Hematology/Oncology
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Full November 2007 Issue in PDF
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ICPs use seasonal flu shots as pandemic drill
Infection control professionals are killing two birds with one shot, administering annual flu vaccine in rapid-fire fashion to simulate immunizing health care workers against an emerging influenza pandemic. -
Healthcare Infection Prevention: Halting LTC norovirus outbreak in eight days
A norovirus outbreak can be notoriously difficult to control in a long-term care setting before it exacts a huge toll on residents and staff. -
Healthcare Infection Prevention: IDSA strongly endorses federal antibiotic effort
Clinicians have been traditionally skittish about the long arm of the law reaching into the realm of medicine, but no one is curbing their enthusiasm about the potential benefits of a proposed federal law targeting the serious problem of antibiotic resistance. -
Suspicion lingers C. diff transmitted by meat
Investigators are trying to verify or refute the lingering suspicion that an undefined level of Clostridium difficile is being transmitted to humans through meat in the food supply. -
Full November 2007 Issue in PDF
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Predicting Poor Outcome from Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage results in 250,000 hospitalizations and between 15,000 and 30,000 deaths per year in the United States. -
Delayed Transfer to the ICU Increases Length of Stay and Mortality
This study examined outcomes in 50,322 patients admitted to the emergency department and later transferred to the ICU during the period from 2000-2003. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Are Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) Safe?
Zometa and hip fractures; Merck HIV Vaccine Ineffective in Clinical Trial; Thimerosal and Mercury Exposure; FDA Actions