Healthcare-acquired Infections
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Rate of resistant P. aeruginosa in children rising steadily
The rate of infection with resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among children has risen steadily by 4% annually since 1999.
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Should surgeons change gloves during total laparoscopic hysterectomy?
Many gynecologic surgeons change gloves, gowns, and even surgical drapes during total laparoscopic hysterectomy to prevent bacterial infections,...
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Hypervirulent Mycobacterium clone infecting cystic fibrosis patients worldwide
Mycobacterium
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Continue DMARDs, biologics in RA surgery patients
WASHINGTON - The perioperative use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug monotherapy or combined therapy with methotrexate and tumor necrosis...
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Robotic surgery instruments ‘virtually impossible’ to clean completely
The level of contamination declined with each successive cleaning but still remained comparatively high for the robotic instruments.
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‘Skip phenomenon’ could explain fluctuating positivity for S. aureus bacteremia
NEW ORLEANS – Some patients treated appropriately with antibiotics for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia can generate a negative blood culture...
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VIDEO: No effect of donor on FMT outcomes in C. difficile patients
NEW ORLEANS – A study of nearly 1,999 patients who underwent fecal microbiota transplant with an 83.9% cure rate showed no significant difference...
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Treated bacteremia that clears, then recurs, termed ‘skip phenomenon’
S. aureus
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Surgical treatment tops medical management of prosthetic valve endocarditis
Most patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis should be offered surgery.
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Diabetes, stroke linked to recurrent C. difficile
LAS VEGAS - Diabetes and stroke are risk factors for recurrent <i>Clostridium difficile</i> infection, with stroke patients at about...
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C. difficile risk linked to antibiotic use in prior hospital bed occupant
Inpatients are at increased risk for <i>Clostridium difficile</i> infection if the previous occupant of their hospital bed received...