caa a22 4500 388032995 CHVBK 20180307124957.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199805 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1086/647829 doi S019594170008766X pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1086/647829 Emerging Infectious Diseases: Introduction [Elektronische Daten] The following article, "Microbiological Hazards Related to Xenotransplantation of Porcine Organs in Man” inaugurates this section of the Journal, which will focus on the interface between the world of emerging infectious diseases and the delivery of healthcare. Emerging infectious diseases, that is, diseases of infectious origin whose incidence in humans has increased within the past 2 decades or threatens to increase in the near future, are of great importance to hospital epidemiologists and infection control practitioners. Many of the diseases in this category, eg, Clostridium difficile colitis, infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or van-comycin-resistant enterococci, and legionellosis, are well-recognized causes of nosocomial infections. Others, such as hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and Ebola virus, are potential threats to healthcare workers in certain occupational settings. Still others, group B streptococcal infections in neonates, for example, may be prevented by implementation of strategies that infection control programs can promote. Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1998 Strausbaugh Larry J. Portland Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon Pinner Robert W. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Cambridge University Press 19/5(1998-05), 354-354 0899-823X 19:5<354 1998 19 ICE https://doi.org/10.1086/647829 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1086/647829 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Strausbaugh Larry J. Portland Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pinner Robert W. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Cambridge University Press 19/5(1998-05), 354-354 0899-823X 19:5<354 1998 19 ICE CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge