WHO Issues Guidance on Prevention of COVID-19 at LTCFs
Long-term care facilities should ensure there is an infection prevention and control focal point.
Infection Control
New Ebola Drugs Highly Effective, Might Shorten Outbreak in Africa
The treatments, REGN-EB3 and mAb-114, are both monoclonal antibodies.
Health Care Workers With ARIs Often Work While Symptomatic
Likelihood of working higher if symptoms less severe and on illness onset date vs subsequent days.
2018 to 2019 Influenza Season in US Was Longest in 10 Years
Season was of moderate severity and lasted 21 weeks; illness mainly attributed to influenza A viruses.
CDC: Wildlife Rabies, Especially in Bats, Poses Risk in US
Seventy percent of rabies infections acquired in the United States attributed to bats.
Staphylococcus aureus Linked to Food Sensitization in Eczema
Children with S aureus more likely to have persistent egg, peanut allergy independent of eczema severity.
California Bill to Tighten Vaccine Exemptions Moves Forward
State public health officials would have the authority to decide which children qualify for medical exemptions.
Closed ICU Model May Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
Decline seen in CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP rates; no change in C difficile infection, MRSA blood infection rates.
CDC: Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Backyard Poultry
Fifty-two people sickened and 5 people have been hospitalized; no deaths reported.
FDA: Tattoo Inks Recalled Due to Bacterial Contamination
Symptoms of tattoo ink-associated infections include rashes, lesions in areas where ink has been applied.
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