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There is an increasing emphasis in infection control on doing active surveillance cultures and detecting and isolating patients colonized with pathogens such as vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE).
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Diverging from the position taken by the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will not urge influenza vaccination for the 2003-2004 season specifically as a response to the possible return of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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Draft guidance by public health officials preparing for a seasonal resurgence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) calls for taking the controversial step of masking all incoming patients with respiratory symptoms, Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile enemy. It is spreading in the community, as well as in the hospital, with increasing resistance to antibiotics.
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While epidemiologists await a possible natural resurgence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a cautionary tale from Singa-pore underscores that another global outbreak of SARS could be triggered by a laboratory accident.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is emphasizing that prevention must begin at the first point at which a person with suspect or probable severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) encounters the health care system.
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Dont forget, new Patient Safety Goals including reducing nosocomial infections go into effect as of Jan 1, 2004.
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The Joint Commission is seeking volunteer hospitals with intensive care units (ICU) that would like to be considered for participation in a pilot test of six proposed ICU core measures.
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Don t be shy about emphasizing your success stories when an accreditation surveyor begins making the rounds.