Infectious Disease Alert – November 15, 2002
November 15, 2002
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Infectious Disease, Part II
In this feature, brief items, primarily gleaned from abstracts or articles in journals and other resources not commonly perused by most US infectious disease physicians, will be presented, usually without comment. -
Fluoroquinolones and Tendinopathies
The excess risk of Achilles tendon disorders attributable to fluoroquinolone use was estimated to be 3.2 cases per 1000 patient-years, with most of that increase accounted for by patients 60 years of age and older who concomitantly receive corticosteroids. -
Gonna Wash Those Bugs Right Off of My Hands
The CDC has published a new set of recommendations aimed at preventing health care-associated infections by optimizing hand hygiene in health care personnel. The following is a summary of some of those recommendations, selected because of their strength and/or novelty. -
Updates
Longer Lasting Smallpox Immunity?; Is There a Rabid Bat in Your Belfry?; Nosocomial C difficile: Way Common -
How Humans Assist Cholera
Passage through the human gastrointestinal tract enhances the infectiousness of Vibrio cholerae.