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25 cases of neurologic complications of influenza were reported from Great Britain beginning in 2011. 84% of cases were seen in children. A variety of distinct neurological manifestations were seen. 80% of patients required intensive care, 68% had poor outcomes, and 4 patients (16%) died.
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Infection preventionists remain on heightened alert nationwide afterthe first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in the United States was recently hospitalized at Community Hospital in Munster, IN.
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On March 21, 2014, two new antibiotics with activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) each received unanimous recommendations from FDA Advisory Committees for approval for treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by Gram-positive organisms.
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A growing number of health care workers are coming into their profession with childhood vaccination against hepatitis B virus (HBV).
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This study comes from the legacy Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) of almost 7000 men who have sex with men, both HIV-infected and non-HIV, for 3 decades.
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In an ambitious attempt to see if patient safety successes can go beyond individual units and even entire facilities, the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare is partnering with 20 hospitals in South Carolina.
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In a neonatal intensive care unit in Arizona, five infants and ten health care providers were found to have pertussis during a two month period.
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Joint Commission Resources (JCR) has released a new, free guide to help hospital executives and physician leaders implement and sustain safe practices. Produced by the JCR Hospital Engagement Network (HEN), the guide is part of the federal Partnership for Patients initiative to improve the quality, safety and affordability of healthcare.
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As this issue went to press a second case of MERS was identified in Florida even as the Indiana case was being discharged in good condition. Here is what was known at press time.
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For the past 10 years, the United States has been wrestling with a resurgence of pertussis as outbreaks strike in different states. In 2013, cases subsided in most of Minnesota, but spiked in Texas and North Carolina, for example. California reported 2,372 cases, 132 hospitalizations and one death of a two-month-old.