Tag: Infections: Misc.
Disparities Seen for Central Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infection
Rates higher for pediatric patients who are Black or speak a language other than English
Allowing Bedside Nurses to Order C. Difficile Testing Cuts Time to Results
However, change in policy not tied to difference seen in time to initiating treatment
Microdosed Incisional Clindamycin Cuts SSI After Skin Cancer Surgery
Significantly fewer lesions receiving microdosed clindamycin, flucloxacillin required postoperative systemic antibiotics
FDA Panel Recommends Approval of First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect Infants
The proposal next will go before the FDA; approval could take months
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Aids Resolution of Recurrent C. Difficile
Use of FMT in immunocompetent adults with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection leads to significant increase in resolution
Recommendations Updated for Preventing Surgical Site Infections
Essential practices include administration of prophylaxis, which should be discontinued at time of surgical closure
Current Surge Noted in RSV Infection, Especially in Older Children
Greater proportion of children hospitalized in 2022 to 2023 were aged 2 to younger than 5 years and aged 5 to younger than 12 years
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphocytopenia Linked to Opportunistic Infection, Cancer
Reduced CD4 count linked to higher risk for opportunistic infection and invasive cancer, lower risk for autoimmunity
Health Care-Associated Infections Higher for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
Findings seen for central line-associated bloodstream infection, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Hysterectomy Identified
Risk factors include open approach, obesity, procedure duration, diabetes mellitus, gynecological cancer
