What are "non-hospital healthcare settings"?
Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Non-Hospital Healthcare Settings Should patients colonized or infected with these organisms be admitted to non-hospital healthcare facilities? They refer to residential settings (e.g., long-term care and skilled ... [... more]
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NIAID Media Availability: NIAID to Fund Broad Range of Basic HIV Vaccine Discovery Research NIAID Media Availability: NIAID Describes Challenges, Prospects for an HIV Vaccine View the May 30 AIDS Vaccine Research Subcommittee Meeting ... [... more]
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Study establishes baseline for MRSA infection estimates
CDC Presents First State-by-State Data on Work Limitations Caused by Arthritis Methicillin-resistant staph aureus (MRSA) caused more than 94,000 life-threatening infections and nearly 19,000 deaths in the United States in 2005, most of them ... [... more]
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How MRSA Spreads in Healthcare Settings
MRSA has been featured in the news and on television programs a great deal recently. MRSA stands for Methicillin-resistant This type of bacteria causes "staph" infections that are resistant to treatment with usual antibiotics. MRSA occurs most . [... more]
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Seasonal Flu and Staph Infection
The overall risk of developing an MRSA infection after influenza appears to be very low. However, CDC continues to work with state and local public health authorities to better understand this association. Keep cuts and abrasions clean and ... [... more]
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Community-Associated MRSA Information for the Public
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received inquiries about infections with antibiotic-resistant Are certain people at increased risk for community-associated staph or MRSA infections? Are people who are positive for the ... [... more]
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Staph Wound Infect.
Overview of staph wound infections and MRSA and related laboratory tests Staph infections acquired while a patient is in a hospital, long-term care facility, or other health care setting have been a challenge for many years. The confined ... [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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United States Department of Health and Human Services
Based on FDA and CDC's ongoing investigation of the Salmonella outbreak, consumers are advised: Do not eat peanut-containing products on the FDA recall list. If you are concerned about a product, call the phone number on the product packaging or ... [... more]
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Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea - Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment, self-care of this potentially serious condition. Antibiotic-associated diarrhea occurs when antibiotics disturb the natural balance of "good" and "bad" [... more]
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