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View Post: Community-associated MRSA on the rise in U.S. hopitals « eFitnessNow
12 hours ago by Staff  
The rapid rate of infection spread endangers inpatient settings as well, according to the December issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infectious Diseases, which summarizes findings from 300 ... of S. aureus infections resistant to methicillin increased more than 90 percent, or 10 percent a year, in outpatients admitted to U.S. hospitals,” the authors wrote in the report published in the December journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. ...
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View Post: Resistant Staph Infections Increasing in Hospitals, Disease and ...
24 Nov 2009 by Denise Reynolds RD  
... infections resistant to methicillin increased more than 90 percent, or 10 percent a year, in outpatients admitted to U.S. hospitals," the authors wrote in the report published in the December journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. ...
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View Post: Drug-resistant bacteria on increase in U.S.: study « Nursing Notes
1 hour ago by Shirley Williams  
... of S. aureus infections resistant to methicillin increased more than 90 percent, or 10 percent a year, in outpatients admitted to U.S. hospitals,” they wrote in a report published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. ...
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View Post: MRSA Threat Larger Than Previously Thought
20 hours ago by AHN  
The researchers analyzed data from more than 300 microbiology labs across the United States to reach their conclusion. The study will be published in the December issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Related posts: ...
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View Post: WSJ: The Flu Fighters - in Your Food
24 Nov 2009 by Foodie  
But malnutrition "is a driving force in emerging infectious diseases that are spreading around the world," she says. The human body doesn't have to be starving to suffer from malnutrition. Studies show that obesity, in addition to its ...
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View Post: Thanksgiving Roll Call 2009
23 Nov 2009 by FLA_MEDIC  
Judes Research Hospital, UPMC Center For Biosecurity, and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston which are major sponsors of influenza and emerging infectious disease research - along with many others. ...
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View Post: Staph: Blurring the Battle Lines
24 Nov 2009
A new study in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases finds a big jump in both types of drug-resistant staph inside US hospitals, and gives some suggestions as to why there's an increase. Between 1999 and 2006, there was a 90 percent ...
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View Post: Drug-resistant Bacteria Spreading in the U.S.
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24 Nov 2009 by Kavita Toor   ...
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View Post: TOP STORIES Bacterially Produced Antifungal on Skin of Amphibians ...
22 Nov 2009 by Wildlife Disease Information Node [WDIN]  
22 the start of its Emerging Pandemic Threats program, a five-pronged approach to preparing the world for emerging infectious diseases. It builds on the agency's long-standing programs in disease surveillance, training, and outbreak ...
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View Post: Resistant H1N1 found in people not taking antivirals for active ...
23 Nov 2009 by smnewsletters  
... appear to replicate rapidly, and there is “great concern” that resistant strains may become dominant. RESULT: Oseltamivir-Resistant Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Hong Kong, China Emerging Infectious Diseases ...
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