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iP Newbe: Keeping 'emotional bank accts' out of red
I previously shared some thoughts on communication styles and keeping a log of questions along with your answers that come through your Infection Prevention & Control (IP&C) Program. -
Abstract & Commentary: Emerging Nipah Virus causes Outbreak in Bangladesh Linked to Bat Reservoir
It has been over 10 years since a deadly paramyxovirus known as the Nipah virus emerged in Asia. Over the subsequent decade there has been multiple outbreaks. Some traditional practices like drinking raw date sap are hard to break. -
Abstract & Commentary: MDR-Gram-Negative Bacteria in a U.S. Hospital in Afghanistan
US and Afghan patients with positive bacterial culture results from Sept 2007 through August 2008 were reviewed. 266 patients had 411 isolates identified during the study period. -
Abstract & Commentary: Oral HPV: A Potential Time Bomb for Cancer Development, Especially in Men
Gillison and colleagues examined the prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in civilian non-institutionalized individuals 14 69 years of age in the U.S. by conducting a cross-sectional study as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). -
Updates By Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP
Labial HSV is a remarkably common infection, and is now believed to infect ~70% of the population in the U.S.. Many of these people have only an infrequent outbreak or are unaware of their latent infection. -
Pharmacology Watch: Dutasteride and Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
In this issue: New treatment for prostate cancer; avastin and breast cancer; new CMS disclosure rule; and FDA actions. -
Cryptococcosis in Previously Normal Adults: NIH Study Seeking Participants
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Abstract & Commentary: Patients Placed in Contact Isolation Are at Increased Risk for Delirium
To examine the association between being placed in contact isolation and delirium, Day and colleagues at the University of Maryland Medical Center reviewed administrative data on all patients admitted during a 2-year period ending in 2009. -
Beta-Lactam Therapy of Urinary Tract Infection Fails Again
The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in urinary pathogens has led Hooton and colleagues to examine the efficacy of a relatively broad spectrum orally administered cephalosporin in the treatment of uncomplicated cystitis. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement