Tag: Infections: Misc.
Florida Man Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
Health officials continue to investigate the cause of the Naegleria fowleri infection
FDA Panel Backs Second RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
In two-part vote, panel voted 10 to 2 in favor of the vaccine's safety and unanimously on the shot's effectiveness
FDA Panel Backs Pfizer RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
Pfizer has reported that its vaccine would reduce risk from RSV by as much as 86 percent
Plasma D-Dimer Can Diagnose Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Plasma D-dimer had comparable accuracy to CRP, ESR, fibrinogen for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection in patients with revision hip or knee arthroplasty
Maternal Infection Linked to Increased Risk for Childhood Leukemia
Significantly increased risk for leukemia seen for children born to mothers with genital and urinary tract infections
Few Staff Receive Formal Training on CLABSI Surveillance for Home Infusion
Many surveillance staff receive no formal training on central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance
Few Staff Receive Formal Training on CLABSI Surveillance for Home Infusion
Many surveillance staff receive no formal training on central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance
First FDA-Approved Fecal-Based Treatment Helps Fight C. difficile
Rebyota is prepared from human stool donated by qualified individuals
7.7 Million Deaths Associated With 33 Bacterial Pathogens in 2019
Deaths associated with these pathogens comprised 13.6 percent of all global deaths, 56.2 percent of all sepsis-related deaths
U.S. Deaths From Infective Endocarditis Increasing in the Young
From 1999 to 2020, mortality rates increased from 0.3 to 0.6 per 100,000 persons among young U.S. residents
