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    Preventing SSIs and HAIs in a post-COVID landscape

    Janette Wider
    Aug. 25, 2023
    Industry leaders address challenges that remain
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    New Measles Cases Reported in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and New York

    Matt MacKenzie
    March 13, 2025
    None of the cases are connected to prior outbreaks in the U.S., and the cases in LA and Philadelphia were connected to international travel.
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    Second Measles Death Reported in Growing Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico

    Matt MacKenzie
    March 10, 2025
    This second death was in an unvaccinated adult who did not seek medical treatment.
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    New Studies Detail Efforts to Reduce Antibiotic Use in NICUs

    Matt MacKenzie
    March 5, 2025
    The two studies showed that quality improvement initiatives worked in lowering rates of culture-negative sepsis.
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    Cancer Patients Have High Levels of Antimicrobial Resistance, Analysis Finds

    Matt MacKenzie
    March 4, 2025
    The research team looked at studies covering 49,638 patients, and 67% of the studies reported AMR in multiple pathogens.
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    Measles Case Confirmed in Montgomery County in Pennsylvania

    Matt MacKenzie
    March 3, 2025
    An unvaccinated child, whose case has been tied to international travel, has come down with the disease.