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Hospital-level high-risk antibiotic use is associated with the risk for hospital-associated Clostridioides difficile infection

High-Risk Antibiotic Use Linked to Hospital-Associated C. Difficile

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High-risk antibiotic use independently predicts hospital-related Clostridioides difficile infection
Hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection is associated with substantial attributable costs

Substantial Costs Attributable to Hospital-Acquired C. Difficile

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Direct costs come from extended length of stay and increased hospitalization costs
Type 2 diabetes mellitus increases the risk for gastric cancer after treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection

T2DM Increases Gastric Cancer Risk After H. Pylori Eradication

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Targeted screening should be considered in high-risk patients following H. pylori eradication therapy
Consumers should not eat and retailers should not sell or serve l'Explorateur soft ripened cheese due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination

FDA: French Soft Ripened Cheese Possibly Contaminated

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Agency warns of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination of l'Explorateur cheese
Patient hand contamination with multidrug-resistant organisms is common and correlates with contamination on high-touch hospital room surfaces

Patient Hand Contamination With Drug-Resistant Organisms Common

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Link seen between patient hand contamination with resistant organisms and room surface contamination
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening pregnant women for asymptomatic bacteriuria but not nonpregnant women or men. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online April 23 by the USPSTF.

USPSTF Urges Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Screen in Pregnancy

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No evidence seen for benefits of screening nonpregnant women or men for asymptomatic bacteriuria
Recommendations have been updated for the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria; the Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guideline was published online March 21 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Guidelines for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Updated

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Screening for, treating ASB not recommended for infants, children, functionally impaired seniors
Nasopharyngeal microbiota seem to serve as a valid proxy for lower respiratory tract microbiota in lower respiratory tract infections among children

Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Could Help Diagnose Pediatric LRTIs

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Research suggests nasopharyngeal microbiota can be valid proxy for lower respiratory tract microbiota
Therapeutic ball pits in physical therapy clinics may pose an infection hazard

Therapeutic Ball Pits Found to Harbor Pathogenic Germs

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Ball pits show wide variability in microbial colonization of infection-causing microorganisms
Possible listeria contamination has led to a recall of avocados by Henry Avocado

Avocados Recalled by California Company

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Recall issued by the company after samples tested positive for listeria