Healthcare-acquired Infections
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Tricks for treating C. diff in IBD
If your patient with irritable bowel disease is infected with Clostridium difficile, should you discontinue immunosuppression? How safe are fecal...
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Orchestrated protocols for treating CLABSI decreases hospitalizations
Bringing hospitals and health centers under a common set of protocols can significantly decrease the number of hospitalizations – specifically...
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Dental, obstetrics, and gynecology residents have highest NSI rate
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Minority of U.S. hospitals mandate flu vaccination
Less than 50% of U.S. hospitals require health care workers to receive annual flu shots, according to a survey study with responses from nearly...
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IDWEEK: Cefazolin beats ceftriaxone for MSSA bacteremia treatment
Veteran patients treated with ceftriaxone for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia were more likely to have treatment failure...
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria uncommon in nursing homes, but better testing needed
A study of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Rhode Island nursing home residents admitted to acute care facilities found a low incidence...
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Postop C. diff infection associated with presurgical antibiotics
Key clinical point: A hospital’s rate of postoperative C.
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ACR: Don’t be fooled by contaminated synovial fluid
Hold off on surgery in patients with presumed septic arthritis if they’re not otherwise too sick and their cultures don’t grow out a pathogenic...
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Duodenoscopes often cultured high-concern organisms
Key clinical point: High-concern organisms often contaminated duodenoscopes after ERCP. Major finding: Investigators cultured these bacteria from...
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Impact of health care–associated meningitis or ventriculitis spotlighted
Health care–associated meningitis or ventriculitis continues to occur despite well established preventive methods and is associated with...
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VIDEO: Gut microbiota may predict C. diff treatment response
Gut microbiota may be an effective predictor of Clostridium difficile treatment response.