Investigators sought to determine whether preoperative hair removal, including the method, timing, or setting of removal increases the risk for surgical site infection compared with no removal.
Researchers conducted a study to assess the effects of vancomycin plus ceftaroline for the treatment of patients with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
Researchers sought to determine whether there is a correlation between antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and influenza infection rates that occur during influenza season in ambulatory and inpatient settings.
Investigators sought to identify factors associated with septic shock development and 30-day mortality in patients admitted to an intensive care unit for treatment of candidemia.
Investigators conducted a study to determine whether empiric antibiotic therapy with adjunctive gentamicin improves outcomes in patients with septic shock admitted to the intensive care unit.
Researchers conducted a study to determine the risk factors associated with postoperative surgical site infection in patients who underwent total hip or knee replacements.
Researchers conducted a study to detect the genes encoding metallo-β-lactamases and integrin structures in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates obtained from patients with burns.
Researchers conducted a cohort study to assess the frequency at which environmental shedding of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus occurs during inpatient and outpatient appointments.
Investigators conducted a retrospective analysis to assess the characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 who developed a hospital-acquired infection.
Investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine how to best manage central venous catheter removal after the onset of enterococcal central line-associated bloodstream infections in patients with cancer.
Pneumonia prevention interventions such as proper oral care, head-of-bed elevation, and incentive spirometry, are not being provided to most patients outside the ICU, leading to greater than two-thirds of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
The fourth US case of the rare and potentially fatal bacterial disease melioidosis, typically found in the tropics, has been confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Investigators conducted a prospective genomic surveillance study of gut-colonizing third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Gram-negative organisms and vancomycin-resistant enterococci to improve infection prevention efforts in high-risk settings.
Investigators assessed the comparative prevalence of microbial contaminants found on the touchscreen and posterior surfaces of smartphones owned by healthcare workers.
The purpose of the study was to compare a composite clinical failure outcome of 60-day readmission, 60-day recurrence, and mortality in patients treated for MRSA with dual therapy vs those de-escalated to monotherapy.
Investigators conducted a study to determine outcomes following early de-escalation to fluconazole following echinocandin empirical treatment in patients with fluconazole-susceptible candidemia.
Investigators conducted a prospective cohort study to determine the prevalence of and outcomes associated with fluoroquinolone-resistant Enterobacterales in patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation for a hematologic malignancy.
Researchers report findings from SAATELLITE, a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial that assessed the safety and efficacy of suvratoxumab for Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
