Bacterial Infections
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Drug stewardship: A failure to de-escalate
Robert Rapp, PharmD, professor of pharmacy at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, is an outspoken advocate for antibiotic stewardship to preserve the efficacy of our remaining antibiotics against rising drug resistance. -
Detecting, stopping new resistant bugs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to prevent infection with carbapenem-resistant pathogens include the following recommendations. -
Are you using sterile equipment on your patients? How can you be sure?
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Infection control practices change with technology
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Journal reviews: Bacterio-phage therapy for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus; hospital-acquired infections and patient transfers
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The big chill: Icing saline leads to LASIK infections
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Risk of infection, death from TB in health care
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OSHA may try to salvage less ‘burdensome’ version of TB reg for health care
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CDC may drop routine TB skin testing in some areas
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Conference Summaries of ICAAC 2001, IDSA 2001, and ASTMH 2001: Part I