Infectious Disease Alert – July 1, 2014
July 1, 2014
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Avoid real World Cup Fever: Prevention of Communicable Disease while visiting Brazil
The 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics will take place in Brazil and likely attract upwards of 600,000 international visitors each. -
Protocol-directed Care does not lead to improved Outcomes in early Septic Shock
A large, multicenter clinical trial that compared protocol-based care to usual care for patients presenting to emergency departments with early sepsis and septic shock found no differences in clinical outcomes. However, early recognition and therapy was beneficial and should be the standard of care. -
Abstract & Commentary Measles — It’s Back Again, as Vaccine Refuseniks Travel to Endemic areas
Measles was declared to have been eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. However, the infection is endemic in 5 of the 6 World Health Organization regions of the world and causes an estimated 20 million cases in the world each year. -
PrEP for HIV
The USPHS has provided an extensive document describing their recommendations for chemoprophylaxis of HIV infection in individuals with high levels of ongoing risk. -
Cefepime is not Inferior to carbapenems in the treatment of Enterobacter BSIs
A retrospective analysis indicates that cefepime is effective in the treatment of patients with bacteremia due to Enterobacter species. -
Study: Despite Glove use, HCWs caring for C. diff Patients end up with Spores on Hands
After caring for patients with Clostridium difficile infection, nearly 25% of health care workers were found to have hand contamination with C. difficile spores. -
Value of Electronic Surveillance for Hospital CAUTIs
Compared to manual surveillance methods, an electronic surveillance tool for catheter-associated urinary tract infections had a high negative predictive value but a low positive predictive value. -
Updates
For only the second time since 2005, the Director General of the WHO, under the authority of the International Health Regulations Act, has issued a directive for those traveling to or from countries endemic for polio, in order to stem the recent and somewhat alarming spread of disease. -
HIC wins 1st as best healthcare newsletter
We are proud to announce that our sister publication, Hospital Infection Control & Prevention, recently won First Place for Best Healthcare Newsletter at the annual awards of the Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) in Washington, DC.