Infectious Disease Alert – March 1, 2014
March 1, 2014
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Global Health: Infections Still Matter
At the dawn of this century, world leaders signed a Millennium Declaration with the target of reaching eight specific health-related goals by 2015. -
Bird Flu On the Move?
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The Concept of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia Is Not Accurate for Predicting Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that the healthcare-associated pneumonia concept was based on low-quality evidence confounded by publication bias and does not accurately identify antibiotic resistant pathogens. -
Clinical Experience in Critically Ill Patients with MERS-CoV
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Dengue in the U.S.
In a Boston-based survey of travelers, 19% of individuals who were born in, had lived in, or traveled to dengue-endemic countries showed serologic evidence of previous dengue infection. -
Immunization of Adults Updates
Recommendations for immunization of adults have been updated. -
Infectious Disease Alert Updates