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ART for Life's Sake: The Profound affect of Antiretroviral Therapy on HIV in Africa
Modeling was used to estimate the survival benefits of antiretroviral therapy in patients in South Africa initiating antiretroviral therapy in 2004-2011. -
New HAI data posted on CMS Hospital Compare
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Inconvenient truth: The profit of some infections
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CMS doc outlines HAI prevention efforts
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Q&A: The passion of Denise Murphy
Everyday people tell their story about loved ones lost to infections. -
Beyond flu, SHEA calls for vaccine mandates
Targeting HCWs for all ACIP recommended shots -
'Passive payer' no more: New CMS requirements hitting hospital budgets
A broad array of new federal regulations on health care associated infections (HAIs) continue to come on line in 2014 and beyond, tying infection prevention more directly to the hospital bottom line than at any time in the field's history. -
The battler: CRE can't beat an indomitable spirit
Of all the motivations to become an infectious disease doctor, this is one of the more unusual paths taken: lose most of one leg and nearly all of your life to a series of recurrent near pan-resistant bacterial infections that you've finally fought into remission but still have a 30% chance of coming back and trying to kill you. -
CDC trying to rein in antibiotic use in LTC
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CMS questions during a nursing home survey