October 2009 Vol. 19 No. 10 |
From the President: The Importance of Vaccination |
According to several recent polls, some Americans remain hesitant to get vaccinated against novel H1N1 influenza or have their children immunized. Unfortunately, these doubts are helping to bring new attention to the broader anti-vaccine movement.
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IDSA Journal Club |
A comparison of surgical masks and N95 respirators in the prevention of influenza, the effectiveness of inactivated vs. live attenuated influenza vaccine, using procalcitonin levels to guide antibiotic use in patients with lower respiratory tract infections, the use of soap and water for eradicating Clostridium difficile from hands, and pre-masticated food and HIV transmission.
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