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…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center A retrospective, cross sectional analysis demonstrated higher rates of health care associated infections (HAI) in…
Reviewed by Dr. Michael Payne, MD; London Health Sciences Centre This study estimated the effectiveness of a fourth dose of monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against…
Reviewed by: Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Disparities in medicine are long-standing, and racial disparities in hospital epidemiology are not immune from this…
Reviewed by: Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University Antimicrobial resistance creates challenges in the effective management of individuals undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT),…
Do think twice, it’s alright: Utility of urine cultures in febrile neutropenia after HSCT Hospital epidemiology is not immune to inequity: Uncovering disparities in CLABSIs…
To assist you with the transition away from the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), SHEA has distilled many of the most important pieces of information…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD; University of Vermont Medical Center As population immunity for COVID-19 has increased and treatment is widely available, some of the…
Reviewed by Michael Payne, MD; London Health Sciences Centre Nontuberculous mycobacteria are a rare but increasing cause of respiratory and skin/soft tissue infections. They have…