James M. Hughes

TL;DR: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) developed a new set of definitions for surveillance of nosocomial infections as mentioned in this paper, which combine specific clinical findings with results of laboratory and other tests that include recent advances in diagnostic technology.

TL;DR: A novel coronavirus is associated with this outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, and the evidence indicates that this virus has an etiologic role in SARS.

TL;DR: A risk index was developed to predict a surgical patient's risk of acquiring an SWI as mentioned in this paper, ranging from 0 to 3, is the number of risk factors present among the following: a patient with an American Society of Anesthesiologists preoperative assessment score of 3, 4, or 5, an operation classified as contaminated or dirty-infected, and an operation lasting over T hours, where T depends upon the operative procedure being performed.

TL;DR: Emerging infectious diseases, Emerging infectious diseases, کتابخانه دیجیتالی دانشگاه علوم پزش

TL;DR: This revised consensus statement presents new information based on the analysis of the anthrax attacks of 2001, including developments in the investigation of the Anthrax Attacks of 2001; important symptoms, signs, and laboratory studies; new diagnostic clues that may help future recognition of this disease; updated antibiotic therapeutic considerations; and judgments about environmental surveillance and decontamination.