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Mutsch and colleagues prospectively evaluated the incidence of influenza virus infection among 1450 visitors to tropical and subtropical countries who attended the University of Zurich Travel Clinic.
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Kravitz and colleagues identified 5 cases of purpura fulminans associated with Staphylococcus aureus infection in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area during the period 2000-2004. Three of the patients died, and 2 recovered with significant sequelae.
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Human cytomegalovirus (cmv) shedding in breast milk was prospectively studied in 73 mothers and their 89 preterm infants in Berlin, Germany. Gestational age was 24-33 weeks (median, 28 weeks) and birthweight was 380-2010 g (median, 1,119 g). Feeding was initiated as early as possible, usually by 24-48 hours of life.
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Stopping Aspirin Before Surgery; The Sponge Returns; Preventing Metabolic Syndrome; FDA Actions
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Intravascular, device-related bloodstream infection (IDR-BSI) are a major source of morbidity and mortality. An estimated 250,000 infections occur annually in the United States, with an attributable mortality of 12-25%.
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Staphylococcus epidermidis continues to be a troublesome pathogen, mainly due to its ability to form biofilms that protect this species and allow it to express unique features that guarantee its survival. The main molecules involved in biofilm formation are under intense study.
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Mykietiuk and colleagues report that 139 (7.2%) of 1934 prospectively evaluated adults without severe immunocompromise admitted over an approximately 8-year period to a university hospital in Barcelona because of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) had evidence of Legionella infection.
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The wider availability of PCR tests to rapidly detect MERS coronavirus is enabling hospitals in Saudi Arabia to better identify cases and prevent transmission to patients and health care workers, infection preventionists from the Kingdom tell Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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About one in six U.S. dialysis patients die annually from an infection and 12% of dialysis patients are hospitalized due to septicemia, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).