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New life sciences data have been reported by V. Puro and co-authors
July 29th, 2008
New research, 'Risk management of febrile respiratory illness in emergency departments,' is the subject of a report. "Febrile Respiratory Illness (FRI) is defined as a new or worsening episode of either cough or shortness of breath, presenting with fever (temperature 38 degrees C or higher) or chills in the previous 24 hours. Some FRI could cause large outbreaks of potentially life-threatening diseases (multi-or extensively drug resistant MTB, SARS, pandemic influenza) if not adequately controlled," scientists writing in the journal The New Microbiologica report. "Emergency Departments (EDs) are preferential sites of disease transmission because of the presence...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-29)
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