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LONDON – Fidaxomicin was noninferior to vancomycin in achieving clinical cure of Clostridium difficile infection after 10 days of treatment but was superior to vancomycin in attaining lower recurrence rates and higher sustained response rates at 4 weeks. The findings come from a multicenter,... »
Readmission 40% More Likely After Hospital-Acquired Infections
Hospitalized patients who pick up a nosocomial infection are 40% more likely to be readmitted within a year of discharge than patients who are not infected during their stay. Ramped-up infection control could benefit not only patients but the hospital itself, Jon Furuno, Ph.D., and his colleagues... »
MRSA Nasal Colonization Predicts MRSA Site Infection in GI Surgery
SAN DIEGO – Nasal colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was linked to an increase in surgical site infections and longer hospital stays in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery in a large retrospective study, a finding that surprised investigators who had... »
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Neonatal Candidiasis Decreases With Prophylactic Antifungals
BOSTON – Preventive antifungal therapy and changes in broad-spectrum antibiotic use were associated with a significant decrease in the incidence of invasive candidiasis in neonatal intensive care units. As these changes... »
Gloves Not Enough for Infection Control in Preterm Newborns
BOSTON – Supplementing appropriate hand hygiene with nonsterile gloving can help keep late-onset infections at bay in preterm infants. In a randomized, controlled trial reported at the annual meeting of the Pediatric... »
Intensivist Service Reduced Infections, Ventilator Days
SAN DIEGO – Converting some conventional hospitalists to intensive care unit hospitalists reduced the average length of stay, duration on ventilators, and rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections, worth an estimated... »
BOSTON – Preventive antifungal therapy and changes in broad-spectrum antibiotic use were associated with a significant decrease in the incidence of invasive candidiasis in neonatal intensive care units. As these changes... »
Gloves Not Enough for Infection Control in Preterm Newborns
BOSTON – Supplementing appropriate hand hygiene with nonsterile gloving can help keep late-onset infections at bay in preterm infants. In a randomized, controlled trial reported at the annual meeting of the Pediatric... »
Intensivist Service Reduced Infections, Ventilator Days
SAN DIEGO – Converting some conventional hospitalists to intensive care unit hospitalists reduced the average length of stay, duration on ventilators, and rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections, worth an estimated... »
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Fidaxomicin Noninferior to Vancomycin as C. diff. Cure, Superior at 4 Weeks
LONDON – Fidaxomicin was noninferior to vancomycin in achieving clinical cure of Clostridium difficile infection after 10 days of treatment but was superior to vancomycin in attaining lower recurrence rates and higher... »
Readmission 40% More Likely After Hospital-Acquired Infections
Hospitalized patients who pick up a nosocomial infection are 40% more likely to be readmitted within a year of discharge than patients who are not infected during their stay. Ramped-up infection control could benefit not... »
MRSA Nasal Colonization Predicts MRSA Site Infection in GI Surgery
SAN DIEGO – Nasal colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was linked to an increase in surgical site infections and longer hospital stays in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery in a large... »
LONDON – Fidaxomicin was noninferior to vancomycin in achieving clinical cure of Clostridium difficile infection after 10 days of treatment but was superior to vancomycin in attaining lower recurrence rates and higher... »
Readmission 40% More Likely After Hospital-Acquired Infections
Hospitalized patients who pick up a nosocomial infection are 40% more likely to be readmitted within a year of discharge than patients who are not infected during their stay. Ramped-up infection control could benefit not... »
MRSA Nasal Colonization Predicts MRSA Site Infection in GI Surgery
SAN DIEGO – Nasal colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was linked to an increase in surgical site infections and longer hospital stays in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery in a large... »
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Fever Work-Up for Infants May Be Safely Shortened
BOSTON – Many infants with a fever of unknown origin can be safely discharged from the hospital sooner than the routinely recommended 48 hours, a study has shown. A review of 11 years’ worth of data found that just 0.5% of... »
Vaccine Advisory Panel Holds Off on Adult PCV13 Recommendation
ATLANTA – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel is holding off on a recommendation for use of the 13-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine in adults, despite its December 2011 licensure for... »
H. Influenzae Type a Emerging in Alaskan Children
BOSTON – A small but concerning recent surge in cases of invasive infection with Haemophilus influenzae serotype a among Native Alaskan children appears to be an "emerging" infection, reported epidemiologists from... »
BOSTON – Many infants with a fever of unknown origin can be safely discharged from the hospital sooner than the routinely recommended 48 hours, a study has shown. A review of 11 years’ worth of data found that just 0.5% of... »
Vaccine Advisory Panel Holds Off on Adult PCV13 Recommendation
ATLANTA – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel is holding off on a recommendation for use of the 13-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine in adults, despite its December 2011 licensure for... »
H. Influenzae Type a Emerging in Alaskan Children
BOSTON – A small but concerning recent surge in cases of invasive infection with Haemophilus influenzae serotype a among Native Alaskan children appears to be an "emerging" infection, reported epidemiologists from... »
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Report to WHO: No New Concerns About Thimerosal
There is no new rigorous and scientifically valid evidence in the published literature that calls into question the 2008 decision by the World Health Organization to endorse the continued use of thimerosal as a safe... »
Innovation Needed to Move Adult Immunization Forward
Improving immunization rates in adults is going to require a public relations overhaul. It’s time for new approaches. We devote hundreds of millions of dollars to programs to increasing immunizations, and most are neither... »
Commentary - Vaccine Refusal
"The next patient is a 5-year-old who is unable to walk," reports the overnight resident at the morning sign-out. "He had a day of fever 4 days ago, leg pain beginning 2 days ago, and yesterday he awoke with... »
There is no new rigorous and scientifically valid evidence in the published literature that calls into question the 2008 decision by the World Health Organization to endorse the continued use of thimerosal as a safe... »
Innovation Needed to Move Adult Immunization Forward
Improving immunization rates in adults is going to require a public relations overhaul. It’s time for new approaches. We devote hundreds of millions of dollars to programs to increasing immunizations, and most are neither... »
Commentary - Vaccine Refusal
"The next patient is a 5-year-old who is unable to walk," reports the overnight resident at the morning sign-out. "He had a day of fever 4 days ago, leg pain beginning 2 days ago, and yesterday he awoke with... »
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