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Infection control professionals in a group of cancer centers have developed an algorithm to help meet new patient safety goals by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The Joint Commission requires health care organizations to manage as sentinel events all identified cases of unanticipated death or major loss of function due to nosocomial infections.
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A team effort to improve care for congestive heart failure and heart attack patients has paid off for Saint Lukes Hospital and Mid American Heart Institute of Kansas City, MO. The health care organization has been recognized by VHA Inc., a cooperative of not-for-profit health care organizations, for surpassing national standards for clinical excellence in treating the two cardiac conditions.
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Five days of oral treatment with azithromycin appeared to be at least as effective as a similar duration of treatment with ceftriaxone for children in Cairo with typhoid fever.
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Reduction in the number of cases of tb in the United States is one of the United States Public Health Departments highest priorities. In order to achieve this goal, the numbers of patients who undergo testing and treatment for latent TB must be increased.
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In what appears to be a relatively crude attempt at domestic bioterrorism, ground-up remnants of castor beans were found in 2 baby food jars in Irvine, CA.
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Nitazoxanide (Alinia) is a broad spectrum antiparasitic agent, previously approved for use as an oral suspension for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis in children.1 It has now received FDA approval as a 500 tablet for the treatment of giardiasis in adolescents and adults.
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Although diabetes mellitus is second only to asthma as the most prevalent chronic disease of childhood, the literature has very few comprehensive reviews of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), the most frequent cause of death in children with diabetes. The importance of an early diagnosis and appropriate management should not be underestimated. The authors provide a focused review for the ED physician for recognition and management of a child with DKA, with special attention to potentially serious complications.
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Hospitals need to ramp up their preparedness for pandemic influenza, a threat that is heightened by the continuing spread of avian influenza among birds and mammals in Asia, cautions the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
