Publications

Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis. National efforts to improve the use of antibiotics include changes made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) to the Requirements of Participation for Long-Term Care Facilities, which require an antibiotic stewardship program “that includes antibiotic use protocols and a system to monitor antibiotic use.” In order to support successful...

On August 23, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report on sepsis that will focus on preventing infections that lead to sepsis and the importance of sepsis early recognition. The report will be release as part of CDC’s Vital Signs series, which focuses on critical public health issues. This monthly report CDC will include a scientific publication (MMWR), a 4-page plain language graphic fact sheet, website, media release, and social media tools. For more information, click here.

Background:

Pneumococcal disease is known to have a potentially serious impact in frail individuals, particularly those residing in post-acute and long-term care settings where outbreaks have been demonstrated and which could have been prevented by adequate vaccination.

Two pneumococcal vaccines are currently licensed and readily available in the United States.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has conducted an extensive evaluation use of these vaccines in adults, demonstrating...

FDA has released a statement regarding a voluntary recallExternal Web Site Icon of certain liquid docusate products. The extent of this issue remains under investigation; therefore, both FDA and CDC continue to recommend that clinicians and patients not use any liquid docusate sodium product as a stool softener or for any other medical purpose. Read more.