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While much attention has been focused on adverse reactions following smallpox vaccination, the story of hospitals that have successfully completed the program has been somewhat overshadowed.
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Draft patient isolation guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include two tiers of infection control measures to thwart the rise of multidrug-resistant organisms.
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Infection control professionals will have the opportunity to review and comment on controversial new patient isolation guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later this year, a CDC advisor reports.
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Since 1970, more than 375 patients worldwide have been infected with hepatitis B virus by their surgeons, according to a recent review article.
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Concerned that severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) may resurge as a seasonal infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is rapidly developing strategies and tools to help clinicians make the differential diagnosis between the emerging disease and annual influenza, Hospital Infection Control has learned.
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With health officials, accreditors, and patient safety groups pushing hand hygiene as never before, the infection control professional is no longer the lone voice in the wilderness, preaching the gospel of Ignaz Semmelweis to the unwashed masses.
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With approximately 95% of all new HIV infections now occurring in developing countries, the search for a global AIDS vaccine is increasingly critical. Some barriers have fallen, but the virus is an elusive target, said Gary J. Nabel, MD, PhD, director of the vaccine research center at the National Institutes of Health.
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Strep pneumo vaccine for cochlear implants urged