Dengue fever is a major problem in many developing countries, including Indonesia. Laboratory examination is used to diagnose dengue infection and to monitor disease progression. Hematology tests, such as platelet count, are also used for timely recognition of the development of severe dengue. In primary health care centers platelet counting is typically performed manually, which is labor inten...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA) convened a workshop in Atlanta, Ga, on March 14 and 15, 2002, titled, “CDC/AHA Workshop on Inflammatory Markers and Cardiovascular Disease: Applications to Clinical and Public Health Practice,” which was intended to address issues about the appropriate selection and use of inflammator...

This report is an analysis of results provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by laboratories participating in the Model Performance Evaluation Program (MPEP) after they tested the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) performance evaluation samples shipped to them August 17, 1998. Testing results were reported by 760 (91.1%) of 834 laboratories that were sent sam...

This report is an analysis of results provided to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by laboratories participating in the Model Performance Evaluation Program (MPEP) after they tested the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) performance evaluation samples shipped to them January 25, 1999. Testing results were reported by 804 (90.2%) of 891 laboratories that were sent sa...

Background. Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is described as sudden onset of flaccid paralysis in one or more limbs in children and mainly caused by polioviruses. AFP surveillance was managed by World Health Organization (WHO) for standard progress of poliomyelitis eradication. Methods. This study aimed to investigate clinical and etiological characterization of paralysis cases through a nationwid...

Fifty-five hospitals in the United States have been designated Ebola treatment centers (ETCs) by their state and local health authorities. Designated ETCs must have appropriate plans to manage a patient with confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) for the full duration of illness and must have these plans assessed through a CDC site visit conducted by an interdisciplinary team of subject matter exp...

BACKGROUND Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) causes substantial healthcare-associated morbidity. Unlike other common healthcare-associated pathogens, little comparative information is available about CDAD rates in hospitalized patients. OBJECTIVES To determine CDAD rates per 10,000 patient-days and per 1,000 hospital admissions at 7 geographically diverse tertiary-care centers ...

Background: Chemical exposure is a major health problem globally. Poison control centers (PCCs) play a leading role both in developed and developing countries in the prevention and control of poisonous chemical exposures. In this study, we aimed to assess the current state of PCCs in Pakistan and highlight capacity building needs in these centers. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of the two re...

PURPOSE Because cancer chemotherapy is a high-risk intervention, ASCO and the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) established in 2009 consensus- and evidence-based national standards for the safe administration of chemotherapy. We sought to assess the implementation status of the ASCO/ONS chemotherapy administration safety standards. METHODS A written survey of chemotherapy practices was sent to N...