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Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriuria: What Is the Significance?
In a retrospective study from Canada, researchers reported several risk factors for serious Staphylococcus aureus infections, including bacteremia and vertebral osteomyelitis, in patients with S. aureus bacteriuria.
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Sputum Gram Stains Are Helpful After All!
Researchers analyzed the diagnostic accuracy and yield of sputum Gram stain (SGS) in community-acquired pneumonia across 24 studies of 4,533 adult patients in a meta-analysis. SGS was specific for the diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae infection.
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Strep Testing — We Can Do Better
Testing for streptococcal pharyngitis in children younger than 3 years of age is rarely helpful and results in unnecessary costs. Quality improvement efforts can be effective in systematically reducing non-indicated testing.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States — Not a Happy Picture
Since achieving historic lows, the rates of many sexually transmitted infections has been increasing in the United States. The problem is highlighted by the continued emergence of antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
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When Will the Next Emerging Infection Hit?
While infection preventionists get caught up in day-to-day concerns of a multifaceted job, there is always the threat of an emerging infection one plane ride away from virtually anywhere on the globe.
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Routine Drug Prophylaxis in Dentistry Usually Unnecessary, May Cause Patient Harm
With antibiotic stewardship now required in hospitals and increasingly normalized in other healthcare settings, dental offices are something out of an outlier.
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Point Taken: CMS Revisions in Stewardship Regulation
In finalizing a regulation requiring antibiotic stewardship programs in hospitals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made several revisions based on comments from the field.
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CMS Finalizes Drug Stewardship Regulation for Hospitals
In a long-anticipated action, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently finalized its 2016 rule requiring antibiotic stewardship programs in hospitals.
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Hospital Fined $74k in Flu Shot Religious Exemption Case
As more facilities go to mandatory vaccination policies, infection preventionists must clarify what exceptions are allowed and under what conditions.
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Child Deaths Spur Flu Vaccination Urgency
Public health officials are underscoring the tragedy of severe influenza infections and deaths in children, adding a palpable sense of urgency for immunization in an era when some parents are suspicious of vaccine efficacy and safety.