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Is your state next? Laws requiring disclosure of individual hospital infection rates are sweeping the nation. Four states Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, and Missouri have passed infection rate disclosure laws, and 20 others have introduced bills.
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No evidence was found of nosocomial transmission of H5N1 avian influenza among 83 health care workers with exposure to case patients in Vietnam, researchers reported.
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It is critical that clinicians are aware of the problem of bacterial contamination of blood components, particularly platelets, and consider the possibility of bacterial contamination when investigating transfusion reactions, the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) is urging.
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To underscore the risks of fatal bacterial infection following platelet transfusions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published these two case reports.
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The new mindset of zero infection rates generally is considered more of a goal than a practical reality, an unattainable threshold meant to shake the complacency and comfort of some longstanding benchmark range. On the contrary, some infection control professionals are taking it literally. For certain infections on certain units, target zero is being obtained.
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Use of risedronate in women 80 years and older reduced the incidence of vertebral fractures and was well tolerated.
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Clostridium difficile infections (C. diff) can be reduced sharply by aggressive, targeted infection control efforts that include interventions across various hospital departments.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta provides the following answers to common questions about Clostridium difficile (C. diff).