Tag: Infections: Misc.
Guidance Offered for Infection Control in Anesthesia Work Area
Measures include hand hygiene, alcohol-based hand rub use, disinfection of anesthesia machine
Tap Water in Neti Pot Linked to Death From Brain-Eating Amoeba
Amoeba entered the upper nasal cavity and then the bloodstream, eventually reaching the brain
Infections Linked to Increased Later Risk for Mental Disorders
Subsequent risk increased with infections requiring hospitalization, treatment with anti-infective agents
November 2018 Briefing – Infectious Disease
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for November 2018. This roundup includes the...
October 2018 Briefing – Infectious Disease
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for October 2018. This roundup includes the...
2011 to 2015 Saw Decline in Health Care-Associated Infections
Risk for having a health care-associated infection was 16 percent lower in 2015 than 2011
Algorithm-Defined Tx Duration Non-Inferior in Staph Bacteremia
Non-inferior rate of clinical success for algorithm defining treatment duration versus usual care
7 Children Dead From Adenovirus Outbreak in New Jersey
Outbreak occurred at a nursing and rehabilitation facility; 11 other children infected
Bioinformatics Tool Can ID Source of Bloodstream Pathogens
Classically non-enteric pathogens identified in gut microbiome, challenging origin of these infections
Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 3-7
The Infectious Diseases Society of America Annual Meeting (ID Week 2018) The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held...
