lic, and public sentiment that environmental causes are responsible and must be investigated is widely prevalent. More than a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognized the need to develop operating procedures for response to public concern about disease clusters. The National Conference on Clustering of Health Events was held 15–16 February 1989 in Atlanta, Geo...

The state of Minnesota undertook a trial of the 2005 recommendations for blood lead testing in refugees developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New refugee children younger than 16 years of age receiving health screening at an urban clinic were tested for elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) and nutritional status. Follow-up lead tests were obtained three to six months after ...

Abstract Background The primary method of surveillance for the presence SARS-CoV-2 is with nasopharyngeal swabs. Given significant demand swabs, a large number previously untrained and unfamiliar staff are now performing this test. It was noted that there heterogeneity in instructions swabs Canada, contrast to guidance provided by Centers Disease Control Prevention (CDC), Pan American Health Or...

In 1988, CDC published guidelines for managing patients with suspected viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) (1). Pending a comprehensive review of the 1988 guidelines, this notice provides interim recommendations that update the 1988 guidelines for healthcare settings in the United States. This update applies to four viruses that cause syndromes of VHF: Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, and Congo-Crimean hemorrh...

In the United States, injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1-44 years. In 2008, approximately 30 million injuries were serious enough to require the injured person to visit a hospital emergency department (ED); 5.4 million (18%) of these injured patients were transported by Emergency Medical Services (EMS). On arrival at the scene of an injury, the EMS provider must determine t...

Abstract Aim This systematic review aims to evaluate the perioperative outcomes between laparoscopic (LPN), open (OPN), and robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RPN) using standardised system, Clavien-Dindo Classification (CDC). Method The was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. A search performed on Cochrane, Embase PubMed databases. Articles January 2016 December 2021 were includ...

These guidelines are designed to assist ART programs in establishing and maintaining a successful clinical practice and set criteria that meet or exceed the requirements suggested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for certification of ART laboratories.

OBJECTIVE The current Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines from 2006 recommend a one-time test for low-risk individuals and annual testing for those at high risk. These guidelines may not be aggressive enough, even for those at low risk of infection, due to the earlier initiation of HAART and a movement towards a test-and-treat environment. We evaluated the optimal testing...

OBJECTIVE To investigate adherence to the 2002 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for perinatal group B streptococci (GBS) prevention in penicillin-allergic obstetric patients. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study of penicillin-allergic obstetric patients who tested positive for GBS and delivered at our institution in 2010. Electronic medical records were revi...