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Superbugs follow 1 in 4 seniors from the hospital to post-acute care settings, study finds

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http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/superbugs-follow-1-4-seniors-hospital-post-acute-care-settings-study-finds/2016-03-14?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=%257B%257Blead.Id%257D%257D&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6%252FOde%252FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DSsdiNK%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

C Difficile Bacteria

By the time they leave PAC, 1 in 3 test positive for drug-resistant organisms

Drug-resistant superbugs: CDC urges three-pronged attack to fight HAIs

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http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/drug-resistant-superbugs-cdc-urges-three-pronged-attack-fight-hais/2016-03-04?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6%2FOde%2FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DSsdiNK%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

Reports 1 in 7 catheter and surgery-related infections are caused by 1 of 6 bacteria resistant to antibiotics

Healthcare Triage: The CDC’s Preachy Recommendations on Pregnancy and Alcohol. and the Internet’s Overreaction

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Healthcare Triage: The CDC’s Preachy Recommendations on Pregnancy and Alcohol. and the Internet’s Overreaction

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CDC to women: No birth control? No drinking

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Experts: USA must prepare now for Zika virus

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/27/usa-needs-prepare-zika-virus/79398622/

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/3-preparation-tips-head-explosive-zika-pandemic/2016-01-27?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6%2FOde%2FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DSsdiNK%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

10 things for CFOs to know about C. diff

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http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/10-things-for-cfos-to-know-about-c-diff.html

C Difficile Bacteria

 

To combat Clostridium difficile infections, the CDC suggests healthcare facility executives — including CFOs — monitor the number and severity of these costly conditions, as well as the outcomes of patients infected.

The U.S. just recorded its first confirmed measles death in 12 years

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/07/02/the-u-s-just-recorded-its-first-confirmed-measles-death-in-12-years/

The ultrastructural appearance of a single virus particle of the measles virus.