Tag: Infections: Misc.
Inadequate Adherence for Proper Removal of Protective Gear
Forty-three percent of health care workers remove personal protective equipment in incorrect order
Targeted Prophylaxis Effective in Post-Prostate Biopsy Sepsis
Targeted prophylaxis similarly effective to empirical prophylaxis after transrectal prostate biopsy
WHO’s Response to Ebola Slowed by Politics, Bureaucracy
Independent, international panel says affected countries acted slowly, WHO is underfunded
June 2015 Briefing – Infectious Disease
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for June 2015. This roundup includes the...
New Rapid Ebola Test Shows Promise in African Clinics
Researchers say fast detection would dramatically improve containment efforts
Cellulitis Often Misdiagnosed in Inpatient Setting
Almost 75 percent of patients evaluated for cellulitis eventually diagnosed with pseudocellulitis
Acid Suppression Medications Up C. difficile Risk in Children
Increased risk for children aged younger than 1 and for those aged 1 to 17 years
CDC: Costly Epidemic of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in AZ
Findings among several American Indian tribes on two reservations in Arizona
B. cenocepacia Overrepresented in Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain
Species and genus composition differ for men with urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, controls
Mutations in DOCK2 ID’d in Early-Onset Invasive Infections
Biallelic mutations identified in five children with severe infections, autoimmunity, or both
