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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 30, 2019

University of Minnesota CIDRAP

Aug 29 Lancet Infect Dis study Data show vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium rising in Germany Data from the German Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System show a 43% increase in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) in German hospitals, according to a new study in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.

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Misdiagnosing Legionellosis and Legionnaires Disease Can Be Fatal. But Why Is It Still Common?

Gideon

So much so that even the World Health Organization or WHO states, “Since many countries lack appropriate methods of diagnosing the infection or sufficient surveillance systems, the rate of occurrence is unknown. Baker-Goering, “Economic Burden of Legionnaires’ Disease, United States, 2014,” Emerg Infect Dis.,

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Laying the Groundwork: Leveraging Local Health Networks to Modernize Public Health Data in Chicago

National Network of Public Health Institutes

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is taking a proactive approach to chronic disease surveillance by utilizing data from both population health surveys, such as the Healthy Chicago Survey , and electronic health records (EHRs). There are widespread initiatives to move the work of data modernization forward in public health.

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Chagas Disease

Gideon

Recently, a new surveillance system has been implemented in some countries where malaria is also endemic; microscopy technicians have been trained to identify T. In China , blood donors are not currently screened for Chagas disease. cruzi in malaria films (18). References (1) D. Online] (3) B.