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A study of vertical transmission of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) was conducted among 2,365 pregnant women in Germany who were negative for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg).
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Various strains of human influenza virus can infect other mammalian species.
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In this issue: Efficacy of once-daily insulin, aldo-sterone use in heart failure, erectile dysfunction Clinical Practice Guidelines, and FDA Actions.
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A prospective, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ; 2 mg TMP and 10 mg SMZ per kg) vs. placebo was conducted in four centers in Australia during 1998-2007 among children birth to 18 years of age with a history of at least one symptomatic, culture-proven urinary tract infection.
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The nation's leading infection prevention groups are urging President Barack Obama to halt federal enforcement of a mandate that health care workers wear N95 respirators to treat H1N1 pandemic patients.
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Talk about peer review. Rarely do medical researchers have their specific papers described to the president of the United States, but that is the case for two studies playing a central role in the national furor over surgical masks vs. respirators for H1N1 protection.
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The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has issued a position statement on H1N1 pandemic influenza A that endorses and reiterates the key findings of an Institute of Medicine panel that recommended N95 respirators for health care workers. Key points stressed by AIHA include:
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Infection prevention is a top priority of an ambitious new quality improvement effort that could lead to new accreditation standards for the nation's hospitals, says Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH, president of The Joint Commission.
