Infectious Diseases Society of America
Mayo research: Intervention drops hospital infection rate by 1/3
...presented today at a conference in Atlanta sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Centers for Disease...
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...the difference between life and death." -- Lymphoma Foundation of America, HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and American Medical Students...
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Strategies increase health-care worker vaccination rates -- protecting patients
...the transmission of influenza and other diseases to our patients," said William Schaffner, MD, a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America's (IDSA) Board of Directors. "We owe...
ID physicians call for 10 new antibiotics by 2020
...and suffering caused by antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections continue to rise around the world, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is urging a global commitment to...
"Immunization is one of the most important things that we as healthcare personnel can do to prevent the transmission of influenza and other diseases to our patients," said William Schaffner, MD, a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America's (IDSA) Board of Directors. "We owe it to our patients to get vaccinated. These studies are very helpful because they demonstrate strategies that work to effectively reach and vaccinate healthcare personnel."
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Preventive behaviors limited household transmission of H1N1 influenza during initial outbreak
...and mouth when you cough or sneeze. Wash your hands often with soap and water. Adapted from materials provided by Infectious Diseases Society of America. Related Stories H1N1...
Op-Ed Columnist: The Spread of Superbugs
...the first time since 1936, the year that sulfa hit the market in the U.S., that we have had this problem. " The Infectious Diseases Society of America, an organization of doctors and...
Bugs are changing - and we have a fight on our hands
...the lab to the pharmacy. Meanwhile, the threat to our health is immediate. Dr Richard Whitley, president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), explains: "Without...
Rising threat of infections unfazed by antibiotics
...compared with 13 for Gram-positive bacteria. A separate study released about a year ago by the Infectious Diseases Society of America found no drugs in middle- or late-stage...
With chronic Lyme disease, debate over diagnosis, treatment
...go and linger for months or years. The best treatment, they say, is long courses of antibiotics. The Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Academy of Neurology -...
J&J partner says EU rejecting skin infection drug
...Dr. Brad Spellberg of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. "I'm really disappointed," said Spellberg, who serves on the Infectious Diseases Society of America's task force to stimulate...
Saving antibiotics so antibiotics can save us
...toward more infections and more suffering. At the same time, the pipeline for new antibiotics is drying up. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is so concerned about the...
Report: More Conn. seniors need pneumonia shots
...D.C., at 45.6 percent not immunized. The report was released by the Trust for America's Health, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Robert Wood Johnson...
