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15
in China Infected with Hepatitis C from Dialysis Treatments - Article
from the China Daily. - January 7, 2010 |
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A
Prospective Observational Study of Catheter-Related Bacteremia and Thrombosis
in a Hemodialysis Cohort: Univariate and Multivariate Analyses of Risk Association
- Advance Access abstract from NDT. - January 6, 2010 |
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Two
Methods Help Prevent Infections After Surgery - Article from HealthDay.
- January 6, 2010 |
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Chronic
Kidney Disease as a Risk Factor for Clostridium difficile Infection
- Abstract from Saint Joseph's Hospital and Regional Medical Center. -
January 3, 2010 |
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Health
Care Reform, Swine Flu Top Health News for 2009 - Article from HealthDay.
- January 1, 2010 |
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HIV
Through a Nephrologist's Lens - Guest editorial and additional
editorial from Advances in Chronic Kidney Diseases. - January 2010 |
|
Development
of Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis Following Bacterial Peritonitis in
a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient - Free, Imaging Teaching Case from the
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. - January 2010 |
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Swine
flu not as catchy as other pandemic strains - Article from AP. - December
31, 2009 |
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Solution
to killer superbug found in Norway - Article from AP. - December 31,
2009 |
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2009
in review: H1N1 pandemic tops our list of health stories - Article
from USA Today. - December 31, 2009 |
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Children
more likely to catch swine flu, says new research - Article from Imperial
College London. - December 30, 2009 |
|
Swine
flu not as catchy as other pandemic strains - Article from AP. - December
30, 2009 |
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May
take a year to conquer H1N1 flu pandemic: WHO - Article from Reuters.
- December 29, 2009 |
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Drug-resistant
urinary tract infections spreading worldwide - Article from Faculty
of 1000: Biology and Medicine. - December 28, 2009 |
|
Disinfectants
may promote growth of superbugs - Article from Society for General
Microbiology. - December 27, 2009 |
|
Swine
Flu May Be Rewriting the Flu-Season Script - Article from HealthDay.
- December 24, 2009 |
|
Coughing
and Masks - Free videos using Schlieren optics from The New England
Journal of Medicine. - December 24, 2009 |
|
Transplant
guide highlights daily infection risks from factors like pets and food
- Article from Wiley Blackwell. - December 18, 2009 |
|
Kidney
Coalition Emergency Response Home Page
Other top web-based resources:
• Official US Gov't web site www.flu.gov/
• CDC H1N1 Influenza center
• Keeping Kidney Patients
Safe (New)
• Swine
Flu News Page from Yahoo news
• WebMD
Swine Flu Guide |
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Compendium
of strategies to prevent and treat staph and C difficile infections,
ventilator-associated pneumonia, bloodstream infections caused by central-line
catheters, and urinary tract and surgical site infections - from Infection
Control & Hospital Epidemiology - October 8, 2008 |
|
Infection
Control Requirements for Dialysis Facilities and Clarification Regarding
Guidance on Parenteral Medication Vials - from MMWR/Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) - August
15, 2008 |
|
Infection
Control Guidance for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in Acute-Care
Facilities - from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- November 2005 |
|
Recommendations
for Using Antiviral Agents for Influenza - from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) - April 2006 |
|
Guidelines
for Preventing Health-Care-Associated Pneumonia, 2003 - from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- 2004 |
|
Adult
Peritoneal Dialysis-related Peritonitis Treatment Recommendations: 2000
Update (pdf format) - from the International Society for Peritoneal
Dialysis (ISPD) - July 2000 (pdf
format requires
Adobe Acrobat reader) |
|
Consensus
Guidelines for the Treatment of Peritonitis in Pediatric Patients Receiving
Peritoneal Dialysis - from the International Society
for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) - 2000 |
|
Guideline
for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, 2003
- from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- summary
from RenalWEB |
|
Guideline
for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings - 2002 - from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
|
Guideline
for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents
in Healthcare Settings 2007 - from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) - June 2007 |
|
Guideline
for Prevention of Intravascular Device-related Infections - from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- 2002 |
|
Guidelines
for the Management of Intravascular Catheter Related Infections
- from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- August 2002 |
|
Guidelines & Recommendations Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections
- from the CDC |
|
Guidance
on Antiviral Drug Use during an Influenza Pandemic - information from
Flu.gov web site - December 2008 |
|
Issues
in Healthcare Settings: Infectious diseases
- from the CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Improvement (DHQI) |
|
Materials to Promote
Hand Hygiene in your Healthcare Facility - from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) |
|
National
Surveillance of Dialysis-Associated Diseases in the United States, 2002
(pdf format requires Adobe
Acrobat reader) - from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) |
|
Recommendations
for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
- April 2001; from the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
|
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Revised
Preventive Measures to Reduce the Possible Risk of Transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease (CJD) and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) by Blood and
Blood Products
- guidance document from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food
and Drug Administration (FDA)
on "Mad Cow Disease" |
|
Targeted
Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection -
June 2000 - from the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). |
|
Guidelines
for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care
Settings, 2005 - from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) - December 2005 |
|
12
Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Hospitalized Adults
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Here is the Powerpoint
slide show Version. |
|
Guideline
for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities - (pdf)
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- 2008 |
|
U.S.
Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures
to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis
(Click here for the pdf
format version) - from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) - 2001 |
|
Updated
U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational
Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis -
from the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- 2005 |
|
Vaccine
recommendations for patients on chronic dialysis
- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the American Academy
of Pediatrics - abstract from Seminars in Dialysis - March 2000 |
|
Vaccine
recommendations and/or guidelines from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) |
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Influenza
Vaccination 2007-08 Season - from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) |
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Prevention
and Control of Influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP), 2008 - July 17, 2008 |
| |
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Prevention
and Control of Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - May 2005 |
| |
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Recommended
Adult Immunization Schedule for the United States (pdf
format requires
Adobe Acrobat reader) -
October 2006 - Septmenber 2007 |
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Use
of Anthrax Vaccine in Response to Terrorism: Supplemental Recommendations
of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- November 15, 2002 |
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Influenza
Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel - Recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - February 2006 |
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* |
Use
of Standing Orders Programs to Increase Adult Vaccination Rates - Recommendations
of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - March 2000 |
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