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The Community Preventive Services Task Force today announced it recommends team-based care (TBC) for improving blood pressure control on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 80, Issue 8, Page 3179-3189, August 2024.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Early recognition of infectious tuberculosis (TB) cases and use of appropriate precautions are essential to infection prevention. In late 2021, a patient with active pulmonary TB presenting with an abnormal x-ray and productive cough went

Preliminary TB data released by CDC ahead of World TB Day show that the number of U.S. TB disease cases increased 5% in 2022 to 8,300 cases. CDC is calling on healthcare providers and communities disproportionately affected by TB to Think. Test

Infection prevention employs an algorithm that includes 3 negative sputum Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) stains and 2 negative nucleic acid amplification (NAA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests along with review of clinical findings and risk factors for

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

In recent years, newer and resurfaced pathogens are presenting challenges for healthcare facilities worldwide. Traditional cleaning and disinfecting methods are not enough, but enhanced technologies can provide additional support to promote patient