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While emerging multidrug resistant gram negative rods are a prime topic of current concern, there is a sobering reminder that longstanding foes have not exactly been vanquished.
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Getting a flu shot doesn't provide as much protection as was previously reported, according to new analysis of more than 5,000 studies. Now it's time to be honest about the limitations of the vaccine to build trust with health care workers, says an international expert in risk communication.
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More health care workers than ever are receiving the influenza vaccine. A national survey shows that by mid-November, about 78% of them had been vaccinated a rate that is almost double the rate of about five years ago.
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Infection preventionists are keeping their heads above water in a brutal economy, though they may be understandably confused about which hat they have on them.
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An updated meta-analysis of birth defects in infants with first trimester efavirenz exposure was conducted and included published literature up until July 2011.
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Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), Janssen Pharmaceutical's once-a-day oral Xa inhibitor, has been approved for reducing the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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The importation of measles into the U.S. was discussed in these pages earlier this year.
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Beginning in November 2010, players from several NBA teams were reported as suffering from the "stomach flu". An investigation was launched, querying 400 players and 378 staff members whether they had experienced nausea and/or vomiting sometime between November 10 and December 20.
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC has updated their recommendations for immunization of health care providers (HCP) against communicable infectious diseases.
