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Expanded hospital testing improves respiratory pathogen detection
More in depth testing greatly increased viral detection in respiratory patients
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Statin didn’t slow hepatic steatosis in HIV patients
SAN DIEGO – HIV patients taking a statin saw greater hepatic steatosis progression than did placebo patients.
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Type of headwear worn during surgery had no impact on SSI rates
Surgeon preference for bouffant versus skull caps do not significantly impact superficial SSI rates.
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Young adult HIV patients may be at increased risk of hypertension
HIV patients in their 20s are showing high-risk signs of hypertension.
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VIDEO: New herpes zoster vaccine may boost vaccination rate
Vaccination rates with the current vaccine are low.
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IGRA preferred test for latent TB diagnosis
Only one-third of physician respondents to a survey knew that the T-SPOT.TB test had the highest sensitivity for identifying those with latent TB...
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Strict OR attire policy had no impact on SSI rate
Implementation of strict operating room attire policies did not reduce the rates of superficial surgical site infections.
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The race is on for a Zika vaccine
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci of NIH said one of five Zika vaccine candidates has entered phase 2 testing.
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Some measures to control HAI sound better than they perform
SAN DIEGO – A panel at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress weighed in on the value of a variety or measures available to control...
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Early evidence shows that surgery can alter gut microbiome
SAN DIEGO – Surgery appears to stimulate abrupt changes in both the skin and gut microbiome.
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VIDEO: Rapid influenza test obviates empiric antivirals
Lung transplant patients with signs of an upper respiratory infection may need to wait only 2 hours to find out if they have a respiratory virus,...