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Zika Transmitted By Needlestick To Lab Worker
The question of whether Zika virus can be transmitted via needlestick is no longer hypothetical.
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HCWs Don Gloves – And Not Taking Them Off
While medical examination gloves are a bedrock protective measure for patients and healthcare workers, some of the latter may be guilty of overkill – i.e., wearing gloves when they are not called for and infrequently changing them.
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CDC Issues Alert On Emerging Yeast Infections
Another emerging infection is on the radar.
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Common CMS Infection Control Citations
Even as CMS makes a bold push into regulating antibiotic stewardship programs, the agency is inspecting hospitals and finding common, recurrent problems.
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CMS: Extends IC Across Continuum
There have been frequent communication breakdowns between hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities as patients with multidrug resistant pathogens or some other infectious condition move to various points of care. Thus better “communication across settings” is needed to avoid situations like failure to isolate an infected patient, potentially triggering an outbreak in the receiving facility. -
CMS Regulation Taps IPs for Key Stewardship Role
It's a move to rein in drug-resistant bacteria and stop the rise of Clostridium difficile.
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Cerebral Microbleeds: Risk Factor for Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), as visualized on gradient-echo or susceptibility-weighted MRI, are considered markers of bleeding-prone cerebral microvessels and constitute a significant and independent predictor of future intracerebral hemorrhage. -
Buprenorphine Implant for Subdermal Administration (Probuphine)
The FDA has approved the first buprenorphine implant for the treatment of opioid dependence. Buprenorphine is a partial agonist at the mu-opioid receptor and an antagonist at the kappa-opioid receptor. Buprenorphine was previously approved as oral and sublingual tablets. The implant is marketed as Probuphine.
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Human Adenovirus B7: Severe Infection
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Patients with HAdV-B7 were more likely to be adults and to have longer hospital stays.
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Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Appears More Effective Than Single Therapy
The CHANCE study showed that the combination of aspirin and clopidogrel was superior to aspirin alone for reducing the risk of stroke in the first 90 days after a TIA or minor ischemic stroke (N Engl J Med 2013;369:11-19).