Infectious Diseases
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Patients With Recent C. Difficile Pose Contamination Risk
Major Finding: Acquisition of Clostridium difficile spores on gloved hands occurred after contact with any skin site (45%), with the hand (23%),...
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Pharma-Sponsored Comparison Studies Hold Clinical Value
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Natural Disaster Sites Breed Serious Infections
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One in 10 Parents Opt For Alternative Vaccination Schedules
Major Finding: That 13% of parents acknowledged not following national recommendations for which vaccines to give children and when these should...
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Rule Helped Detect Asymptomatic C. difficile Carriers
Major Finding: A simple clinical prediction rule for determining asymptomatic carriers of C.
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AAP Updates Polio Protection Policy
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E. Coli O26 Data Point to a "Low-Virulence Pathogen"
Major Finding: In all, 60% of 10 infected children and staff were asymptomatic, and none developed illness more severe than diarrhea. There were...
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Consider Hepatitis C Infection in Some Arthritis Patients
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Infection, Not Vaccination, May Be Culprit in Post-H1N1 Narcolepsy
Major Finding: Interviews with 142 patients with narcolepsy who recalled whether they were vaccinated against 2009 H1N1 influenza revealed that...
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Bedbug Insecticides More Harmful Than the Pest
Major Finding: In all, 111 illnesses and one fatality caused by improper use of bedbug insecticides were reported in 2003-2010.Data Source: An...