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July 02, 2009

HPV vaccination not cost-effective in Netherlands

Vaccination for HPV was not cost-effective in the Netherlands, even under favorable assumptions for vaccination.

Researchers from Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center in Rotterdam, conducted a co... Full Story

E. coli resistance may be host species-specific and result from farm antimicrobial use
posted 2 day(s) 9 hours 8 minutes ago
FDA advisory panel recommends lower doses of acetaminophen
posted 3 day(s) 9 hours 5 minutes ago
FDA investigators confirm E. coli at Nestle
posted 4 day(s) 8 hours 54 minutes ago
ACIP recommends Japanese encephalitis vaccine for travelers
posted 5 day(s) 6 hours 30 minutes ago
ACIP recommends off-label MCV4 use for certain high-risk individuals
posted 8 day(s) 11 hours 23 minutes ago
Hib booster reinstated for 12-15-month-olds
posted 9 day(s) 3 hours 45 minutes ago
ACIP amends poliovirus vaccine recommendations
posted 9 day(s) 3 hours 47 minutes ago
Iraq confirms first cases of influenza A (H1N1)
posted 10 day(s) 6 hours 59 minutes ago
ACIP recommends reducing rabies PEP from five doses to four
posted 10 day(s) 10 hours 43 minutes ago
ACIP revises immunity requirements for HCW MMR vaccination
posted 10 day(s) 10 hours 46 minutes ago
Nucleic acid amplification testing may be effective in diagnosing TB
posted 11 day(s) 9 hours 48 minutes ago
Nestle recalls cookie dough
posted 12 day(s) 9 hours 33 minutes ago
Group B Streptococcal disease may be increasing in non-pregnant adults
posted more than two weeks ago
Mortality rate for children with MRSA remains low despite rise in infections
posted more than two weeks ago
New scoring system may be effective in predicting mortality in patients with VAP
posted more than two weeks ago

Meetings & Courses

August 02 - 07, 2009

27th Annual Conference on Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Vail, CO

To be held at Vail Plaza Hotel & Club

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August 23 - 26, 2009

CDC HIV Prevention Conference

Atlanta, GA

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September 06 - 10, 2009

6th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health

Verona

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Cultural transformation key to success of MRSA Initiative in health care systems

Rates of infection from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus may have been reduced by up to 60% in the Pittsburgh Veterans Administration health care system because of the Veterans Healthcare Administration MRSA Prevention Initiative, according to Rajiv Jain, MD, chief of staff for VA Pittsburgh and director of the Initiative.

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