ARLINGTON, Va. (August 25, 2023) — Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first…
Reviewed by Zach Willis, MD, MPH, UNC School of Medicine The utility of MRSA surveillance has been established in adults, but very few studies have…
Reviewed by Dr. Michael Oji, NAHAL Consults, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria Researchers at the NYU are leading efforts to develop a symptom-based definition for post-acute sequelae…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center The majority of antibiotic prescriptions in the US result from outpatient encounters, and with urgent…
What were we all doing to prevent device related HAIs during the COVID-19 pandemic? Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Every 4…
Reviewed by Erica Stohs, MD, MPH, University of Nebraska In an observational study of over 1000 adults with bloodstream infections due to complicated urinary tract…
Reviewed by Barry Rittmann, MD, MPH; Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems This past month, a pair of articles in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy focusing on…
Reviewed by Reviewed by Zach Willis, MD, MPH, UNC School of Medicine and Barry Rittmann, MD, MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems Using a large…
Figuring out what works in outpatient ambulatory stewardship A Rash Decision on Antibiotic Reactions Seven days of antibiotics for UTI-related BSI, but dose wisely What…
Five medical societies have published a set of recommendations for operationalizing strategies for infection prevention in acute care settings that account for conditions within the…
A group of five medical organizations have released updated recommendations for the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA, transmission and infection. MRSA causes…
Reviewed by Dr. Michael Oji, NAHAL Consults, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria Researchers in France and Belgium conducted a muti-center double blind trial to determine if prophylactic…