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APIC 2015: Pilot program in pediatric long-term care cuts topical antibiotic use, decreases orders
A pilot antibiotic stewardship program at a pediatric long-term care facility led to a 59% decrease in use of a topical antibiotic and an 83% decrease in orders for antibiotics without proper documentation during a six-month period, according to a study presented recently in Nashville at the annual APIC conference.
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APIC 2015: Data collection overkill forcing IPs back into silos, undermining patient safety
Collecting and reporting hospital infection data to federal health agencies takes more than five hours each day.
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CDC updated MERS guidelines call for a full-court press
The CDC has updated its guidance for MERS, but the essential concept remains in place: Throw everything but the kitchen sink at it.
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MERS may be spreading in Saudi Arabia from thousands of mild, asymptomatic cases
MERS may be spreading in Saudi Arabia from thousands of mild, asymptomatic cases.
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WHO keys to stopping the outbreak in Korea
WHO advice: race contacts, designate hospitals, fully inform the public
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MERS surge: Virus explodes in Korea, CDC ups U.S. guidelines
Though MERS was stopped cold last year in the U.S. when two unrelated cases were admitted to hospitals, infection preventionists should maintain a high level of vigilance given a global situation marked by the continuing emergence of the coronavirus.
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Hospital Infection Control & Prevention receives two SIPAwards
Hospital Infection Control & Prevention recently won first place for Best Analytical Reporting at the annual Specialized Information Publishers Association's awards in Washington, DC.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Point-of-Care Syphilis Testing; Revised Urinary Catheter Use Guidelines; HIV and Meningococcal Vaccination Revisited
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MERS: From the Middle East to East Asia
On May 20, 2015, a 68-year-old Korean man with fever and cough who had returned eight days previously from a trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates was found to be infected with MERS coronavirus.
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Travel Medicine: News You Can Use
In May, 1,296 travel medicine specialists gathered in Quebec City, Canada, for the 14th biannual conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine. Several of the topics discussed are practically relevant to readers of Infectious Disease Alert, so we offer this Top 10 list of news items.