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Previous studies have suggested aseptic loosing of joint prostheses may be caused by infection with nonculturable bacteria. This study found that PCR testing of operative specimens for bacterial 16s RNA did not identify the presence of bacteria if adequate microbiologic processing of specimens was performed and was negative.
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While hailed as a patient measure, some question whether mandatory infection-rate disclosure laws will create data graveyards that will drain scarce resources from infection control programs.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has determined that the laboratory is an essential service, meaning failure in the laboratory extends to failure in the hospital, advises compliance consultant Dave Woodard, CIC, CLS, manager of Infection Control and Laboratory Services in Fountain Valley, CA.
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The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) strongly challenged the rationale for periodic respirator fit-testing in draft public health guidelines for preventing tuberculosis transmission in health care facilities.
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Today, osteopathic physicians (DOs) are recognized for the unlimited practice of medicine in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Allopathic and osteopathic physicians train and practice together in offices, hospitals, and the Armed Forces. Despite this, many physicians, as well as much of the public, are not aware of the distinctions between osteopathic and allopathic medicine. While differing in philosophy, the most noticeable difference between DOs and allopathic physicians (MDs) is the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment.
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Stopping aspirin may be hazardous to your health, according to recent research.
