Public Release: 23-Aug-2018Pediatric Infectious Diseases SocietyThe use of antibiotics drives the development of antibiotic resistance, a major threat to public health worldwide. But these drugs also carry the risk of harm to individual patients, including children. According to a new analysis published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, antibiotics led to nearly…
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Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care for patients who are thought to be contagious, including for patients with endemic, or regularly occurring, respiratory infections.
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Amid scrutiny and protest, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pushing ahead on its process to update guidelines hospitals use to control the spread of infectious diseases. Some health care workers say they’re worried the changes focus on flexibility for hospitals while putting frontline workers at greater risk.