Managing UTIs in Older Women
Recent estimates show that urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial...
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Infectious Disease
IDWeek 2014: Reducing Rates of Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia
The Particulars: The United States government’s Healthy People 2020 initiative set a goal of...
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IDWeek 2014: The Effect of Face-to-Face Networking on HIV Testing
The Particulars: The effects of traditional HIV testing and referral programs can be limited...
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IDWeek 2014: Antibiotic Stewardship Benefits Children
The Particulars: Studies show that antibiotic stewardship programs can help reduce inappropriate...
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IDWeek 2014: HIV Pharmacist Reconciliation & ART Prescription Errors
The Particulars: Previous research has shown that antiretroviral therapy (ART) prescribing errors...
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IDWeek 2014: Antimicrobial Stewardship Through Social Media
The Particulars: Disseminating education and tools to help guide clinical decisions surrounding...
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A Novel Technique for Gall Bladder Removal?
The saying used to be, “You can get any paper published if you have enough stamps.”...
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A Look at Female-to-Female HIV Transmission
Few cases of HIV transmission between women who have sex with women (WSW) have been reported in...
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IDWeek 2014
New research was presented at IDWeek 2014, the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Disease...
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Blood Transfusions & Infection Risk
Studies have shown that red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are commonly performed, with...
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Guidance on HCP Attire to Prevent Infections
Healthcare personnel (HCP) attire is an aspect of the medical profession steeped in culture and...
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ICAAC 2014: Recurrent CDI: A Look at Outcomes
The Particulars: Data are lacking on the burden of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)...
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ICAAC 2014: Trends in P. aeruginosa Septicemia
The Particulars: Trends in the incidence of P. aeruginosa septicemia have not been well defined in...
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ICAAC 2014: Clinical Education Key to Procalcitonin Testing
The Particulars: Procalcitonin (PCT) testing helps guide antibiotic therapy by indicating whether...
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ICAAC 2014: Finding Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
The Particulars: Timely detection of carbapenemase-producing, carbapenem-resistant...
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ICAAC 2014: Big Benefits With Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
The Particulars: Antibiotic stewardship programs can oftent be a balancing act between patient...
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Practical Web Apps to Prepare EDs for Disasters
To help EDs prepare for major disasters, scientists at Johns Hopkins University’s National Center...
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Managing Skin Abscesses in the MRSA Era
Abscesses are one of the most common skin conditions encountered by general practitioners and...
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ICAAC 2014
New research is being presented at ICAAC 2014, the 54th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial...
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Researchers Successfully Eliminate HIV Virus From Cultured Human Cells
The Temple University School of Medicine research team’s approach looks promising as they...
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