Tag: Infections: Misc.
Pre-Op Urine Culture Doesn’t Predict Stone Culture
Findings in percutaneous nephrolithotomy patients; gram-positive organisms predominate
Hand Hygiene Program Improves Hygiene Compliance
Significant decrease seen in overall health-care-associated infection rate, linked to overall savings
RSV Found in Aerosol Particles Surrounding Infants With RSV
Infants with RSV-positive bronchiolitis produce large numbers of aerosol particles with infectious RSV
Drug Resistance Up for Shigella Clusters Among MSM
Resistance to antimicrobial drugs up in all shigellosis clusters among men who have sex with men
Suicide Rate Increased in Patients With Serious Infections
Risk associated with hospitalization for infection accounted for 10.1 percent of suicides studied
Nonsterile Gloves Don’t Up Risk of Infection in Minor Skin Sx
Meta-analysis shows no increased relative risk for wound infections in outpatient cutaneous surgery
Vasopressin Doesn’t Cut Kidney Failure-Free Days in Septic Shock
No improvement in kidney failure-free days versus norepinephrine in adults with septic shock
July 2016 Briefing – Infectious Disease
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for July 2016. This roundup includes the...
Biologic Response Modifier Use in Kids Ups Infectious Complications
Risk varies with class of BRM; increased risk of mycobacterial, viral, fungal, opportunistic infections
Mycobacterial Infections Linked to Medical Tourism Procedures
Report details cases of U.S. women who developed infections after procedures in Dominican Republic
