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Elsevier via ScienceDaily
Two critical reviews examine the current status of biologic approaches for common shoulder and elbow problems. The authors discuss areas where the current evidence base is weak or controversial and recommend where further studies are required.
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California Institute of Technology via Lab Manager
Some of the most important tools in the toolbox of modern cell biologists are special chunks of DNA that act like spies, reporting on the cell's function. The markers, known as reporter genes, allow researchers to get a sense for what cells are doing by watching genetic programs embedded in their DNA turn on and off.
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Infection Control Today
Candida auris is an emerging scourge in healthcare facilities, including long-term acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities with ventilator units. Patients in either of these facilities are at risk for Candida auris colonization, which can lead to invasive disease in 5-10% of patients and carry a mortality rate greater than 45%.
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Infectious Disease Advisor
The gut bacteria of newborns differ between babies delivered by vaginal birth versus those delivered by cesarean birth, according to study results published in Nature. The researchers discovered that while babies delivered vaginally received most of their gut bacteria from their mothers, babies delivered by cesarean birth did not.
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The Pharmaceutical Journal
Antimicrobial stewardship is not just the remit of selected healthcare professionals — everyone in society has a role to play in protecting our supply of antimicrobial products. Antimicrobial stewards promote judicious use of antibiotics to preserve their effectiveness.
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American Medical Technologists
Recommend training for non-lab staff through the Certificate in Point-of-Care Testing. From AMT, specialists in laboratory competencies.
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Contagion Live
Cefiderocol is an experimental novel siderophore cephalosporin that has activity against a broad range of gram-negative bacteria. In a new study, investigators assessed rates of all-cause mortality at day 14 for Cefiderocol and meropenem in patients with nosocomial gram-negative pneumonia.
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ProClin™ preservatives are among the most widely used biocides in the IVD industry, used in thousands of IVD kits from leading diagnostic manufacturers. At low working concentrations, ProClin™ helps extend the shelf life of IVD reagents by effectively inhibiting a broad spectrum of microbes. ProClin™ products are readily available in convenient pack sizes suitable for your manufacturing use.
Click here to learn more about this safer alternative to sodium azide.
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The miniiSED™ is the newest addition to the iSED™ family of ESR analyzers from ALCOR Scientific. The miniiSED™ is a single position, fully automated ESR analyzer that works directly from the primary EDTA tube and produces an ESR result in just 15 seconds. The miniiSED™ is the ideal ESR analyzer for small laboratories, POL’s and emergency clinics.
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Outbreak News Today
Putnam County, New York, health officials report the confirmation of a positive case of measles. The patient has been isolated to avoid spreading the disease further.
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Infectious Disease Advisor
In 2018, the rate of adolescents with vaccination coverage for meningococcal and human papillomavirus infections increased and rates remained high for tetanus and reduced diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccinations, according to a study published in "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report." To assess adherence to the HPV, meningitis, tetanus and Tdap vaccination recommendations for adolescents aged 13 to 17 years in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed data from the 2018 National Immunization Survey-Teen cell phone interview survey.
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SeraSub® is a synthetic serum for use as a component in preparing standards and controls for in-vitro diagnostic tests.
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Infection Control Today
Healthcare facilities should switch from using duodenoscopes with fixed endcaps to those with disposable components that include disposable endcaps — or to fully disposable duodenoscopes when they become available, the Food and Drug Administration
said in a new Drug Safety Communication. The move will improve patient safety due to “challenges with cleaning these devices for reuse (reprocessing) and persistent high levels of contamination,” the agency said in a statement.
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