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Physicians who have been practicing longer may be at risk for providing less quality care.
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Hip fractures occur 2-4 times more commonly in persons who have sustained a stroke than in an age-matched population.
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Celiac disease was found in 3.4% of patients with osteoporosis, compared to 0.2% without. Treatment with a gluten-free diet improved bone density scores. This study postulates that this prevalence justifies serologic screening for celiac disease in all patients with osteoporosis.
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Entecavir is a nucleoside analog approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B viremia. It has demonstrated antiviral activity against both wild-type and lamivudine-resistant virus.
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Preaching with the enthusiasm of the newly converted, federal regulators are clearing the way for widespread installation of alcohol-based handrubs in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
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A March 25, 2005, interim final rule on alcohol-based handrubs (ABHRs) does not require facilities to install dispensers, but it does mandate correct installation if the dispensers are used.
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The presence of alcohol hand gel for the entire period of a recently published study was strongly and independently associated with decreased risk of hospital-associated gastrointestinal infections among patients undergoing elective surgical procedures, the lead study author reports.
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Lack of adherence to standard precautions and failure to implement long-standing recommendations against sharing fingerstick devices continue to place long-term care (LTC) residents at risk for acquiring bloodborne infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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Staphylococcus aureus has been an uncommon cause of necrotizing fasciitis, but the authors of this report found an alarming number of this type of infections caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
