Discolored Sputum Does Not Signal Antibiotics
Adults with acute cough/lower respiratory tract infection who present with discolored sputum...
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Infectious Disease
General recommendations on immunization. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Guideline Title General recommendations on immunization. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee...
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Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infection: A Guideline Update
Successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been linked to dramatic decreases in HIV- and...
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Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infection
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common causes of infectious...
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Conference Highlights: IDSA 2010 Annual Meeting
The Infectious Diseases Society of America, or IDSA, held its 2010 annual meeting from October 21...
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A Strategy to Prevent Postoperative Pneumonia
Postoperative pneumonia continues to create a burden on healthcare systems, often leading to...
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Light Technology Zaps Hospital Superbugs
A lighting system appears to be able to kill hospital superbugs—including MRSA and C. Difficile—by...
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New Superbug Surfaces in Three States
An alarming new adaptable gene that can turn several common germs and types of bacteria into...
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Managing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Catheter-associated bacteriuria, the most common healthcare-associated infection, results from the...
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Salmonella Outbreak Persists
The current salmonella scare is the largest outbreak of this strain since the CDC started...
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Experimental Paint Kills MRSA Bacteria
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created nanoscale coating for surgical...
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"Microneedle" Flu Vaccine May Replace Conventional Injections
A new dissolving microneedle patch may help improve vaccination efforts against influenza compared...
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Improving Medication Adherence in HIV
Since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy more than a decade ago, morbidity and mortality...
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A New Approach to Reducing the HAI Burden
The prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs)—particularly bloodstream infections (BSIs)...
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The Changing Face of HIV
According to the CDC, about 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV infection,...
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Updated Guidelines for Use of Antiretroviral Therapies in HIV
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults...
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Conference Highlights: CROI 2010
The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, or CROI, held its 2010 annual...
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Extending Survival for HIV-Infected Patients
Over the past few decades, advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) have enabled many HIV-infected...
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Helpful Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Healthcare
Throughout the world, surveillance and prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) have...
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