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In light of ongoing transmission of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the Los Angeles County Department of Health Ser-vices (LACDHS) issued an advisory to clinicians, summarized as follows:
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In another sign that a dangerous nosocomial pathogen is no longer confined to the hospital, a distinct strain of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is emerging in Los Angeles, public health officials report.
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Prison systems are a prime intervention point to stop the silent epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV), as millions of people infected with HCV in the United States are in jail or have a history of incarceration.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule outlining new labeling regulations designed to help reduce the development of drug-resistant bacterial strains.
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A new, highly transmissible strain of norovirus first associated with outbreaks on cruise ships is now wreaking havoc in long-term care facilities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has clarified its controversial request for data on fatal infections, emphasizing that such outcomes should be reported as sentinel events only if the infection was clearly the cause of death.
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Prison systems are a prime intervention point to stop the silent epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV), as millions of people infected with HCV in the United States are in jail or have a history of incarceration.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse ReactionsGuidance for Clinicians in the Jan. 24th edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The guidance is a thorough review of the smallpox vaccine with a well-illustrated compendium of complications.
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The centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) has issued updated guidance to help infection control professionals prevent costly intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infections (BSIs).