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New CDC TB Guidelines Will Emphasize Blood Tests
Workflow may get a little smoother for infection preventionists who also wear an occupational health hat. The CDC is expected to soon issue new tuberculosis testing guidelines for healthcare workers that will end routine annual TB screening in favor of a baseline test on hire and retesting after an occupational exposure. -
IPs Prepare for Ebola as Outbreak in Africa Continues
As an Ebola outbreak continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo, infection preventionists again face the threat of an ill traveler from the region walking through the doors of their EDs. -
Once in Retreat, MRSA Makes a Stand
The CDC is no longer on track to meet the 2020 goal of a 50% reduction in hospital-onset MRSA bloodstream infections from the 2015 baseline. -
Vaccines: We Forget the Past, Risk Repeating It
"The antivaccine sentiment is so deeply rooted. In my experience, and also in talking to my colleagues, it is very difficult to change the mindset of people who are intensely antivaccine."
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A Patient Tale That Beggars Belief
Amid ongoing measles outbreaks and the threatened return of other vaccine-preventable diseases, we begin with a single case that speaks to the intensity of resistance some parents have to childhood immunizations. -
Measles Makes an Unwelcome Comeback
A single undiagnosed measles case entering a hospital emergency room can set off an outbreak response that includes time-consuming and disruptive contact tracing. -
PrabotulinumtoxinA-xvfs Injection (Jeuveau)
PrabotulinumtoxinA-xvfs is indicated for temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines associated with corrugator and/or procerus muscle activity in adults.
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Ripples From Original WHI Study Results Continue: Is This Appropriate?
Recommendations for menopausal hormone therapy were widely publicized and adopted following the original publication of the results of the Women’s Health Initiative, affecting both initiation and continuation of estrogen therapy through at least 2013.
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Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Cilostazol for Secondary Stroke Prevention (LB3)
In a recent trial, patients treated with dual antiplatelet therapy combining cilostazol with either aspirin or clopidogrel were at a lower risk of ischemic stroke recurrence and at a similar risk of significant bleeding compared to patients treated with aspirin or clopidogrel alone.
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IV to Oral Conversion of Antibiotic Therapy for Bacteremia Due to Enterobacteriaceae
Oral step-down antibiotic therapy (IV to oral conversion) is safe and effective in patients with bloodstream infection due to Enterobacteriaceae.