Reviewed by Steven J. Schweon, Infection prevention consultant, Saylorsburg, PA The authors launched a performance improvement initiative to increase patient adherence with CHG cloth bathing on…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center A large, prospective cohort study in Switzerland conducted from January 2009 to December of 2020…
Reviewed by: Zach Willis, MD, MPH, UNC School of Medicine Compared to a baseline in 2015, pediatric units reporting to the National Healthcare Surveillance Network…
Reviewed by Erica Stohs, MD, MPH, University of Nebraska Investigators administered a survey to 564 patients from 6 publicly funded primary care clinics and 2…
Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center A retrospective study compared the Biofire joint infection assay (BJA) comprised of 31 bacterial and fungal…
P-C-R you sure it’s more helpful in joint infections? Antibiotic use Without a Prescription Highlights Health Inequities Pandemic and Pediatric CLABSI Rates Antibiotic Timing Prior…
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and a coalition of medical professional societies released recommendations for modifying the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sepsis…
Reviewed by: Zach Willis, MD, MPH The optimal duration of therapy for pediatric UTI is poorly defined; current American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines for…
Steven J. Schweon, Infection prevention consultant, Saylorsburg, PA South Dakotan nurses who identified as Democrats were more likely to receive a COVID-19 booster when compared…
Reviewed by: Dr. Michael Payne, MD; London Health Sciences Centre The impact of mNGS results from clinical specimens on antimicrobial stewardship requires further study. This…
Reviewed by: Dr. Michael Payne, MD; London Health Sciences Centre Bed bugs have previously been implicated in the transmission of MRSA, however, experimental confirmation of…
Reviewed by Erica Stohs, MD, MPH, University of Nebraska Medical Center When it comes to measuring antimicrobial utilization (AU), is it ideal that one day…