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Be advised that accreditation surveyors now are looking for signs of implementation of the six patient safety goals established for 2003.
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Bacteremia due to B quintana is prevalent among homeless individuals in many cities and is often asymptomatic and chronic or intermittent.
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A meta-analysis of 31 published studies of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia found that MRSA bacteremia was associated with a significantly higher mortality than MSSA bacteremia.
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Caspofungin was superior to amphotericin B deoxycholate in the treatment of patients with invasive candidiasis.
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An excellent update on rabies was provided by Charles E. Rupprecht, the Rabies Section Chief of the CDC, during the Symposium, Control of Zoonoses: A Veterinary Perspective at the recent 51st annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting in Denver, Colo.
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Effects of Losartan on Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in
Patients with Isolated Systolic Hypertension and LVH; Increase in
Nocturnal Blood Pressure and Progression to Microalbuminuria in Type 1
Diabetes; HRT, Lipid, and Glucose Metabolism in Diabetic and
Nondiabetic Postmenopausal Women; Effects of Long-Term Treatment With
ACE Inhibitors in the Presence or Absence of Aspirin; Long-Term Risks
Associated with Atrial Fibrillation: 20-Year Follow-up of the
Renfrew/Paisley Study; Olfactory Impairment in Older Adults
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MRSA Hits Footballers Hard in Texas; Online Pharmacies Cater to Special Interests: Cipro and Anthrax
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Effects of Losartan on Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in
Patients with Isolated Systolic Hypertension and LVH; Increase in
Nocturnal Blood Pressure and Progression to Microalbuminuria in Type 1
Diabetes; HRT, Lipid, and Glucose Metabolism in Diabetic and
Nondiabetic Postmenopausal Women; Effects of Long-Term Treatment With
ACE Inhibitors in the Presence or Absence of Aspirin; Long-Term Risks
Associated with Atrial Fibrillation: 20-Year Follow-up of the
Renfrew/Paisley Study; Olfactory Impairment in Older Adults