Healthcare-acquired Infections
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Routine vaginal cleansing seen ineffective for unscheduled cesareans
Large study showed no difference in post-cesarean infections when the vagina was cleansed with povidone-iodine prior to unscheduled cesarean...
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Machine-learning algorithms predict C. diff risk soon after hospital admission
Currently, there is no gold standard clinical risk assessment tool to predict CDI in hospitalized patients.
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Spore therapy cuts C. difficile reinfection by 68% in 8-week study
“Within a week, these spores have taken hold, and that’s why the response rate is so good,” said Dr. Paul Feuerstadt of Yale University.
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Antimicrobial resistance linked to 1.2 million global deaths in 2019
“Antibiotic resistance is placing pressure on health care systems and leading to significant health loss,” said Dr. Kevin Ikuta.
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Salvage of central venous catheter often successful in children with CLABSI
“Clinicians may want to lean more towards attempting ambulatory catheter salvage to prevent additional surgeries and complications in these kids...
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Sepsis multiplies in-hospital mortality risk in COPD
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No drop in intra-abdominal infectious complications with robotic gastrectomy
“Contrary to expectation, there was no reduction of intra-abdominal infectious complications with robotic gastrectomy compared with laparoscopic...
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Candida auris transmission can be contained in postacute care settings
A new study from Orange County, California, shows how Candida auris, an emerging pathogen, was successfully identified and contained in...
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Health care–associated infections spiked in 2020 in U.S. hospitals
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CDC reports Burkholderia cepacia and B. pseudomallei outbreaks
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Infective endocarditis with stroke after TAVR has ‘dismal’ prognosis