Which patients with suspected exposure to pertussis should receive prophylaxis?

Only high-risk close contacts of known cases should receive prophylactic antibiotics, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC defines high-risk as (1) infants who are <12 months, (2) those especially vulnerable to the complications of pertussis, or (3) those, such as health care workers, in close contact with high-risk individuals (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on consensus/expert opinion). Evidence is insufficient to support a benefit of prophylactic antibiotic treatment for all household pertussis contacts to prevent the development or spread of illness (SOR: B, based on a systematic review of studies)

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Checklist for One Health epidemiological reporting of evidence (COHERE)

One Health is defined as the intersection and integration of knowledge regarding humans, animals, and the environment, yet as the One Health scientific literature expands, there is considerable heterogeneity of approach and quality of reporting in One Health studies. In addition, many researchers who publish such studies do not include or integrate data from all three domains of human, animal, and environmental health. This points to a critical need to unify guidelines for One Health studies. This report details the Checklist for One Health Epidemiological Reporting of Evidence (COHERE) to guide the design and publication format of future One Health studies. COHERE was developed by a core writing team and international expert review group that represents multiple disciplines, including human medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, allied professionals, clinical laboratory science, epidemiology, the social sciences, ecohealth and environmental health. The twin aims of the COHERE standards are to 1) improve the quality of reporting of observational or interventional epidemiological studies that collect and integrate data from humans, animals and/or vectors, and their environments; and 2) promote the concept that One Health studies should integrate knowledge from these three domains. The 19 standards in the COHERE checklist address descriptions of human populations, animal populations, environmental assessment, spatial and temporal relationships of data from the three domains, integration of analyses and interpretation, and inclusion of expertise in the research team from disciplines related to human health, animal health, and environmental health

The Freshman, vol. 5, no. 15

The Freshman was a weekly, student newsletter issued on Mondays throughout the academic year. The newsletter included calendar notices, coverage of campus social events, lectures, and athletic teams. The intent of the publication was to create unity, a sense of community, and class spirit among first year students

The Freshman, vol. 5, no. 2

The Freshman was a weekly, student newsletter issued on Mondays throughout the academic year. The newsletter included calendar notices, coverage of campus social events, lectures, and athletic teams. The intent of the publication was to create unity, a sense of community, and class spirit among first year students

The Freshman, vol. 5, no. 3

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Characterizing the Anesthetic Management of Patients Undergoing Transradial Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Interventions: A Single-Institution Study

Introduction: Transradial approaches are shown to reduce mortality, morbidity, access-site complications, hospital stay and costs when compared to the transfemoral approach in multiple cardiac trials. Use of the antispasmotic cocktail for these interventions poses challenges for anesthetic management. Differing practices between fields may need to be consolidated. This study aims to characterize the safety profile of cardiac and neuroanesthetic management protocols for transradial interventions, hypothesizing that the cocktail is safe from an anesthetic perspective. Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of patients undergoing transradial diagnostic cardiac and cerebrovascular interventions. Data collected included age, sex, comorbidities, prior antihypertensive medications, dose of radial antispasmotic cocktail, sedation dose, and periprocedural blood pressure changes. Results: Within 25 cardiac patients the average total cardene dose was 643.75 mcg, given over 3.2 injections on average. For 15 cerebrovascular patients, the average cardene dose was 458 mcg over 0.8 injections on average. Eleven cardiac patients received an average of 160 mcg of nitroglycerin, while 11 cerebrovascular patients received an average of 200 mcg of nitroglycerin. Average periprocedural MAP drop from induction was 29.72 in cardiac patients and 26.60 in cerebrovascular patients. Discussion: Our data demonstrate that anesthetic management has a favorable safety profile for both our cardiac and cerebrovascular patients. The drop in MAP between the two cohorts demonstrates no appreciable difference on descriptive analysis. Initial data demonstrate that, on average, cardiac patients may be receiving higher doses of cardene and lower doses of nitroglycerin. Further data may guide protocol consolidation

The Freshman, vol. 5, no. 8

The Freshman was a weekly, student newsletter issued on Mondays throughout the academic year. The newsletter included calendar notices, coverage of campus social events, lectures, and athletic teams. The intent of the publication was to create unity, a sense of community, and class spirit among first year students