Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Patients in Denmark not suffering from new virus: hospital

Five people in isolation in a Danish hospital are suffering from a typical influenza strain and not a new SARS-like respiratory illness as feared, the Odense University Hospital said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Most California hospitals implementing infection control

(HealthDay) -- Most California hospitals implement some policies to improve infection control for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO), primarily methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), but few policies are associated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Patient isolation associated with hospital delirium: study

A new study finds that patients who are moved into isolation during a hospital stay are nearly twice as likely to develop delirium, a potentially dangerous change in mental status that often affects hospital patients. Patients ...

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