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Are Oral Corticosteroids as Effective as Intravenous Steroids in the Treatment of Acute Optic Neuritis?
Based on outcomes measured at one and six months following optic neuritis in the context of multiple sclerosis, these investigators reported similar efficacy when comparing oral to bioequivalent doses of intravenous steroids.
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WHO: Ebola Outbreak in Congo Appears Contained
As of July 1, 2018, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo appeared to be ebbing, but infection preventionists should still be wary of cases related to travel. -
Challenges Remain to Reduce C. diff, CAUTIs, and MRSA
The epidemiology of a leading healthcare-associated infection is changing. Clostridium difficile, which kills some 15,000 patients annually, is becoming more of a threat in the community as hard-fought progress is made in hospitals.
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Using PEP or MMR Vaccine for Measles Exposure
During a large community outbreak of measles last year, infection preventionists at Children’s Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis worked with the state health department to deliver post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to 138 (80%) of 173 people who were defined as PEP-eligible. -
Measles Outbreak 101: IP Shares Lessons Learned
Once declared eradicated in the U.S., measles is still causing outbreaks in many parts of the world and may show up at any given U.S. hospital in a traveler or a child whose parents did not have him or her immunized. -
What Is the SAFER Accreditation Survey?
Infection preventionists should be aware that The Joint Commission is using a new accreditation process called the Survey Analysis for Evaluating Risk. -
What Joint Commission Surveyors Are Citing on Infection Control
Feeling prepared for a Joint Commission accreditation survey after receiving only one deficiency in an inspection three years prior, an IP was “devastated” when her hospital was written up for four lapses in infection control practices. -
APIC 2018: A Call to Action for Infection Preventionists
A keynote speaker who suffered a devastating healthcare infection urged IPs to stand their ground and protect patients. -
Anticoagulation Management After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mechanical Heart Valve Patients
An observational study of patients with mechanical heart valves on oral anticoagulants who had an intracranial hemorrhage demonstrates that it generally is safe to resume anticoagulants after 14 days. However, in high-risk-for-thromboembolism patients, such as those with atrial fibrillation, restarting anticoagulants six to 13 days postoperative may be considered.
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When Can Surgeons Perform Aortic Valve Replacement Safely After a Stroke?
Interrogation of Danish administrative registry data demonstrated that a stroke within three to four months of aortic valve surgery was associated with a higher rate of perioperative stroke.