Investigators conducted a study to assess the frequency at which changes in antimicrobial susceptibility patterns occur among bacterial species isolated from the same patient.
Researchers conducted a study to compare the effects of short- vs long-course antibiotics for the treatment of bloodstream infections in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia.
Researchers conducted a study to determine whether a prolonged infusion time increases the efficacy of meropenem for the treatment of patients hospitalized with severe pneumonia.
Researchers conducted a study to assess the effect of doxycycline treatment on the risk for 30 and 90-day all-cause mortality in older adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.
Researchers conducted a multicenter analysis that compared the ability of 3 nucleic acid amplification tests to detect extragenital Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in oropharyngeal and anorectal swab specimens.
Investigators assessed the safety and efficacy of two 1-week quadruple therapies given consecutively in patients with difficult-to-treat Helicobacter pylori infections.
Researchers conducted a study to determine the monetary effect of a surgical care bundle for the prevention of surgical site infections among patients undergoing craniotomy procedures.
Researchers conducted a study to determine whether toilet droplets generated during urinary are a vehicle for bacterial transmission and assess if the use of a novel foam spray decreases the risk for transmission.
Researchers conducted a study to determine whether disinfecting hospital rooms with ultraviolet-C light decreases the incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci and Clostridioides difficile infections in immunocompromised adults.
Researchers conducted a study that compared mortality outcomes between first-line antibiotic therapy with a -lactam agent vs vancomycin among patients hospitalized with a bloodstream infection.
Researchers conducted a study to assess the presentation, management, and outcomes of patients who developed nocardiosis following hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Researchers conducted a study that assessed the effects of adhesive drape use and intraoperative drape peeling on the risk for postoperative would contamination.
Researchers conducted a study to assess whether covering high-touch surfaces with a foil containing an integrated silver-based agent decreases the risk for hospital-acquired infections.
Investigators conducted a study to determine the optimal management of drug-resistant cytomegalovirus in 2 patients who previously underwent stem cell and kidney transplantation.
Researchers sought to determine whether an intervention to improve the knowledge and communication skills of nursing care facility staff decreases the number of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for patients with suspected urinary tract infection.
![Staphylococcus aureus is a rare cause of myocarditis and typically affects immunocompromised patients with sepsis. S aureus myocarditis usually occurs with endocarditis and may result in the formation of abscesses on the heart valves and muscle.5 “As with viral myocarditis, this disease can present with signs and symptoms of acute myocardial infarction, complicating the diagnosis,” wrote the authors of a 2008 case study.12 “Much of the available data on bacterial myocarditis [were] collected before the development of many modern diagnostic tests and before antibiotics [thus] the appropriate workup, diagnosis and treatment remain unclear.”12 A case report published in 2018 described a 44-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis taking methotrexate who was diagnosed with S aureus myocarditis (and associated left ventricular apical thrombus) after having septic shock.13 Complete recovery was achieved with a 12-week course of antibiotics and anticoagulation.](https://www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2021/03/7staphylococcusaureusgetty1_1479047.jpg)
