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- Signs and Symptoms in Children With a Serious Infection: A Qualitative Study
- Early diagnosis of serious infections in children is difficult in general practice, as incidence is low, patients present themselves at an early stage of the disease and diagnostic tools are limited to signs and symptoms from observation, clinical history and physical examination. Little is known which signs and symptoms are...
- White papers 2005-08-26
- Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Use Versus a Standard Approach for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial and Baseline Characteristics of Participating General Practitioners [ISRCTN73182671]
- Acute respiratory tract infections ARTI are among the most frequent reasons for consultations in primary care. Although predominantly viral in origin, ARTI often lead to the prescription of antibiotics for ambulatory patients, mainly because it is difficult to distinguish between viral and bacterial infections. A novel approach is to guide...
- White papers 2005-08-18
- Cost-Effective Allocation of Government Funds to Prevent HIV Infection
- Relative to the magnitude of the epidemic, government funds available for HIV prevention are scarce. To optimize use of funds, the paper applies a mathematical model of the cost of HIV prevention interventions using national data on HIV risk-group size and HIV prevalence. This procedure suggested an allocation of funds...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Hospital Indicators of Poor Sexual Health
- Poor sexual health is generally measured in terms of acute infections and unplanned pregnancies, with a focus within the UK on incident infections, and is obtained from returns from genitourinary medicine clinics. With the exception of HIV infection and some cases of hepatitis B, most people with a sexually transmitted...
- White papers 2005-05-21
- Trends in Primary and Secondary Syphilis and HIV Infections in Men Who Have Sex With Men: San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, 1998-2002
- This report describes the results of that investigation, which indicated that, as of 2002, the outbreaks of syphilis had not had a substantial impact on HIV incidence among MSM in these two cities. However, the continued increase in syphilis cases in MSM underscores the need for integrated HIV- and STD-prevention...
- White papers 2004-07-09
- Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health: Care Settings 2003
- This report consolidates previous recommendations and adds new ones for infection control in dental settings. Recommendations are provided regarding educating and protecting dental health-care personnel; preventing transmission of blood borne pathogens; hand hygiene; personal protective equipment; contact dermatitis and latex hypersensitivity; sterilization and disinfection of patient-care items; environmental infection control;...
- White papers 2003-12-19
- Invasive Streptococcus Pyogenes After Allograft Implantation: Colorado, 2003
- This report describes a case of invasive disease with Streptococcus pyogenes (i.e., group A streptococcus [GAS]), after reconstructive knee surgery using contaminated allograft tissue and provides recommendations to reduce the risk for allograft-associated infections. Although allograft infections are rare, they highlight the need for improved tissue evaluation and processing standards.
- White papers 2003-12-05
- Prion Infection on the Rise? Hospitals in Need of Modern Risk Management
- The consumption of foods contaminated with BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy has fortunately resulted in only isolated cases of human infection to date. The ban on manufacturing foods using high-risk organs from cattle, sheep and goats imposed by the European Union in 2000 further reduced the risk of infection. Nevertheless, we...
- White papers 2003-08-19
- Observer Variation in Chest Radiography of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections in Children: A Systematic Review
- Knowledge of the accuracy of chest radiograph findings in acute lower respiratory infection in children is important when making clinical decisions. The paper deals with the conduction of a systematic review of agreement between and within observers in the detection of radiographic features of acute lower respiratory infections in children,...
- White papers 2001-11-12
- Hepatitis B Outbreak in a State Correctional Facility, 2000
- The findings in this report document HBV transmission in a correctional facility, including a cluster of cases of acute infection in one dormitory and additional case distributed throughout the facility. Most persons with acute HBV infection in the correctional facility were asymptomatic, and serologic surveys were needed to determine the...
- White papers 2001-06-29
- Healthcare IAQ: Guidance For Infection Control
- Indoor-air-quality IAQ challenges outnumber all others in the health-care industry. Unfortunately, the cost-conscious "powers that be" have failed to make the management of critical infection-control systems a top priority. This article provides guidance in the assessment of infection-control risks so that maintenance practices for health-care IAQ can be prioritized. Making...
- White papers 2001-04-01
- Epidemiology and Natural History of HIV Infection in Women
- The successful introduction and spread of the human immunodeficiency virus HIV into the global human population has occurred for many reasons. The discovery and widespread use of penicillin and other antibiotics meant that there was treatment and cure for most sexually transmitted diseases. This paper reviews the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS,...
- White papers 2001-02-09
- Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
- This paper provides new recommendations for targeted tuberculin testing and treatment regimens for persons with latent tuberculosis infection LTBI and updates previously published guidelines. This paper is issued in recognition of the importance of these activities as an essential component of the TB Elimination Strategy promoted by the U.S. Public...
- White papers 2000-06-09
- Trouble Shooting Troublesome Somatic Cell Counts
- There are three basic principles of mastitis control: eliminate existing infections, prevent new intra-mammary infections IMI and monitor infection status. Prevention practices including proper maintenance and use of milking equipment, and employment of proper milking procedure help prevent new IMI during the milking process. Maintaining a clean environment helps prevent...
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- Wobenzym Ingredients
- Wobenzym ingredients are designed to reduce cholesterol, by assisting the blood cells growth with enzymes, thus enhancing the body's ability to circulate properly. The theory behind the production of Wobenzym is that by enhancing the blood circulation and immunity system, it will reduce the risks of heard diseases, including strokes...
- White papers
- "Never Events" and Hospital Infections -- An Impossible Goal?
- I've written sympathetically about the efforts of Medicare and private insurers such as WellPoint to eliminate avoidable medical errors -- particularly so-called "never events," such as surgery on the wrong side of the body or operations that leave sponges or instruments inside the patient -- by refusing to pay for...
- Blog posts 2008-08-31
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- Increase in Fake Antivirus Products Caused Adware Figures to Grow in Q3, According to Panda Security
- PandaLabs Quarterly Report Reveals Adware Accounted for Over 31 Percent of All New Malicious Code; Infected More Computers than Any Other Malware Category GLENDALE, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, a leading provider of IT security solutions, today announced that Adware increased more than any other...
- Articles 2008-10-02
- Webroot® Threat Advisory: Hackers Using Real Headlines to Attract Users to Fake Blogs
- Top Searches in Google Trends Labs Being Used to Increase Search Listings for Malware Infected Blogs BOULDER, Colo. -- Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced that it has detected a new technique being used by hackers to lure...
- Articles 2008-10-01
- Webroot® Threat Advisory: Searching for Presidential Campaign Videos Puts Users at Risk for Infection
- Malware Installed on Infected Computer Opens Users up to Identity Theft BOULDER, Colo. -- Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced that it has detected malicious software being propagated as campaign videos for John McCain and Barack Obama. Hackers...
- Articles 2008-09-29
- Sophos launches WebAlert service
- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-26 September 2008-Sophos launches WebAlert serviceC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com IT security and control firm Sophos announced on 25 September the launch of a new service, free to customers of Sophos' Premium and Platinum Support services, which will notify web administrators if pages on their sites have been...
- Articles 2008-09-26
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