Healthcare-acquired Infections
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C. difficile transmission linked to antibiotic use in long-term care facilities
Antibiotic use may drive C. difficile transmission within long-term care facilities, according to the results of a study in Annals of Internal...
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U.S. sepsis-related mortality rates differ based on data source
Despite challenges in estimating sepsis-related mortality in the United States because of its complex clinical nature and variety of underlying...
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Clostridium difficile management guidance updated by AHRQ
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Device maker Olympus hiked prices for scopes as superbug infections spread
Soon after doctors at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center traced deadly infections to tainted medical scopes last year, they pressed the device...
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Low phosphate linked to postop infection risk
Phosphate levels following colorectal surgery are predictive of risk for intra-abdominal infections.
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P. aeruginosa, Serratia have high potential to spread in the NICU
Blood stream infections with P. aeruginosa or Serratia subspecies in preterm infants are associated with a markedly elevated risk of same-pathogen...
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Antibiotic-resistant infections remain a persistent threat
One in every seven infections in acute care hospitals related to catheters and surgeries were caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In long-...
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Study: 2.6% of patients discharged from U.S. hospital used probiotics
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Infection control is everyone’s responsibility
While it is a given that we all will be continuously exposed to bacteria, having a well-considered strategy to curtail the spread of disease can...
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Adding azithromycin cuts postcesarean maternal infections
Preincisional azithromycin reduced postcesarean maternal infections by half, and significantly cut postpartum trips to the hospital.