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Influenza vaccination of household contacts of newborns: a hospital-based strategy to increase vaccination rates.
(Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2010-10)
We implemented a hospital-based influenza vaccination program for household contacts
of newborns. Among mothers not vaccinated prenatally, 44.7% were vaccinated through
the program, as were 25.7% of fathers. A hospital-based ...
Integrated analysis of CANVAS 1 and 2: phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind studies to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ceftaroline versus vancomycin plus aztreonam in complicated skin and skin-structure infection.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2010-09-15)
BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common cause of
complicated skin and skin-structure infection (cSSSI). Increasing antimicrobial resistance
in cSSSI has led to a need for new safe and effective ...
Risk factors for and estimated incidence of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection, North Carolina, USA.
(Emerg Infect Dis, 2010-02)
We determined estimated incidence of and risk factors for community-associated Clostridium
difficile infection (CA-CDI) among patients treated at 6 North Carolina hospitals.
CA-CDI case-patients were defined as adults (>18 ...
The lung cancer exercise training study: a randomized trial of aerobic training, resistance training, or both in postsurgical lung cancer patients: rationale and design.
(BMC Cancer, 2010-04-21)
BACKGROUND: The Lung Cancer Exercise Training Study (LUNGEVITY) is a randomized trial
to investigate the efficacy of different types of exercise training on cardiorespiratory
fitness (VO2peak), patient-reported outcomes, ...
Rationale and design of the Exercise Intensity Trial (EXCITE): A randomized trial comparing the effects of moderate versus moderate to high-intensity aerobic training in women with operable breast cancer.
(BMC Cancer, 2010-10-06)
BACKGROUND: The Exercise Intensity Trial (EXcITe) is a randomized trial to compare
the efficacy of supervised moderate-intensity aerobic training to moderate to high-intensity
aerobic training, relative to attention control, ...
Adult age differences in functional connectivity during executive control.
(Neuroimage, 2010-08-15)
Task switching requires executive control processes that undergo age-related decline.
Previous neuroimaging studies have identified age-related differences in brain activation
associated with global switching effects (dual-task ...
Variation in use of surveillance colonoscopy among colorectal cancer survivors in the United States.
(BMC Health Serv Res, 2010-09-01)
BACKGROUND: Clinical practice guidelines recommend colonoscopies at regular intervals
for colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors. Using data from a large, multi-regional, population-based
cohort, we describe the rate of surveillance ...
Anti-cholinergic load, health care utilization, and survival in people with advanced cancer: a pilot study.
(J Palliat Med, 2010-06)
INTRODUCTION: Anti-cholinergic medications have been associated with increased risks
of cognitive impairment, premature mortality and increased risk of hospitalisation.
Anti-cholinergic load associated with medication increases ...
Body image and body satisfaction differ by race in overweight postpartum mothers.
(J Womens Health (Larchmt), 2010-02)
BACKGROUND: Body image (BI) and body satisfaction may be important in understanding
weight loss behaviors, particularly during the postpartum period. We assessed these
constructs among African American and white overweight ...
Can metaphors and analogies improve communication with seriously ill patients?
(J Palliat Med, 2010-03)
OBJECTIVE: It is not known how often physicians use metaphors and analogies, or whether
they improve patients' perceptions of their physicians' ability to communicate effectively.
Therefore, the objective of this study was ...