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APIC 2014: Infection prevention in the ED
As the front door of the hospital to both patients and pathogens, the emergency department (ED) is a critical setting for infection prevention that has a unique and often poorly understood work culture. -
HIC wins 1st as best healthcare newsletter
We are proud to announce that Hospital Infection Control & Prevention recently won First Place for Best Healthcare Newsletter at the annual awards of the Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) in Washington, DC. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full July 2014 Issue in PDF
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Critical Care Alert - Full July 2014 Issue in PDF
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A bug in Brazil: Is VRSA back with a vengeance?
Though the health care continuum is currently under siege by a host of emerging gram negatives like CRE, at one time a much-feared single pathogen was thought to herald the arrival of the post-antibiotic era: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA). -
Invasive or Conservative Strategy in Diabetics with ACS?
Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk of developing acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Furthermore, after hospitalization with ACS, patients with DM are at increased risk of suffering repeat hospitalization for ACS. -
Meta-analysis of All Randomized Trials Supports the Benefits of Intravenous Thrombolysis for All Patients Up to 6 Hours
The recently published IST-3 trial has stimulated great interest in the expanded use of intravenous thrombolysis (IV rtPA). Wardlaw and colleagues assessed all of the evidence from published randomized trials for IV rtPA in acute ischemic stroke using a meta-analysis. -
Pharmacology Watch: Does Finasteride Cause Permanent Sexual Side Effects?
Side effects of finasteride; new ruling on pharmaceutical companies paying generic manufacturers; and FDA actions. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full September 2012 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement