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81. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    February 10, 2016 - Protocol   Project Title: Tonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing or Recurrent Throat Infection …  as  complications  of  recurrent   throat  infections.   …   -­Number  of  throat  infections/year   -­Severity  of  throat  infections     -­Number  of  streptococcal …   -­Number  of  throat  infections/year   -­Severity  of  throat  infections     -­Number  of  streptococcal …   -­Number  of  throat  infections/year   -­Severity  of  throat  infections     -­Number  of  streptococcal

82. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2013 - *Copper surfaces in the ICU for prevention of hospital acquired infections 4. … 2 million healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) are documented in the U.S. annually and result in … difficile infections (CDIs), with costs estimated to be from $431 million to $3 billion annually. … Unlike infections with HIV and hepatitis B virus, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is considered … There remains a significant unmet need to reduce these infections because current infection control

83. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2014 - infection; 2. … Management of the pediatric patient with suspected bone/joint infections 8. … Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship in lower respiratory tract infections. … infection? … Management of the pediatric patient with bone/joint infections suspected 0 0 10.

84. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults (pdf file)
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    November 27, 2012 - Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults Source: … that examine the efficacy of these new drugs and new regimens in patients with hepatitis C viral infections … Hepatitis C virus infection in USA: an estimate of true prevalence. … Telaprevir and peginterferon with or without ribavirin for chronic HCV infection. … Telaprevir for Previously Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection.

85. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    May 24, 2010 - Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of C. difficile Infections … The hypervirulent strain accounts for 51 percent of C. difficile infections, compared to only 17 percent … Treatment for relapsed or recurrent C. difficile infections, however, is much more problematic. … Unfortunately, protocols for targeted hospital acquired infections are not always congruent. … Strategies to prevent clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals.

86. Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Infection and Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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87. Febrile-Infants-Diagnosis-Management Executive (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - Some studies have also included pneumonia, bone and joint infections, skin and soft tissue infections … Serious bacterial infections in febrile infants 1 to 90 days old with and without viral infections. … Prevalence of serious bacterial infections in febrile infants with respiratory syncytial virus infection … Risk of serious bacterial infection in young febrile infants with respiratory syncytial virus infections … Influenza virus infection and the risk of serious bacterial infections in young febrile infants.

88. Disposition of Comments for Screening of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - , interventions to reduce surgical site infections) may also reduce MRSA surgical site infections. … surgical site infection).” … nosocomial MRSA infections, these infections did not result from acquisition of the organism in the … More specifically, if MRSA infection is affecting a large number of patients and the resultant infections … affects a large number of patients, the resultant infections are severe, and other infection control

89. Executive Summary: Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for Infants and Children (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2025 - Low SOE for reduced risk Respiratory infections Potential reduced risk of more severe respiratory … infections associated with breastfeeding, particularly among infants ≤24 months. … Diarrhea and GI infections Potential reduced risk of moderate to severe GI infections and breastfeeding

90. Association Between Outcomes and Dental Services in People Receiving Treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Rapid Response Review (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2025 - have decreased since the epidemic’s peak in the early 1990s, the rate of new infections remains concerning … Black/African and Hispanic/Latino Americans accounted for more than half of the infections at 70%.2 … This inflammation cascade further compromises systemic health by allowing for opportunistic infections … ") OR MJMESH.EXACT.EXPLODE("HIV Infections") 982239 S2 TI,AB,IF,SU(((HIV OR HIV1 OR HIV2 OR HIV- … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines:

91. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2010 - bloodstream infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and surgical site infection. … A number of analyses suggest that MRSA infections are associated with increased mortality and cost … Future treatment options for Gram-positive infections—looking ahead. … A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare- associated infections in acute care hospitals. … Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.

92. Association Between Outcomes and Dental Services in People at Risk of Post-Transplant Complications: A Rapid Response Review (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2025 - ), and viral infections among solid organ transplants.11 Medications commonly used before and during … Over time, additional opportunistic infections, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), oral candidiasis, and … Such immunocompromised state increases the risk of infection, which includes oral infections such as … Also, infections from dental 4. … Odontogenic Orofacial Infections. J Craniofac Surg 2017, 28 (1), 197–202.

93. Appendix-Table-B-1-Observational-Studies (xls file)
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    March 20, 2021 - Reinfection Followup Test Type Frequency of Followup Testing Waiting Interval, in Months Primary Infections … Negative Cohort Included in Analysis n Suspected Reinfections N Positive Cohort With no Reinfection N Infections … in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Staff of Oxford Univerity Hospitals, whose data was obtained from the Infections … : 47 (9–98) NR NR NR NR CLIA Abbott SARS-CoV-2 IgG NR explicitly, but authors began recording new infections … NR NR NR NR Patients in the positive cohort with PCR+ test during both the first and second wave of infections

94. Masks-Appendix-Table-B-2-Version-2 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2007 - Geographic Setting Setting Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female (%) Definition of Infection … Proportion (%) of Healthcare Workers With Infections Results: Mask Use Versus Nonuse Results: Comparison … al 2007 SARS transmission in Vietnam outside of the health-care setting 13-Apr-20 Epidemiology and Infection … model Not reported Not reported Not reported Potential recall bias Lau J et al 2004 Probable secondary infections … of household member Controls: SARS cases with no secondary infection of household member 131 cases and

95. Update Topic CER 31 Clostridium difficile NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    February 19, 2014 - Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection … Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) Infection … Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection. … different methods for detection of toxigenic C. difficile to assist with diagnosis of C. difficile infection … (CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

96. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - more than 90 percent in older studies of older injection drug users.16-22 About 60 percent of new infections … age at infection, longer duration of infection, male sex, concomitant HIV or hepatitis B virus (HBV … , counseling against risky behaviors, and immunization for other hepatitis infections. … Viral Infections in short-term injection drug users: The prevalence of the hepatitis C, hepatitis B, … The risk of transfusion-transmitted viral infections. The Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study.

97. Appendix Table B-2. Observational Studies of Masks in the Community (xls file)
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    January 01, 2007 - Geographic Setting Setting Inclusion Criteria Sample Size Age (mean, years) Female (%) Definition of Infection … Proportion (%) of Healthcare Workers With Infections Results: Mask Use Versus Nonuse Results: Comparison … al 2007 SARS transmission in Vietnam outside of the health-care setting 13-Apr-20 Epidemiology and Infection … model Not reported Not reported Not reported Potential recall bias Lau J et al 2004 Probable secondary infections … of household member Controls: SARS cases with no secondary infection of household member 131 cases and

98. Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - The first is that examination by a dentist can identify local sources of active infection, such as oral … Four of the studies examined the outcome of major infection,10, 26, 44, 45 9 examined the outcome of … The synthesis found that the infection rates during treatment ranged from 0 to 4%, which aligns with … , and both showed a significantly lower infection rate in the patients who had received pre-treatment … Should oral foci of infection be removed before the onset of radiotherapy or chemotherapy?

99. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
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    January 28, 2016 - Eravacycline for treatment of complicated bacterial infections No high-impact potential at this time … of any genotype, including hard-to-treat infections. … In the PEARL-III and PEARL-IV trials, treatment-naïve patients with HCV genotype 1a and 1b infections … Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-based vaccines against Ebola and Marburg virus infections. … San Francisco (CA): Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI); 2015 Feb 23

100. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 22 Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2015 - Comments for Technical Brief 22 Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections … Report Research Review Title: Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare- Associated Infections … Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections. … been mostly neglected in the past, recent greater interest in prevention of healthcare associated infections … of cleanliness can be correlated with infections as outcomes.