Articles Tagged With: water
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Pediatric Drowning
Pediatric drowning events are associated with consequences varying from transient pulmonary symptoms to devastating neurologic disability. All acute care providers need to be prepared to diagnose and effectively manage a child with this type of injury.
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Family Spirit Nurture Intervention Study Shows Benefits for the Little Ones
In an obesity prevention program targeted to Native American mothers and infants, participants reduced consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and improved responsive feeding habits, both of which can contribute to healthier infant weights.
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Biofilm, Tap Water, and a Nosocomial Mycobacterium abscessus Outbreak — Bring on the Sterile Water
Stopping a nosocomial Mycobacterium abscessus outbreak by eschewing tap water.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Urinary Fermentation Syndrome? Residential Legionellosis From Potable Water; Which Treatment for SARS-CoV-2 Is Best?
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A Nosocomial Outbreak at the NIH Clinical Center From Sphingomonas koreensis, a Rare Human Pathogen
A genomic and epidemiologic investigation of an outbreak at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center determined that S. koreensis was an opportunistic human pathogen that persisted in a reservoir in the hospital plumbing.
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Get up to Speed in Addressing Urinary Tract Infections
Research presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America indicates that women at risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) who increased their water intake by drinking an additional three pints of water a day were almost half as likely to get infections as women who did not.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Food Tray Contamination With MRSA/VRE; Hospital Ice Machines Contaminated With Bacteria; Significance of Toxocara Serologies?
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Extreme Weather and Infectious Diseases: What Will Follow Hurricanes Harvey and Irma?
Among the dangers faced after a severe weather event is an increased risk of various infections.
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Infections Associated With Adventure Travel
Some adventure travel is associated with exposure to infectious pathogens. Some adventure-related illnesses can be prevented. Understanding the details of an adventure trip can help focus a differential diagnosis for ill returned travelers.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Water Birth Death
Out, Damned Spore!