Healthcare-acquired Infections
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Does Bezlotoxumab Boost FMT Efficacy in IBD Patients With Recurrent CDI?
Patients with IBD have a prevalence of C difficile infection that is 2.5- to 8-fold higher than in peers without IBD.
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Shortage of Blood Bottles Could Disrupt Care
CDC warns about shortage of blood culture media bottles that could last into the fall and impact patient care.
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New HIV Infections After Vampire Facials at Unlicensed Spa
Though transmission of HIV by unsterile injection practices is a known risk, this is the first time it has been linked to cosmetic injection...
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FDA Approves AI Diagnostic Tool for Early Sepsis Detection
Using both biomarkers and clinical data with the assistance of AI, the Sepsis ImmunoScore helps assess the risk for the presence of or progression...
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The ED Sailed Smoothly in the Early COVID-19 Days
Few ED personnel tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, and the cumulative interaction between infected healthcare personnel and others resulted in a...
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How the New MRSA Antibiotic Cracked AI’s ‘Black Box’
MIT scientists use ‘explainable AI’ to discover new antibiotics, and possibly lead the way for other developments.
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Healthcare Workers Face Increased Risks During the Pandemic
During the pandemic, healthcare workers were at heightened risk for COVID infection.
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Hospital Adverse Events Rise After Private Equity Acquisition
Notably, the incidence of surgical site infections increased from 10.8 per 10,000 hospitalizations before acquisition to 21.6 per 10,000...
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How to optimize in-hospital antimicrobial prescribing?
Variability in antimicrobial prescribing among hospital-based physicians is not associated with patient characteristics or clinical outcomes, data...
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Cases of potentially deadly fungus jump 200%: CDC
People in hospitals and nursing homes are at a heightened risk because they might have weakened immune systems or be using invasive medical...