Healthcare-acquired Infections
Conference Coverage
The importance of toxin testing in C. difficile infection: Understanding the results
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Asymptomatic C. difficile carriers may infect the people they live with after hospitalization
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Surgery in CJD patients a potential risk factor for transmission
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Aerosolized hydrogen peroxide can significantly reduce C. difficile infections
Conference Coverage
Routine vaginal cleansing seen ineffective for unscheduled cesareans
Large study showed no difference in post-cesarean infections when the vagina was cleansed with povidone-iodine prior to unscheduled cesarean...
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Antimicrobial resistance linked to 1.2 million global deaths in 2019
“Antibiotic resistance is placing pressure on health care systems and leading to significant health loss,” said Dr. Kevin Ikuta.
Conference Coverage
Sepsis multiplies in-hospital mortality risk in COPD
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Candida auris transmission can be contained in postacute care settings
A new study from Orange County, California, shows how Candida auris, an emerging pathogen, was successfully identified and contained in...
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Health care–associated infections spiked in 2020 in U.S. hospitals
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC reports Burkholderia cepacia and B. pseudomallei outbreaks
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Infective endocarditis with stroke after TAVR has ‘dismal’ prognosis