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Investigators have found that asymptomatic carriers of Clostridium difficile "have the potential to contribute significantly to disease transmission," including causing infections with the highly toxigenic strain that has plagued hospitals with severe outbreaks.
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Infection control professionals at the Cleveland VA Medical Center took several additional prevention measures because they suspected asymptomatic Clostridium difficile carriers were fueling an outbreak in their long-term care facility.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A patchwork of safe patient handling state laws is evolving around the country, presenting a wide range of requirements for hospitals.
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Not enough is known about how to protect health care workers in an influenza pandemic, and that lack of knowledge critically weakens the nation's preparedness, an Institute of Medicine panel has concluded.
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If you want to know the impact of depression on the workplace, just do the math.
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Operating room and recovery room personnel may be exposed to waste anesthetic gases without realizing the danger, and employers should take steps to make sure their ventilation and gas "scavenging" systems are working properly, according to a new informational brochure from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).