Healthcare-acquired Infections
Conference Coverage
United Kingdom experience provides important lessons for controlling C. auris outbreaks
A C. auris outbreak in the United Kingdom provides important lessons on checking for environmental survival to identify and control...
Conference Coverage
Patient transfers between hospitals contribute substantially to CDI burden
From the Journals
Hand hygiene linked to reduced ICU health care–associated infections
From the Journals
Fewer groin infections with closed incision negative pressure therapy after vascular surgery
News
Timely culture reports lower LOS for neonatal fever
ATLANTA – Hospital’s procedural changes resulted in no increase in sepsis readmissions.
Conference Coverage
Primary cirrhotic prophylaxis of bacterial peritonitis falls short
A review of prospective data from 308 cirrhotic patients on antibiotic prophylaxis highlights the limitations of this treatment.
Feature
Hospital-acquired conditions drop 8% since 2014, saving 8,000 lives and $3 billion
The largest improvements occurred in central line–associated bloodstream infections (down 31% from 2014).
Conference Coverage
For Gram-negative bacteremias, 7 days of antibiotics is enough
MADRID – Two weeks of antibiotic treatment conferred no benefits over 7 days of treatment in patients with Gram-negative bacteremias.
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ESBL-resistant bacteria spread in hospital despite strict contact precautions
Adherence to strict contact isolation and hand hygiene is never 100% in a real-life scenario.
From the Journals
Adding vasopressin in distributive shock may cut AF risk
Adding vasopressin cut risk of atrial fibrillation, compared with catecholamine vasopressors alone.
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Ertapenem slashes surgical site infections in carriers of ESBL-producing bacteria
MADRID – The single, targeted antibiotic was significantly more effective that routine presurgical prophylaxis for this group.