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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Meeting Coverage
The following is an overview of some presentations at the 2003 annual meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. -
JCAHO Addresses Issue of Fire, Alcohol Rubs
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Fire and Alcohol: Hand-Hygiene Plans Getting Hosed Down by Safety Officials
The nationwide switch to alcohol hand rubs is running afoul of fire marshals who fear the flammable products might accelerate a hospital blaze. -
Continuous Amphotericin Infusion
Synopsis: Amphotericin B deoxycholate was administered by continuous infusion in doses as high as 2 mg/kg/d with acceptable toxicity. But is this the right approach? -
It’s Time for West Nile Virus Again!
West Nile virus (WNV) was alien to North America before the summer of 1999. That year, WNV infection invaded New York City, establishing a beachhead that has now led to invasion of much of the United States, as well as intrusions into Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. WNV is clearly here to stay. -
Full June 2, 2003, Issue in PDF
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Contraceptive Technology Update - November 2014 Issue in PDF
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Pediatric Appendicitis
MONOGRAPH: The diagnosis of acute appendicitis remains a challenging conundrum for the emergency physician.
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Red Meat and Increased Breast Cancer Risk
In this study, the authors investigated the relationship between dietary protein sources during early adulthood in women and overall breast cancer risk. Previously, Cho and colleagues reported that increased red meat intake was associated with greater risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women who participated in the Nurses¡¯ Health Study II (NHII) cohort. The current study found that red and processed meat intake in early adulthood may increase the risk of breast cancer in women, but eating legumes, nuts, poultry, and fish reduced the risk of breast cancer in the NHII cohort. -
ID Grand Rounds-Stanford University: Woman with Neutropenic fever, Ab Pain
A 44-year old woman with a history of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) who recently completed a third-cycle of consolidation chemotherapy with idarubicin and cytarabine presented with fever and abdominal pain.