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Healthcare Infection Prevention: CA-MRSA gets a foot in the nursing home door
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is rampant in the nations nursing homes, and 4% of MRSA isolates in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are the emerging community associated strains (CA-MRSA), an epidemiologist reports. -
Alcohol rubs surprisingly effective against C. diff
Contrary to conventional wisdom, alcohol hand rubs demonstrated surprising efficacy against Clostridium difficile (C. diff) in a study by one of the nations leading researchers on the troublesome nosocomial pathogen. -
C. diff takes on troubling new guise in community
Though the findings are very preliminary, there is some evidence to suggest that Clostridium difficile may be arising independently as a community pathogen a la methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. -
The C. diff conundrum: Deadly new strain raises tough questions for ICPs
A highly virulent strain of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) continues to emerge in the United States and Canada, posing formidable challenges for infection control professionals because it can be deadly upon arrival and notoriously difficult to eradicate. -
Full February 2006 Issue in PDF
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Full November 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Insomnia Update: Evaluation and New Treatments
Because of its impact on quality of life, insomnia is one of the most common problems for which patients seek help from the primary care physician. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch
Wait and see prescriptions (WASP) is a new concept for the treatment of otitis media in children. -
Full November 1, 2006 Issue in PDF