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Good news on the research front: results from a major study indicate that treating genital herpes may help keep the AIDS virus under control in women with both infections and may reduce the spread of HIV as well.
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Brown and colleagues evaluated the most efficient means of microbiological diagnosis of tuberculosis in patients.
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In what may have had a critical influence on a recent decision to restore enforcement of annual fit-testing in health care settings, more than 50 occupational and environmental health researchers and professors signed a July 17 letter to David Obey, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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For reported tuberculosis cases in the United Sates in 2005 in which the occupation was known, 3.4% were health workers, Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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Now that annual fit-testing in back on the compliance books, a little refresher may be in order. The following information on respirator fit-testing in health care settings is summarized from guidance by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):
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Infection control professionals in New Jersey are hoping a series of upcoming meetings with state officials will clarify exactly what is required under a recently passed law codifying active surveillance cultures [ASC] for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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While it's easy to get caught up in exotic pathogens and novel transmission routes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is re-emphasizing that standard precautions remains the bedrock of infection prevention in health care settings.
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The Joint Commission has proposed standards revisions that could weaken infection control programs "significantly at a time when health care associated infections (HAIs) are receiving increasing attention by legislators, payers, and consumers," the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) warns.
