MALDI Biotyper® and the MBT Sepsityper® in the clinical mi...
DEC 03, 2020 | 1:30 PM
The University of Louisville Infectious Diseases Laboratory (IDL) is a high-complexity, CLIA-certified laboratory in Louisville, KY. The IDL adopted the Luminex ARIES® platform in 2016 f...
