Hand Hygiene Compliance Poor in Task Transitions
Hand hygiene compliance was 50.8 percent when health care workers moved from dirtier to cleaner tasks
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Infectious Disease
Microbial Features ID’d for Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Microbial and metabolic features can differentiate preadolescent children with IBS from controls
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CDC: Raw Tuna Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in Seven States
Raw ground tuna supplied by Jensen Tuna is likely source of outbreak
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U.S. health officials probe multi-state Salmonella outbreak
(Reuters) – U.S. federal health officials said on Tuesday an investigation is underway over...
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Cholera cases rise in Kenya’s capital, top hospital says
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan capital has experienced a jump in cholera cases, one of the...
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Ebola is real, Congo president tells skeptical population
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on...
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U.S. measles cases surge nearly 20 percent in early April, CDC says
(Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year jumped...
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China urges large pig farms to test for African swine fever
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will allow large-scale pig farms and breeding farms to test for...
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Measles cases rose nearly four-fold in first quarter 2019: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of measles cases worldwide nearly quadrupled in the first...
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New Scale Helps Identify More Serious Cases of Mononucleosis
Scale identifies college students at increased risk for corticosteroid Rx, chronic fatigue syndrome
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CDC: 555 Confirmed Measles Cases in U.S. Since Jan. 1
20 states have reported measles cases
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Caito Foods recalls fresh cut melon over Salmonella outbreak
By Gina Cherelus (Reuters) – An Indianapolis food company has voluntarily recalled fresh cut...
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Ebola spread concentrated in Congo, not a wider emergency: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – An outbreak of Ebola in the...
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U.S. CDC says ground beef possible source of E.coli outbreak
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday preliminary...
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Disease outbreaks feared in Libya, as supplies stretched: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that it feared...
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Prevalence of Extragenital STDs High in Men Who Have Sex With Men
Extragenital STDs mostly seen in throat and rectum, contribute to risk for drug-resistant gonorrhea and HIV
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Cytomegalovirus Linked to Faster Progression of Cystic Fibrosis
Faster progression to end-stage lung disease observed among patients with CMV IgG positivity
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SSI Risk Up After C-Section for Medicaid Beneficiaries
Odds of surgical site infection increased for women covered by Medicaid versus private insurance
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CDC: Superbug Fungus Has Sickened 600 Americans
Candida auris can survive on surfaces after routine cleaning and is often drug-resistant
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Childhood HPV vaccination ‘profoundly’ cuts cervical disease in young women
By Ankur Banerjee (Reuters Health) – – Young women who received human papillomavirus...
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