[CITATION] Identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Canada -
SM Poutanen, DE Low, B Henry, S Finkelstein, D … - New England Journal of Medicine, 2003 - National Microbiology Laboratory, Canada; Canadian Severe Acute …
... Transmission oc- curred only after close contact. ... ventilation and treated with
broad-spectrum antibiotics. ... precautions were also added, given uncertainty about ...

[PDF] Controlling antimicrobial resistance in hospitals: infection control and use of antibiotics -
RA Weinstein? - Emerg Infect Dis, 2001 - cdc.gov
... Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs If given a choice of ... bacteria (6). To simplify prescription
of antibiotics, most hospitals use ?closed? formularies that ...
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Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Infections among Patients in the Emergency Department -
GJ Moran, A Krishnadasan, RJ Gorwitz, GE Fosheim, … - New England Journal of Medicine, 2006 - content.nejm.org
... The susceptibility of a given pathogen to prescribed ... guide decisions about the use
of empirical antibiotics. ... associated with MRSA reported close contact with a ...

[PDF] Control of diphtheria: guidance for consultants in communicable disease control -
JM Bonnet, NT Begg - Commun Dis Public Health, 1999 - hpa.org.uk
... The contact should be barrier nursed until two ... swabs taken and to be given antibiotics
as a precaution ? the vaccination status of close classroom contacts ...
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Plague as a Biological Weapon Medical and Public Health Management -
TV Inglesby, DT Dennis, DA Henderson, JG Bartlett, … - JAMA, 2000 - Am Med Assoc
... Given the availability of Y pestis around the world, capacity for its mass ... 4-5. Advances
in living conditions, public health, and antibiotic therapy make future ...

Adverse Events Associated With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Nursing Home -
P Drinka, JT Faulks, C Gauerke, B Goodman, M … - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2001 - Am Med Assoc
... At any given point, 6% to 8% of residents are being subjected to antibiotic
treatment within close quarters, where mobility, socialization ...

Description and clinical treatment of an early outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) … -
Z Zhao, F Zhang, M Xu, K Huang, W Zhong, W Cai, Z … - Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2003 - Soc General Microbiol
... were treated with appropriate broad-spectrum antibiotics if a ... recombinant human thymus
proteins were given to 120 ... to lack a history of close contact with known ...

[PDF] Biological agents as weapons 2: anthrax and plague -
M Whitby, TA Ruff, AC Street, FJ Fenner - Med J Aust, 2002 - mja.com.au
... or chloram- phenicol should be given for seven ... 7 People in unavoidable close contact
with patients with ... least the first 48 hours of antibiotic treatment, after ...
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Acquisition of Nosocomial Pathogens on Hands After Contact With Environmental Surfaces Near … -
A Bhalla, NJ Pultz, DM Gries, AJ Ray, EC Eckstein, … - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2004 - UChicago Press
... Several organizations in France have given priority to improved ... Antibiotics 23 (68%)
17 (57%) .44 ... surfaces near patients who were not in contact precautions. ...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in a Geriatric Patient with a Hip Fracture A Case Report -
KC Wong, KS Leung, M Hui - The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2003 - JBJS
... cefotaxime and Flagyl [metronidazole]) were given. ... despite aggressive treatment with
physiotherapy and antibiotics. ... Close contact means having cared for having ...