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Bezlotoxumab in the real world: A retrospective study that may elucidate who benefits the most
Jun 03, 2022

Reviewed By: S. Shaefer Spires, MD, Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, NC The authors compared 53 patients who received bezlotoxumab to…

The Faces of COVID-19: Delta vs Omicron Symptomatology

Reviewed By: Erica Stohs, MD, MPH, University of Nebraska In this prospective longitudinal observational study of patients self-reporting their COVID-19 symptoms via study app, differences…

Are we so Different? Healthcare Workers and Vaccine Hesitancy

Reviewed By: Cindy Noyes, MD; University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT Russ and colleagues describe COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in a cross-section of healthcare workers…

Misinformation and Disinformation: Using Social Media to Combat Them

Reviewed By: S. Shaefer Spires, MD, Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, NC This article is one of several fascinating and helpful…

Mpox
May 31, 2022

Mpox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with Mpox virus. Recent outbreaks have prompted increased vigilance to ensure appropriate treatment for infected…

New Guidance Released for Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
May 20, 2022

ARLINGTON, VA – In the second in series of updates on guidance for infection control in acute-care hospitals, five medical organizations are recommending best practices…

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update
April 2022
May 05, 2022

Vaccines all around: ACIP updated recommended adult immunization schedules for 2022 Updated COVID-19 Global Death Toll Estimate Is Three Times What Records Indicate Digging Deeper…

Establishing a social norm of antibiotic prescribing: Provider feedback reporting in the outpatient setting

Reviewed by S. Shaefer Spires, MD, Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention The authors performed a stepped wedge cluster randomized study of a…

Bundle with care: An update on central line infection prevention

Reviewed by: Dr. Michael Payne, MD; London Health Sciences Centre Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are associated with both increased patient morbidity and health care…

Cutting it Clos(er): Non-inferior Comparative Study Comparing One- or Two-day Antimicrobial Prophylaxis after Clean Orthopedic Surgery (NOCOTA study)

Reviewed by Rebekah Moehring, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA; Duke University, Durham, NC Investigators from Japan reported on a 5-hospital, open label, cluster-randomized non-inferiority trial of…

Digging Deeper on Risk for Primary and Recurrent C. difficile Infection in Medicare Patients

Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD; University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT Feurerstadt et al describe a retrospective cohort of 268,762 Medicare beneficiaries spanning 2010…

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