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Two separate, cross-sectional studies involving 6,843 and 9,668 children 6-13 years of age in South Germany randomly compared children living on farms with reference groups for the prevalence of asthma relative to the exposure to and diversity of indoor microorganisms.
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Two hundred patients from 6 months to 18 years of age with uncomplicated purulent SSTIs not requiring hospitalization were enrolled from 2006 through 2009.
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Even HIV-infected individuals who have the greatest challenges in adhering to their antiretroviral therapy (ART) can achieve high adherence on a regimen of one pill taken daily, research shows.
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A group of investigators in France undertook an exhaustive review of bedbugs and found evidence of them in the tombs of Egypt 3,500 years ago.
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The latest iteration of the CDC guidelines on the treatment of STDs was finally published at the end of 2010 after finishing a process that began in 2008.
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In compiling national surveillance data on central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made an interesting finding: Reductions in CLABSIs caused by Staphylococcus aureus were more marked than reductions in infections caused by gram-negative rods, such as Candida and Enterococcus.
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A recently reported dramatic national reduction in central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) puts a harsh light on hospitals that have not adopted a "checklist" protocol and other proven measures to fight infections that are both expensive and deadly.
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Although we cannot move away from rates of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) especially in this age of HAI public reporting and transparency health care professionals might need reminding that people are represented in any HAI data calculated, statistically analyzed or distributed.
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Money talks when it comes to infection prevention, particularly if it's coming out of your purse or wallet. That appears to be the lesson thus far of an infection control policy taken to an unusual extreme.
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With low rates of influenza immunization among healthcare workers still more the national rule than the occasional exception, the nation's largest infection prevention group has toughened its mandatory policy and closed some opt-out loopholes.