Hospital Infection Control & Prevention – January 1, 2013
January 1, 2013
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Critics: CDC risks public trust with unsupported flu shot recommendations
Calling for the development of a game-changing universal flu vaccine, the authors of a sweeping new flu report warn that the American public may ultimately lose faith in national flu recommendations that overstate the benefit of current immunization. -
Flu shot mandates rooted in flawed science?
In an apparent attempt to err on the side of patient safety, advisors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made recommendations for influenza vaccination of health care personnel (HCP) that went beyond the scientific evidence and now are the source of mandatory and punitive policies, the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) charges. -
Post-antibiotic era has already arrived
The threat of a post-antibiotic era when once treatable infections are impervious to all available drugs is typically evoked as some future specter to force present change. In reality, at the very narrow margins, it is already here. -
A call to action on all antibiotic fronts
Recognizing their common stake in preserving antibiotics, a diverse collaboration of more than a dozen groups -- including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America recently joined in a partnership that began with the issuance of the following joint statement: -
Journal Reviews
In an attempt to preserve antibiotic efficacy and stem the rise of drug-resistant bacteria, there is an urgent call for antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) across the health care continuum.