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Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is emerging in such a distinct epidemiological manner that the lessons gained from decades of dealing with MRSA in the hospital may not be particularly helpful in stemming an emerging public health problem, experts warn.
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Though completed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in February 2003, updated guidelines for disinfection and sterilization of infectious agents in health care settings remain shelved due to a dispute between federal agencies.
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There has been considerable reaction and consternation among infection control professionals about new requirements to keep a log of all hospital infections or face the wrath of inspectors from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Theres only one problem: the CMS requirement is not new.
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Beta-Blockers Therapy for the Treatment of Hypertension; Treatments for Acute Migraine; Statin Therapy for ACS Patients; The Correct Dosing for Onychomycosis; FDA Actions
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I missed this article when it first emerged. however, during a recent perinatal conference in California, Dr. Michael Nageotte cited it in an excellent lecture on breeches. Since the report could have an impact in current practice, I am reviewing it in this issue.
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A surprising study recently surfaced in the British Medical Journal. A randomized trial was designed to determine if giving a standard maternal dose of steroids (two injections of 12 mg of betamethasone separated by 24 hours) would decrease the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants whose mothers were to have elective Cesarean sections.
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E3N is a French prospective study of cancer risk factorsEtude Epidémiologique de femmes de la Mutuelle Générale de lEduction National. The study population, after exclusions, consists of 54,548 women born between 1925 and 1950, and all belong to a health insurance program that primarily covers teachers.
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Population-based ovarian cancer screening programs have been difficult to recommend and implement because poor sensitivity and positive predictive value characteristics accompany expensive and inefficient testing methodology and triage algorithms.
