Infants born to mothers with confirmed new coronavirus infections should be isolated, if possible, according to an interim guidance from the CDC advising healthcare personnel caring for pregnant patients in the midst of the new virus outbreak.
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Physicians, nurses and other vaccine advocates are banding together to defend against anti-vaccine attacks online, reports The New York Times.
Symptoms of the illness caused by the new coronavirus develop between five to 14 days after a person is infected, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The following hospitals had the highest rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the U.S., according to data from CMS' Hospital Compare website.
People who have contracted the new coronavirus "shed" the virus most heavily in the first few days of the illiness, and shedding may continue even after they stop showing symptoms, according to a new study.
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More than a dozen former patients of a deceased Illinois pediatrician lack immunity to some or every disease they thought they were vaccinated against, authorities revealed March 9, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Employees at Seattle-based University of Washington's UW Medicine can get tested for the novel coronavirus at a drive-thru clinic in UW Medical Center Northwest's parking garage, NPR reports.
A hospital in Hong Kong reported zero healthcare workers contracted the new coronavirus while it tested 1,275 suspected cases and treated 42 confirmed cases of the virus, a new study shows.
The following hospitals had the lowest rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the U.S., according to data from CMS' Hospital Compare website.
While the new coronavirus may not linger in the air, it does contaminate hospital environments and surfaces, a recent study shows.