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Infected football players are the latest evidence that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is emerging in American communities. A community-acquired strain of the ubiquitous MRSA USA300 clone was responsible for a cluster of skin abscesses among professional football players in the United States, investigators reported.
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In light of the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to allow alcohol-based hand sanitizer dispensers in egress corridors, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology is stressing the importance of hand hygiene to health care workers and consumers.
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Even as the impasse over fire safety and alcohol handrubs nears resolution, another issue is putting infection control professionals and fire marshals at odds: surgical fires.
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A surprising 8% to 20% of all methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates collected as part of a prospective population-based surveillance were not associated with traditional risk factors and were classified as community-associated MRSA, the authors report.
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The FDA has asked Pfizer to withdraw valdecoxib (Bextra) from the market due to safety concerns.
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In this paper, health effects of secondhand smoke exposure are examined in both children and adults. A brief overview of methods used to screen for secondhand smoke exposure is given. Among the complications discussed are those of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurological systems.
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After the voluntary withdrawal of Vioxx from the market in September 2004 following reports of increased cardiovascular events associated with the drug, there was a call from some quarters for a similar action for all selective COX-2 inhibitors (coxibs). This article reviews the current clinical knowledge regarding the coxibs and their cardiovascular effects. Recommendations for prescribing anti-inflammatory drugs in common clinical situations are provided.
