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Consider yourself forewarned: It's time to switch to blunt suture needles in the operating room.
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Hospitals that have higher staff levels and better working conditions for nurses are safer for elderly intensive care unit patients, according to a recent report, led by Columbia University School of Nursing researchers that measured rates of hospital-associated infections.
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A former trial attorney who has represented hospitals in numerous malpractice claims seems the unlikely source of a call for transparency and full disclosure with regard to nosocomial infections and other adverse patient outcomes.
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Preventing transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) presents particular challenges in the long-term care setting, where residents are encouraged to interact and single rooms are typically at a premium.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations on multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) relevant to long-term care facilities (LTCFs) include the following measures:
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Tuberculosis (TB) is the second most common infectious cause of death in adults worldwide after HIV/AIDS.
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GlaxoSmithKline's rosiglitazone (Avandia) will receive a black box warning by the FDA because of concerns over heart failure associated with use of the drug.
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