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This award-winning blog supplements the articles in Hospital Infection Control & Prevention.
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ID Groups Demand Border Patrol Give Detainees Flu Shots
‘You could not design a more ideal circumstance for transmission’Read More about ID Groups Demand Border Patrol Give Detainees Flu Shots -
Silent Epidemic: Nurse Suicides
Read More about Silent Epidemic: Nurse SuicidesAmerican Nurses Association forming task force to address suicide
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Measles Outbreaks Turning Tide Against Anti-Vaxxers
Science debunks vaccine-autism linkRead More about Measles Outbreaks Turning Tide Against Anti-Vaxxers -
FDA: Intricate Scopes Still Contaminated After Reprocessing
A 3% to 5% contamination rate with bacterial pathogensRead More about FDA: Intricate Scopes Still Contaminated After Reprocessing -
Record U.S. Measles Outbreak Nearing 1,000 Cases
Herd immunity could be in the balanceRead More about Record U.S. Measles Outbreak Nearing 1,000 Cases -
Measles Hits Record Numbers As Outbreaks Continue
Read More about Measles Hits Record Numbers As Outbreaks ContinueCases linked to outbreaks spread to 22 states
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Nurse Skis to Work in Snowstorm
Read More about Nurse Skis to Work in SnowstormNurse thinks of cancer patients, colleagues in making ski trek.
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New CDC TB Guidelines Expected to Drop Routine Testing of HCWs
Co-author says TB blood tests may be recommended over skin testing.Read More about New CDC TB Guidelines Expected to Drop Routine Testing of HCWs -
Healthcare Workers Are Dying of Ebola in Congo Outbreak
Read More about Healthcare Workers Are Dying of Ebola in Congo OutbreakAmerican HCW exposed to Ebola discharged from U.S. hospital.
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Joint Commission Looking for Legionella Water Plans
Read More about Joint Commission Looking for Legionella Water PlansMay cite hospitals not following CMS directive.