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Infections: Disease Control
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"We are very pleased with today's FDA action and what it means for critically ill patients who are at high-risk for acquiring these fungal infections," said Robert J. Spiegel, M.D., chief medical officer and senior vice president, Schering-Plough Research Institute. "The approval of NOXAFIL, a product discovered and developed by Schering-Plough, reinforces our ongoing commitment to improving treatment options for patients facing life-threatening diseases."
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Because HIV slowly weakens the immune system, those infected with HIV are more susceptible to infections than those with normal immune systems. So the key to living healthy is to control the HIV and to stop infections from occuring. Let's examine infection control more closely.
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Zithromax... called Azithromycin, is used to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. It is also used to prevent Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) disease in patients infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
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According to recent CDC reports, Shigella infection accounted for 28% of all the enteric bacterial infections. Children younger than 5 years had 7% of total reported cases, a rate indicating a disproportionate disease burden in this population.
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Not all microorganisms cause infections in the body, and exposure to a disease-causing microorganism does not always result in symptoms. The immune system plays a large role in determining the body’s ability to fight off infection.
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According to the CDC appropriate hand washing results in a reduced incidence of both nosocomial and community infections. Guidelines from national and international infection prevention and control organizations have repeatedly acknowledged that
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