Mixed cryoglobulinemia: a role for parvovirus b19 infection.

the incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci infection in a medical intensive care unit, which would seem to support the claim that clothes are a potential fomite for NI. NI accounted for 1.7 million infections in 2002, which resulted in 99,000 deaths in the United States, and it is estimated to cost $6.7 billion per year [19, 20]. With such a significant impact from NIs, it is understandable that preventing them is a desirable outcome; however, the AMA took the appropriate position in recommending more research before implementing resolutions or guidelines on the removal of white coats or implementing a bare below the elbows policy in the United States.