<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[CBN October 2009]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Clinicians' Biosecurity Network Report archive for October 2009.]]></description><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright © 2010. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><managingEditor><![CDATA[cbn_editor@upmc-biosecurity.org]]></managingEditor><webmaster><![CDATA[cbn_editor@upmc-biosecurity.org]]></webmaster><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:06:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v4.1</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Antigenic Drift is Not the Sole Factor Driving Evolution of the Influenza Virus (10-30-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10302009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Evolution of seasonal flu A viruses has long been attributed solely to antigenic drift; however, a new study by a team of researchers from the NIH demonstrates that the process is more complex than previously thought.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10302009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:23:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 H1N1 Influenza Update: Cases, Hospitalizations, and Mortality (10-22-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/h1n1/issue_briefs/2009-10-22-H1N1-update_cases.html</link><description><![CDATA[This overview of the current status of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in the U.S. describes the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and treatment of individuals infected with 2009 H1N1 influenza. Information is current as of October 21, 2009.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/h1n1/issue_briefs/2009-10-22-H1N1-update_cases.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:26:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Care of H1N1 Influenza A Patients (10-16-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10162009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Reports now emerging from the Southern Hemisphere, and a few other areas, are beginning to paint a clearer picture of both the clinical manifestation of severe H1N1 influenza disease and actual utilization of critical care resources.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10162009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:45:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical Aspects of H1N1 Influenza A Infection (10-14-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10142009.html</link><description><![CDATA[Several research reports detailing aspects of infection with the pandemic strain of influenza have recently been released. These reports describing clinically relevant aspects of cases are useful for day-to-day management of pandemic influenza.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10142009.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:09:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New IOM Guidance on Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations (10-02-2009)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10022009.html</link><description><![CDATA[On September 24, 2009, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations released Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations: A Letter Report.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/10_October_2009/cbnreport_10022009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:38:52 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
