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(Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology)...
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Editorial Board
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Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance among Gram‐Negative Organisms Recovered from Patients in a Multistate Network of Long‐Term Care Facilities
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 000, Latest Articles.
We identified 1,805 gram‐negative organisms in cultures of urine samples obtained over a 10‐month period from residents of 63 long‐term care facilities. The prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance in Escherichia coli was 51% (446 of 874 isolates), whereas the prevalences of ceftazidime and imipenem resistance in Klebsiella species were 26% and 6% (84 and 19 of 323 isolates), respectively. The prevalence of resistance varied significantly by facility type, size, and geographic location. (Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Issue)...
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French National Program for Prevention of Healthcare‐Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, 1992–2008: Positive Trends, But Perseverance Needed
Conclusions. Very few national programs have been evaluated since the Study on the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control. Although continuing efforts are required, the French program appears to have been effective at reducing infection rates. (Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Latest Issue)...
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Inactivation of Animal and Human Prions by Hydrogen Peroxide Gas Plasma Sterilization
In this study, we evaluated the use of low‐temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization systems and other instrument‐processing procedures for inactivating human and animal prions. We provide new data concerning the efficacy of hydrogen peroxide against prions from in vitro or in vivo tests, focusing on the following: the efficiency of hydrogen peroxide sterilization and possible interactions with enzymatic or alkaline detergents, differences in the efficiency of this treatment against different prion strains, and the influence of contaminating lipids. We found that gaseous hydrogen peroxide decreased the infectivity of prions and/or the level of the protease‐resistant form of the prion protein on different surface materials. However, the efficiency of this treatment depend......
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The national institute for health research (nihr) health technology assessment (hta) programme
(Source: Journal of Medical Screening)...
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Erratum
(Source: Journal of Medical Screening)...
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Adjustment of serum markers in first trimester screening
First trimester combined screening can be performed using maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, total human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and ultrasound measurement of nuchal translucency at 11–13 weeks of pregnancy. Our objective was to explore the effects of covariates on total hCG in the first trimester. First trimester total hCG levels were significantly increased in twins (median = 1.87 MoM), mildly increased in pregnancies achieved by in vitro fertilization (1.04 MoM) and decreased in smokers (0.80 MoM). (Source: Journal of Medical Screening)...
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Validity of self-reported Pap smear history in Norwegian women
Conclusions
Estimated screening rates, based on self-reporting without organized screening, are biased. Telescoping leads to increased risk for developing invasive disease, because women will postpone their next Pap smear. (Source: Journal of Medical Screening)...
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Variation in the cervical cancer screening compliance among women with disability
Conclusions
In Taiwan, women with disability were found to be at higher risk of lower compliance than women without disability. The gap between women with and without disability persisted across different levels of physician availability. (Source: Journal of Medical Screening)...
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Invitation management initiative to improve uptake of breast cancer screening in an urban UK Primary Care Trust
Conclusions
Phone calls and home visits resulted in only a moderate increase in breast cancer screening uptake. The initiative encouraged nervous attenders who were reassured about the screening process. However, more women declined screening than were screened and the initiative made it easier for women to request to be permanently withdrawn from the NHSBSP. (Source: Journal of Medical Screening)...
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Differences in endpoints between the Swedish W-E (two county) trial of mammographic screening and the Swedish overview: methodological consequences
Conclusions
The conclusion that invitation to mammography screening reduces breast cancer mortality remains robust. Disagreements were mainly due to study design issues, while disagreements about cause of death were a minority. When secondary research does not adhere to the protocols of the primary research projects, the consequences of such design differences should be investigated and reported. Register linkage of trials can add follow-up information. The precision of trials with modest size is enhanced by individual monitoring of case status and outcome status such as determination of cause of death. (Source: Journal of Medical Screening)...
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Demographic variations in HIV testing history among emergency department patients: implications for HIV screening in US emergency departments
Conclusion
Almost half of ED patients surveyed had never been tested for HIV. Certain demographic groups are being missed though HIV diagnostic testing and screening programmes in other settings. These groups could potentially be reached through universal screening. (Source: Journal of Medical Screening)...
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The ability of the quadruple test to predict adverse perinatal outcomes in a high-risk obstetric population
Conclusions
The quad screen shows value in predicting risk of APO in high-risk patients. (Source: Journal of Medical Screening)...
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Vitamin D and cancer mini-symposium: the risk of additional vitamin D.
Authors: Vieth R
Any benefit of vitamin D needs to be balanced against the risk of toxicity, which is characterized by hypercalcemia. Daily brief, suberythemal exposure of a substantial area of the skin to ultraviolet light, climate allowing, provides adults with a safe, physiologic amount of vitamin D, equivalent to an oral intake of about 10,000 IU vitamin D(3) per day, with the plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration potentially reaching 220 nmol/L (88 ng/mL). The incremental consumption of 40 IU/d of vitamin D(3) raises plasma 25(OH)D by about 1 nmol/L (0.4 ng/mL). High doses of vitamin D may cause hypercalcemia once the 25(OH)D concentration is well above the top of the physiologic range. The physiological buffer for vitamin D safety is the capacity of plasma vitamin D-......
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Serum lycopene and the risk of cancer: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) study.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that in middle-aged men, the higher circulating concentrations of lycopene may contribute to the lower risk of cancer, with the exception of prostate cancer.
PMID: 19443241 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)...
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UNSCEAR 2006 inadequately cited "a case control study of multiple myeloma at four nuclear facilities" (Ann Epidemiol 2000; 10: 144-153. by Wing S et al.).
Authors: Tsuda T, Yamamoto E, Yorifuji T
PMID: 19457684 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)...
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The male-female health-survival paradox: a survey and register study of the impact of sex-specific selection and information bias.
CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalized women, as well as women using prescription medicine, were slightly overrepresented in the surveys. Hence, the study found some evidence that selection bias in surveys may contribute to the explanation of the health-survival paradox, but its contribution is likely to be small. However, there was no evidence for sex-specific reporting of medication use among study participants.
PMID: 19457685 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of Epidemiology)...
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Vitamin D for cancer prevention: global perspective.
CONCLUSIONS: It is projected that raising the minimum year-around serum 25(OH)D level to 40 to 60 ng/mL (100-150 nmol/L) would prevent approximately 58,000 new cases of breast cancer and 49,000 new cases of colorectal cancer each year, and three fourths of deaths from these diseases in the United States and Canada, based on observational studies combined with a randomized trial. Such intakes also are expected to reduce case-fatality rates of patients who have breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer by half. There are no unreasonable risks from intake of 2000 IU per day of vitamin D(3), or from a population serum 25(OH)D level of 40 to 60 ng/mL. The time has arrived for nationally coordinated action to substantially increase intake of vitamin D and calcium.
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