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In the Journals
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June 5, 2013
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Patients who had been hospitalized with health care-associated pneumonia were more likely to be readmitted than patients who had community-acquired...More
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June 4, 2013
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The risk for postoperative infection appears to increase when patients receive red blood cell transfusion during or after cardiac surgery.
A study...More
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In the Journals
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June 3, 2013
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A universal decolonization practice in the ICU was more effective at reducing rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections than...More
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In the Journals
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May 30, 2013
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Ongoing quality control efforts and other initiatives have led to “substantial” reductions in hospital-onset central line-associated...More
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In the Journals
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May 29, 2013
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Surgeons who choose debridement for an infected knee implant should also consider pathogen type in their decision-making process, as different...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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May 21, 2013
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WASHINGTON — CDC recently named carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae as a serious public health threat.
Detailed understanding of the distribution...More
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Meeting News Coverage
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May 20, 2013
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Most infections among patients with cirrhosis were nosocomial or health care-associated infections, according to study findings...More
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In the Journals
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May 19, 2013
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A program that mandated gloving in a pediatric and neonatal ICU led to reductions in hospital-acquired infections during respiratory syncytial virus...More
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In the Journals
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May 2, 2013
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Screening for certain risk factors may identify three-quarters of patients who are colonized with Clostridium difficile but asymptomatic, according to...More
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Infectious Disease News, May 2013
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Data from a retrospective cohort indicate that Escherichia coli sequence type 131 was the dominant clonal group responsible for infections in the health...More
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