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Infection preventionists at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville have developed a comprehensive glucometer cleaning protocol that other IPs may want to emulate as regulators respond to outbreaks of hepatitis B virus in diabetics and other patients.
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As mandatory flu immunization policies continue to gain momentum in health care settings, egg allergy one of the classic exemptions to the vaccine is being redefined by public health officials.
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In this issue: FDA issues multiple drug safety alerts; ARBs and cancer risk; and FDA actions.
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As of 2006, the ongoing transmission of indigenous wild poliovirus (WPV) was limited to only four countries Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nigeria.
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Herrera and colleagues reviewed the use of Interferon-ã release assays (IGRAs) for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Interferon-ã is released by CD4 cells when infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), and IGRAs measure Interferon-ã response in blood.
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A 58-year-old liberian-born woman was in excellent general health, living and working in a large academic medical center in Rhode Island for more than 20 years when she developed nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms and underwent endoscopy, which revealed Strongyloides stercoralis larvae on a duodenal biopsy in March 2010.
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As of june 29, 2011, german authorities reported 3,189 cases of entero-hemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infections, and 884 other cases have also been identified.
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There has been so much hoopla about driving central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) down to zero with checklists and bundles, that a unit that fails to achieve such success may take it somewhat personal.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is creating an infection control inspection survey for hospitals as part of its participation in the recently formed Partnership for Patients.
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A survey tool to assess infection control in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) was created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by inspectors for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.