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Using chlorhexidine to clean the umbilical cords of infants born outside of a hospital lowers infant infection and death rates in developing countries

Cleaning Umbilical Cord With Chlorhexidine Lowers Mortality

Findings useful for home births in developing countries
The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit has implemented a thorough process for decontamination after treatment of patients with potential or confirmed Ebola virus disease

Article Details Decontamination Process After Ebola Care

Nebraska Biocontainment Unit process includes cleaning of recovered patients, disposal of remains
An experimental Ebola vaccine may have prevented the disease in a doctor who was at high risk of infection

Post-Occupational Exposure Ebola Vaccination Shows Promise

High-risk situation led doctor to get immunization; no serious illness developed

February 2015 Briefing – Infectious Disease

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for February 2015. This roundup includes the...
An American nurse who contracted Ebola is suing her employer.

U.S. Nurse Who Contracted Ebola Sues Employer

Believes her Ebola infection was a direct result of a lack of training
Many U.S. politicians and media outlets hyped the threat of U.S. cases of Ebola last year

Dr. Craig Spencer Speaks Out About His Ebola Experience

Says society needs to have faith in the science-based infection-control protocols developed
Almost half a million Americans were infected with the bacteria Clostridium difficile in 2011

CDC: In U.S., Half Million C. Difficile Infections in 2011

29,000 died within a month of diagnosis
The combination antibiotic Avycaz (ceftazidime-avibactam) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with complicated infections of the intra-abdominal area or urinary tract

FDA Approves New Combination Antibiotic Avycaz

Combination drug sanctioned for abdominal, urinary tract infections
An otherwise healthy man in Kansas became infected with a newly discovered type of virus after he was bitten by ticks

CDC Investigating Newly Discovered Tick-Borne Virus

'Bourbon virus' tied to previously healthy man's death within 11 days of symptoms
The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus causes joint pain and swelling similar to rheumatoid arthritis

Chikungunya Virus Infection Can Mimic Rheumatoid Arthritis

Researchers urge good travel histories of patients by physicians