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More than 20 years ago, case reports appeared in the literature describing a neuromuscular abnormality that developed as a consequence of critical illness.
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A highly virulent strain of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) continues to emerge in the United States and Canada, posing formidable challenges for infection control professionals because it can be deadly upon arrival and notoriously difficult to eradicate.
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Though the findings are very preliminary, there is some evidence to suggest that Clostridium difficile may be arising independently as a community pathogen a la methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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Contrary to conventional wisdom, alcohol hand rubs demonstrated surprising efficacy against Clostridium difficile (C. diff) in a study by one of the nations leading researchers on the troublesome nosocomial pathogen.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is rampant in the nations nursing homes, and 4% of MRSA isolates in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are the emerging community associated strains (CA-MRSA), an epidemiologist reports.
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Clinicians should not prescribe amantadine and rimantadine because the influenza A (H3N2) virus currently circulating in the United States has developed almost complete resistance to the antiviral drugs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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There exists no consensus about the best means for diagnosing bloodstream infections related to intravascular devices (IVD), leading Safdar and colleagues to conduct a formal meta-analysis using the data supplied by 51 of the 185 studies published between 1966 and July 31, 2004, that met the selection criteria.
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Trying to head off pandemic panic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has created a common-sense influenza pandemic planning guide for individuals and families.
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Wait and see prescriptions (WASP) is a new concept for the treatment of otitis media in children.
