BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Ureaplasma urealyticum has been implicated in various neonatal morbidities in preterm infants. Its association with chronic lung disease (CLD) remains controversial. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate colonization of U. urealyticum in preterm infants (with gestational age <34 wk) and to evaluate the relationship between U. urealyticum colonization and ne...

BACKGROUND Patterns of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage over time and across the continuum of care settings are poorly characterized. Knowledge of prevalence rates and outcomes associated with MRSA nasal carriage patterns could help direct infection prevention strategies. The VA integrated health-care system and active surveillance program provides an opportunity to delinea...

Intellectuals in many fields have long argued that, as the distance between people increases, the possibility for genuine empathy between them decreases. Eighteenth-century philosopher David Hume said as much in his Treatise on Human Nature (1898) when he argued that "The breaking of a mirror gives us more concern when at home, than the burning of a house, when abroad, and some hundred leagues ...