Healthcare-acquired Infections
Conference Coverage
Mupirocin plus chlorhexidine halved Mohs surgical-site infections
Staphylococcus aureus
Commentary
Fighting in a passive manner active against Clostridium difficile
Bezlotoxumab might improve the outcome of patients with C. difficile enteritis.
Conference Coverage
For vertebral osteomyelitis, early switch to oral antibiotics is feasible
VIENNA – Many patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis may have an alternative to IV antibiotics during their treatment course.
Conference Coverage
Ribaxamase prevented C. difficile infections by protecting microbiome
VIENNA – Ribaxamase breaks down excess therapeutic antibiotics in the gut before they can damage the normal microbiome.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Registry study will follow 4,000 fecal transplant patients for 10 years
CHICAGO – The AGA Fecal Microbiota Transplantation National Registry will be the first study to assess short- and long-term patient outcomes...
From the Journals
Each added day of pediatric MRSA bacteremia upped complication risk 50%
Every added day of MRSA bacteremia in children upped the risk of a complication by 50%.
Conference Coverage
Hospital infections top WHO’s list of priority pathogens
WHO is urging governments to focus antibiotic research efforts on a list of urgent bacterial threats, topped by several increasingly powerful...
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Sepsis survivors may have high risk for seizures
BOSTON – Survivors of sepsis face a significantly increased risk of seizures following an index hospitalization, regardless of any previous...
Conference Coverage
Plazomicin beats gold standard antibiotics in complex, gram-negative bacterial infections
Enterobacteriaceae.
From the Journals
AATS publishes guidelines for infective endocarditis
Patients with infective endocarditis need early input from the responsible cardiac surgeon.
From the Journals
Hospital floors are an overlooked reservoir for pathogens
Floors in hospital patients’ rooms are frequently contaminated with pathogens that are easily transmitted.