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Additional Contributions: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention thanks the many individuals and organizations who provided valuable feedback on the guideline during the development process, especially the following experts for their input throughout the process: Rajender Agarwal, MD, MPH (Center for Evidence-Based Practice, University ...
Evidence Review The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Board of Scientific Counselors, a federal advisory committee, established the Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline Workgroup. The workgroup drafted recommendations based on the evidence that was obtained and assessed ...
This Viewpoint discusses Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements, a set of guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help hospitals develop multiprofessional programs that monitor and optimize management and outcomes of sepsis.
In 1950, state and territorial health officers authorized the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) to determine which diseases should be reported to the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). 27 In 1961, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assumed responsibility for collecting and publishing nationally notifiable ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 68% of people with chronic hepatitis B are unaware of their infection, 3 and many remain asymptomatic until onset of cirrhosis or end-stage liver disease. 4,5 This contributes to delays in medical evaluation and treatment and ongoing transmission to sex partners and ...
Are Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for preexposure prophylaxis specific enough? formulation of a personalized HIV risk score for pre-exposure prophylaxis initiation. Sex Transm Dis . 2017;44(1):48-56. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000535 PubMed Google Scholar Crossref
Full. The 2019 CDC STD Surveillance Report found that the annual cases of STIs in the US continued to increase in 2019, totaling more than an estimated 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis; congenital syphilis increased by 279% between 2015 and 2019. 1 STIs have increased across multiple groups, but disproportionately affect ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission (abuse) or omission (neglect) by a parent or other caregiver (eg, clergy, coach, or teacher) that results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. 2 Words or actions that are deliberate and cause harm, potential ...
Recent polling shows that Americans trust the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than the White House to handle coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and accurately report data on the pandemic. 1 Despite this finding, the White House has frequently curbed the ability of the CDC to function at its full potential.
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the US. 1 An estimated annual 480 000 deaths are attributable to tobacco use in adults, including secondhand smoke. 1 It is estimated that every day about 1600 youth aged 12 to 17 years smoke their first cigarette 2 and that about 5.6 million adolescents alive today will die prematurely of a smoking-related illness. 1,3 Although ...