Tuberculosis news from FierceHealthcare
News34 hospital employees test positive for TB
During routine employee testing in January and February, 34 employees at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Toms River, N.J. tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis, Asbury Park Press Read more...
960 babies exposed to TB at San Francisco hospital
Kaiser Permanente has discovered that a worker at San Francisco Medical Center had an active case of tuberculosis and may have exposed 960 babies to the disease. The worker, who was a part-time Read more...
Study: Number of drug-resistant germs rising
Here's an unsettling statistic, to say the least. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the number of germs resistant to antibiotics is growing. The Institute, Read more...
ALSO NOTED: States sue Abbott, claiming it blocked generics; SEC helps troubled hospital bond holders; and much more...
> Eighteen states are suing Abbott Laboratories, saying it blocked generic competition for its popular cholesterol medication TriCor. Read more...
| Press ReleasesMayo Clinic Licenses Patent Rights for M. tuberculosis Complex SpeciationDiagnostic test will assist clinicians in determining best treatment plan by accurately identifying M. tuberculosis complex species ROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic has licensed patent Read more >> |
