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Increasing reports of community-acquired strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus may be driven in part by former hospital patients spreading MRSA to family members upon returning home, epidemiologists reported recently in Washington, DC, at the annual conference of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).
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Though some new antibiotics are coming on to the market, the pipeline is at a mere trickle in a vast desert of resilient, resistant bugs. As a result, more drastic strategies may be needed, including economic incentives for the development of orphan drugs banning antibiotics as animal growth promoters, and saving a newly developed drug as a proverbial ace in the hole, a panel of experts noted recently.
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Infection control professionals trying to hone their approach to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the hospital may wish to review the following take-home points by Patti Grant, RN, BSN, MS, CIC, director of infection control for RHD & Trinity Medical Centers in Dallas.
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Despite the relatively frequent and probably increasing prevalence of recurrent bacterial skin infections, particularly furunculosis and cellulitis, there are few established evidence-based guidelines for their therapy and prevention. This review provides a pathophysiological approach to diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of these infections for the practicing physician and his or her patients.
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For years a woman suffered from an obsessive-compulsive disorder, which she believed would be corrected through psychosurgery. The procedure resulted in complete incapacitation, and she brought suit against the provider.
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I read with interest the article about the study by the Center for Patient Advocacy involving reprocessed single-use devices (SUDs) in the February 2003 issue of Healthcare Risk Management. Included in the article is advice about obtaining informed consent when using these devices. Interesting information, but, there are other perspectives on the issue.
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Reader question: Does the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) require that our hospitals medical staff be required to provide on-call physician services 24 hours a day and 365 days a year?
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A recently issued report will be a boon to defendants in cerebral palsy malpractice cases, but it wont eliminate this brand of high-dollar cases or create an insurmountable burden for plaintiffs attorneys, experts say.