http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/a_fact_about_holy_water Sunday November 18, 2007 The Observer Health workers are struggling to control a surge in an 'untreatable' hospital-acquired infection that is estimated to be killing hundreds of patients a year. The number of cases of Pseudomonas rose by 41 per cent from 2,605 in 2002 to 3,663 last year, according to Health Protection Agency figures. Cleaning agents that hospitals rely on to kill bacteria are proving inadequate, while most antibiotics that usually help patients repel infections are ineffective. It often contaminates water and moisture, so is a particular problem in breathing equipment, intravenous lines and catheters. One child cancer patient... Copyright 2008 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:34:45 -0800 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:33:56 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss when i was an undergraduate at nicholls state u in louisiana, one enterprising student took samples of the soap from all the handwashing dispensers in the biology/home ec./culinary building. every single sample had Pseudomonas living in it.

]]> uncle stupid http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/a_fact_about_holy_water#c852103 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/a_fact_about_holy_water#c852103 News Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:39:16 -0800 Where I live nurse's uniforms, and I guess everybody else's, are not cleaned by the hospital, they take them home and wash (or don't) them theirselves. To combat hospital liability for these infections they told the nurses they couldn't change into their uniform until they got to the hospital so no one would know that they weren't sterilized when washed.

]]> mikeblanco http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/a_fact_about_holy_water#c852128 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/a_fact_about_holy_water#c852128 News Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:02:20 -0800 Does this mean we should give up now?

]]> Cosume Everything http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/a_fact_about_holy_water#c852134 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/a_fact_about_holy_water#c852134 News Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:17:57 -0800 It Buuuuuuurns!!!

]]> Madge-YoursoakingINIT! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/a_fact_about_holy_water#c852927 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/a_fact_about_holy_water#c852927 News Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:33:56 -0800