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Three interesting telephone calls today

Posted on by Andres Trevino

1) Boston Public Health Commission: A lady from the Boston Public Health Commission called regarding the cryptosporidium positive culture. She explained to me that by law hospitals in Massachusetts have to report positive cryptosporidium cases and it’s her job to investigate about those cases to prevent other infections. She asked all kinds of questions, I…

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A study about Hand-Sanitizing Gel

Posted on by Andres Trevino

Families using sanitizing gels suffered 60% fewer stomach illnesses from germs that spread from ill family members compared with homes where hand sanitizers were not used. The findings will be presented at this week’s Infectious Diseases Society of America annual meeting. “This is the first randomized trial to show that hand sanitizers reduce the spread…

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