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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a monitoring system for hospitals immunizing health care workers for smallpox.
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A recent national survey of hospital epidemiologists found that 56% support the governments plan to vaccinate volunteer teams of health care workers.
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A sixth patient has developed Exophiala dermatitis infection associated with injectable steroids prepared under poor infection conditions at a compounding pharmacy in South Carolina, Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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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.