Tag: Infections: Misc.
CDC Warns of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Evidence of CRE found in seven U.S. cities monitored by researchers
Acetaminophen Given Early Doesn’t Cut ICU Days
No impact on number of ICU-free days in patients with fever due to probable infection
Reduced-Dose Tacrolimus, Everolimus Cuts CMV Infection
Findings in de novo kidney recipients receiving no pharmacologic CMV prophylaxis
Prevention Bundle Can Cut Rate of Pediatric SSIs
Twenty-one percent reduction in SSI rate reported across network hospitals
FDA Orders Studies on Contaminated Duodenoscopes
Studies to review cleaning instructions, disinfection process, ways to make scopes easier to clean
September 2015 Briefing – Infectious Disease
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for September 2015. This roundup includes the...
Ebselen Shows Potential for Drug-Resistant Clostridium difficile
Mouse study finds treatment safe and effective; currently unknown if therapy will help in humans
Subclavian Vein Catheterization Beats Jugular, Femoral Placement
Reduces risk of blood infection, deep-vein thrombosis among critically ill
Medicaid, Non-Home Discharge Tied to Longer Hospital Stays
Prolonged length of stay also more likely with MRSA, ICU stay, surgery
H. pylori Linked to Increased Odds of Laryngeal Carcinoma
Review shows significantly increased odds of laryngeal carcinoma but not pharyngeal cancer
