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Mass Flu Vaccinations Serve as Emergency Drills
Infection preventionists may one day be faced with a pandemic flu or the release of a bioterrorism agent that calls for mass vaccinations or post-exposure prophylaxis of healthcare workers. One novel way to prepare now is to stage annual flu vaccinations as an emergency drill.
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Human Factors: Drug Stewardship in the Emergency Department
Broadly classified as ergonomics in much of the world, human factors engineering ultimately may lead to changes in practices and behaviors entrenched in healthcare that endanger patients with infections and other harms.
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C. auris: A Bad Bug With a Worst-Case Scenario
Imagine if a common healthcare-associated infection became impossible to treat. The nightmare scenario public health officials are contemplating is that an emerging strain of multidrug-resistant Candida auris will displace treatable strains of Candida, which are already a leading cause of bloodstream infections.
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Murderers’ Row: Resistant to Drugs, Threats to Humans
In a recently published report on antibiotic threats in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified pathogens as urgent, serious, concerning, or put them on a “watch list.”
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Antibiotic-Resistant Threats: CDC Report Cites Progress, Peril
A combination of public health, antibiotic stewardship, and infection control efforts over the last six years have managed to beat back the devil of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Yet all still hangs in the balance.
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Why Was There Syncope?
The 12-lead ECG in the figure was obtained from a middle-aged woman with syncope and hypotension but no chest pain. No long lead rhythm strip is available. What might be causing her syncope?
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Omeprazole Magnesium, Amoxicillin, and Rifabutin Delayed-Release Capsules (Talicia)
Talicia is indicated for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults.
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Urine Cultures: A Gateway to Antibiotic Overuse
Inappropriate antibiotics use in nursing homes across North America continues driving antibacterial resistance and the risk of Clostridioides difficile infection in the elderly.
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Consensus Position Statement on the Use of Testosterone in Women
A task force of representatives from leading international societies issued guidance for appropriate prescribing of testosterone in women.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States — Not a Happy Picture
Since reaching historically low rates, many sexually transmitted infections have re-emerged in the United States. Of particular concern is the continued emergence of antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.