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Various strains of human influenza virus can infect other mammalian species.
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A study of vertical transmission of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) was conducted among 2,365 pregnant women in Germany who were negative for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg).
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In this study, 77,047 participants from the U.S. Department of Defense prospective Millenium Cohort Study were enrolled in 2001; 55,021 underwent follow-up screening in 2004-2006.
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Blood was drawn from healthy individuals living in Toronto with normal hemoglobins and from donors who were known to have protein kinase deficiency (PKD), G6PD deficiency, and Beta thalassemia.
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It has been known for decades that influenza viruses have a propensity to affect muscle. Muscle aches from mild to severe occur regularly with the acute attack of the virus.
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During the week ending October 31, 2009, 7.4% of all deaths in the United States reported to the CDC were due to pneumonia and influenza and > 99% of all subtyped influenza A viruses were 2009 influenza A H1N1 viruses.
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Looking at the historically low compliance numbers surrounding hand hygiene, Stephen Weber, MD, Joint Commission consultant and chief health care epidemiologist at the University of Chicago Medical Center, can only shake his head.
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The fact that The Joint Commission had to recently issue a Sentinel Event Alert underscoring leadership's critical role in patient safety and quality care is "somewhat sad," notes Ronald B. Goodspeed, MD, MPH, FACP, FACPE, an instructor on health care management in the department of health policy and management, Harvard School of Public Health and former president of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors.
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A hand hygiene project launched at The Joint Commission's Center for Transforming Healthcare cites the following problems and solutions on hand hygiene:
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Headaches are one of the most common problems of patients presenting to primary care physicians. Workup and management can be both frustrating and demanding.