Implementing a program to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was more effective when all hospitals in a region took part compared with implementation at an individual hospital, ...
1. Intermountain Health reduced antibiotic prescribing in urgent care clinics by 15 percent after rolling out new stewardship initiatives, according to a study published May 11 in JAMA Network Open. 3 ...
A Lancet study across Indian ICUs finds preventable central line bloodstream infections causing high mortality, driven by ...
The aim of this study was to review the results of daptomycin used in PMMA bone cement and systemically in 2-stage exchange surgeries for the treatment of PJI due to methicillin-resistant ...
A first-of-its-kind study led by the University of Oxford has successfully investigated human immunity against COVID-19 in people who already have antibodies against it. The results suggest that ...
Here’s the latest news about a global outbreak of H5N1 bird flu that started in 2020, and recently spread among cattle in U.S. states and marine mammals across the world, which health officials are ...
COVID and vaccine response continues to hold considerable sway over U.S. policy and decision-making, with the White House recently redeclaring emergency government powers in response to the disease. A ...
Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns ...
CF carriers had a 38% higher risk of developing pneumonia after an influenza diagnosis compared with non-CF carriers.