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Hardier and more virulent than traditional nosocomial strains, community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) now appears to be laying claim to the hospital.
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Infection control professionals adopting policies requiring workers to sign declination statements if they forgo influenza vaccination can expect to run into a persistent group of refuseniks with varied reasons for their recalcitrance.
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A proposed infection rate disclosure law in Connecticut focuses mistakenly on counting infections, rather than holding hospitals accountable for implementing strategies to prevent them, a representative of the state hospital association recently testified.
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Can Calcium and Vitamin D Prevent Hip Fractures?; Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee; Refractory Asthma and TNFConnection?; FDA Actions
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Cardiovascular disease affects 25% of the U.S. population. It is responsible for more than 1 million deaths each year, which makes it the number one killer in the United States. Fifty percent of men and 64% of women who suffer from sudden cardiac death have no previous history or symptoms of heart disease.
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Kalhan and colleagues at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (a participating ARDSNet investigation site) performed a prospective observational cohort study of patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) managed in their ICUs during a 22-month period beginning after publication of the initial ARDSNet study.
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Despite favorable reviews, limited evidence supports the benefit of high fidelity human simulation (HFHS) in preference to more traditional forms of health care provider education.
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Nosocomial infections are unfortunately common in intensive care units all across the United States. Although a wide variety of guidelines and treatment options exist for common types of nosocomial infections, such as catheter-related bloodstream infections or the ventilator-associated pneumonia, much less importance is given in critical care to Clostridium difficile infections.
