Immunocompromised Patients

Aggressive Infection Control Protects Cancer Patients from H1N1 Influenza

Despite a 100-fold increase in H1N1 influenza cases in the Seattle area during spring 2009, an aggressive infection control program to protect immunocompromised cancer patients and thorough screening measures resulted in no corresponding increase in H1N1 cases among the ...More
December 16, 2009
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Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Risk Increased by Popular Stomach Acid Reducer

A popular stomach-acid reducer used to prevent stress ulcers in critically ill patients needing breathing machine support increases the risk of those patients contracting pneumonia threefold, according to researchers at Wake Forest University School of ...More
September 14, 2009
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Partnership Aims to Reduce Infections Among Cancer Patients

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation, the CDC and Amgen today announced the launch of a three-year campaign to reduce infections among cancer patients. The campaign will provide resources and educational tools to help patients, families and ...More
May 27, 2009
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