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Clinicians Are Skeptical of Early Warning Systems for Sepsis
While early warning systems for sepsis lead to clinical action, clinicians are skeptical and do not perceive them to be beneficial.
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Posaconazole Dosing — Beware!
The availability of two different oral formulations of posacozaole (oral suspension, delayed release tablets) with differing bioavailability and dosing requires great care by both prescribers and dispensing pharmacists in their use.
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Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is a common infection caused by several different viruses; 20% of children in the United States seek medical care for respiratory syncytial virus , a common cause of bronchiolitis, during the first year of life. Supportive care is effective, but many children still receive pharmacologic treatments that have been proven to be ineffective.
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Outbreaks of Salmonellosis Associated with Turtles
Eight outbreaks with 473 cases of salmonellosis associated with small turtles occurred in the United States from 2011-2013, despite the 1975 ban of the sale and distribution of small pet turtles. The outbreaks disproportionately affected children younger than 5 years of age (55% of case-patients) and Hispanics (45% of case-patients).
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Both Azithromycin and Doxycycline Achieve a High Rate of Cure for Chlamydia
Although a well-conducted randomized clinical trial did not show that azithromycin was non-inferior to doxycycline for the treatment of chlamydia, both treatments resulted in a high rate of cure (97% and 100%, respectively).
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Next-generation Sequencing to Diagnose Cryptic Hep B and E
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Sera from patients with hepatitis of unknown etiology were studied using next-generation sequencing.
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Nursing leader: Nurse-to-nurse hostility may go back to ancient competition for men
In a gender-loaded assessment that might be labeled sexist if stated by a man, a female nursing leader says the field’s “bullying” culture may have its roots in the ancient competition among women for male mates.
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IPs must be involved in construction at the onset
New construction and renovation in hospitals and other healthcare settings can pose an infectious threat to patients via dust and contaminated water, but infection preventionists may not be called into a project until its final stages.
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APIC: Proposed changes to human research rule could have unintended consequences
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology warns that proposed revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects – the “Common Rule” – may have unintended consequences if infection prevention research is not excluded from approval by IRBs.
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HCV infections in Utah hospitals linked to drug diverter
Two Utah hospitals have notified thousands of patients that they may have been exposed to hepatitis C virus linked to an infected nurse with a history of drug diversion.