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\nJanuary 14, 2014: Content on this page kept for historical reasons.
\nThe day mobilized efforts to fight a neglected disease that kills more than one million children under the age of five worldwide each year. More informationexternal icon.
\nThis is an annual effort to coordinate the work of CDC\u2019s Get Smart campaign (outpatient and inpatient), state-based appropriate antibiotic use campaigns, non-profit partners, and for-profit partners during a one-week observance of antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic use. As part of the Week, a Twitter chat and Satellite Media Tour were hosted. More information.
\nLauri Hicks (DBD/RDB) (photo at right), along with three other speakers, presented information on how consumers, healthcare providers, and policy makers can work together on using antibiotics wisely by participating in CDC\u2019s Public Health Grand Rounds on \u201cCombating Resistance: Getting Smart About Antibiotics.\u201d For more information, visit the archived presentation.
\nOn September 7, 2013, \u201cPrevent Group B Strep\u201d was added to the iTunes App Store. \u201cPrevent Group B Strep\u201d is a standalone application that provides patient-specific and scenario-specific guidance consistent with the 2010 Guidelines for the Prevention of Perinatal GBS Disease. The app generates customized guidelines based on user input of patient characteristics.
\nWith this app, you can:
\nLearn more about the app, which more than 3,000 people have already downloaded.
\nPregnant women now need a Tdap shot during every pregnancy to protect them from pertussis (whooping cough) and pass some protection to their newborns. Learn the three best ways to protect babies from whooping cough in this new CDC pertussis infographic available in Spanish.
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A new ELISA website went live on September 4, 2013. ELISA for Windows is a series of programs or program modules that process bioassay data collected from 96 well ELISA plates downloaded from several different models of ELISA readers. This software is fully validated and the validation documents are available for download. View the new website.
\nThe original Legionnaires\u2019 disease outbreak in Philadelphia, PA, was highlighted on Travel Channel\u2019s Mysteries at the Museum show on September 19, 2013. This show tells the stories behind interesting and unusual artifacts stored in museums, including a sample from this outbreak that is kept at the CDC David J. Sencer Museum. RDB laboratorian Claressa Lucas was featured in the episode. View hereexternal icon.
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