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In a study of hiv transmission, 3,408 hiv-1 serodiscordant couples were enrolled at 14 sites in Africa. All patients had CD4+ lymphocyte counts ¡Ý 250/uL, were also infected with HSV-2, and were not receiving antiretroviral therapy (ARVs).
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The revised ACIP adult vaccination schedule, published January 5, 2010, includes the following changes (documented in full at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/ACIP/default.htm):
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An increasing number of HIV-positive immigrants and refugees, many from Africa, are cared for in the United States. The standard battery of HIV-related blood studies does not include screening studies for strongyloides and schistosomiasis.
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Is it safe to vaccinate a patient with a prior history of guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)? What is the likelihood of recurrence of GBS even in the absence of vaccination, and what are the long-term consequences of inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy?
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Smokers need not apply. That is the new policy of Memorial Health Care System in Chattanooga, TN.
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In the nation's biggest tobacco-producing state, no one can smoke or use tobacco on any campus of its 125 acute care hospitals or that of many of its psychiatric hospitals.
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Harry Geller, MBA, administrator of Othello (WA) Community Hospital, lies down to sleep, a smile on his face as he begins to dream about a sure-fire way to solve patient-handling dilemmas. Moments later, he turns into Superman, flying down the hall and running into a patient room to help staff before they're injured. But on his third feat, Geller faces a "heavy" patient and tumbles to the floor.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health offers the following advice for reducing the risk of exposure to sterilants:
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The processor used to disinfect endoscopes was a closed system. The sterilant was a safer alternative to glutaraldehyde. So why were employees complaining of headaches, eye irritation, shortness of breath and a reduction in their sense of smell?