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No Significant Association Between Autism Risk and Maternal Influenza and Vaccination
A very large cohort study over 11 years failed to find an association between autism risk and maternal influenza infection or influenza vaccination during pregnancy. A low risk of autism was associated on initial analysis with first-trimester vaccination, but adjusting statistically for the multiplicity of hypotheses tested in the study showed that this association could be due to chance (P = 0.10).
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Fecal Transplant vs. Oral Vancomycin Taper for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
In a small randomized, controlled trial that compared fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) administered by enema to a six-week oral vancomycin taper, FMT was not more effective for patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.
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VRE and MRSA: Should We Stop Routine Contact Precautions?
SYNOPSIS: The value of routine contact precautions for VRE and MRSA is strongly challenged.
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Reach out to the Addicted Before Outbreaks
Focused on their high calling to protect patients from cross-transmission and full-blown outbreaks, infection preventionists may find it difficult to muster compassion for those who willfully endanger their frail charges by stealing the very medicine needed to comfort them.
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Cures Act includes antibiotic provisions for CDC, FDA
Infectious disease groups have successfully lobbied Congress to pass legislation that would fast track development of new antibiotics, improve tracking of drug resistant bacteria and support the national push for antibiotic stewardship.
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Universal Masking Protects Stem Cell Patients
A universal masking policy for health care providers and home care workers dramatically reduced respiratory viral infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients, researchers report.1
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CDC Studies Hospital Acquired Influenza
In the historical debate about whether healthcare workers should be required to have seasonal influenza shots, sometimes the issue of whether and how much flu is actually transmitted by caregivers has been viewed with some skepticism.
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Clinicians Warn of Deadly Measles Complication
While undermining herd immunity in their communities, parents who decline measles vaccine for their children may be putting them and other kids at risk of a serious complication that is more common than once thought, researchers reported recently in New Orleans at IDWeek 2016.
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IDWeek 2016: Connections Drive Infections, as Bugs Move with Pts
Pathogens and patients move together across an interconnected healthcare continuum, meaning no matter how high a level of infection prevention is achieved in one hospital it is still at the mercy of a wide variety of transferring facilities, said Tom Frieden, MD, director of the CDC.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: prostate cancer outcomes, stroke prevention, and a connection between vascular health and psoriasis.