<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[CBN Avian-Pandemic Flu]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Clinicians' Biosecurity Network Report archive for avian, pandemic flu.]]></description><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright © 2011. 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>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:05:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v2011</generator><item><title><![CDATA[03/18/2011. Distinguishing Bacterial Pneumonia from 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pneumonia:]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2011/cbnreport_03182011.html</link><description><![CDATA[Distinguishing at presentation which patients with community-acquired pneumonia require antiviral treatment and droplet isolation for influenza is a difficult task made more so by the lack of a solid evidence base or prediction model for guidance.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2011/cbnreport_03182011.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:36:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[02/18/2011. Immunomodulation in 2009 H1N1:]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2011/cbnreport_02182011.html</link><description><![CDATA[Before the 2009 pandemic, there was speculation about the potential for immunomodulation to improve the clinical course of severe influenza.  However, the only evidence to support this theory was anecdotal reports on use in humans and lab-animal data.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2011/cbnreport_02182011.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:25:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[02/04/2011. Healthcare Worker Mortality During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic:]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2011/cbnreport_02042011.html</link><description><![CDATA[A team of researchers from the Australian Army, funded by the DoD’s Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (GEIS), recently published results of its study of mortality among nurses and physicians during the 1918 influenza pandemic.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2011/cbnreport_02042011.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:03:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[01/06/2011. Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Pandemic Influenza:]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2011/cbnreport_01072011.html</link><description><![CDATA[In 1918-1919, passive immunotherapy (transfusions of convalescent sera) was used as a salvage therapy, reportedly with some success. Australian researchers published their study of the use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) during the 2009 pandemic.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2011/cbnreport_01072011.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:16:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Immune Complexes Responsible for Severe Cases of 2009 H1N1 Influenza?]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_12172010.html</link><description><![CDATA[December 17, 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_12172010.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:18:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Efficacy and Safety of Peramivir.]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_11192010.html</link><description><![CDATA[November 19, 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_11192010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:34:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Influenza Update: Highlights from the 48th Annual Meeting of IDSA.]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_10292010.html</link><description><![CDATA[October 29, 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_10292010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:23:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Alternative Approach to Pandemic Influenza that Clinicians Everywhere Could Use.]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_07232010.html</link><description><![CDATA[July 23, 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_07232010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:27:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universal Vaccines: Hope for the Future.]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_05282010.html</link><description><![CDATA[May 28, 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_05282010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:14:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[1976 Swine Flu Vaccination and 2009 H1N1.]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_04302010.html</link><description><![CDATA[April 30, 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_04302010.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:00:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2009 H1N1 Experience: Conference Report.]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_03302010.html</link><description><![CDATA[March 30, 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_03302010.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:47:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACIP Endorses Universal Flu Vaccination.]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_03032010.html</link><description><![CDATA[March 3, 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_03032010.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:26:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital Response to the 2009 Influenza Pandemic: A Survey of U.S. Hospital Epidemiologists.]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_02192010.html</link><description><![CDATA[February 19, 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_02192010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:10:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[H5N1 Remains a Pandemic Threat.]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_02052010.html</link><description><![CDATA[February 5, 2010.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2010/cbnreport_02052010.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:08:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antigenic Drift is Not the Sole Factor Driving Evolution of the Influenza Virus.]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/cbnreport_10302009.html</link><description><![CDATA[October 30, 2009.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/cbnreport_10302009.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:23:13 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>

