Researchers assessed the effects of discontinuing antimicrobial prophylaxis within 24- vs 48-hours of clean orthopedic surgery for the prevention of health care-associated infections.
Researchers compared the effect of Gram stain-guided antibiotics with guideline-based antibiotics for the treatment of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Researchers conducted a meta-analysis that assessed the use of rifampin among patients who developed periprosthetic joint infection following total joint arthoplasty.
Researchers conducted a study to evaluate a cluster of Burkholderia cepacia complex infections attributed to contaminated extracorporeal membrane oxygenation water heaters.
Researchers conducted a study that assessed the rate of 90-day all-cause crude mortality vs attributable mortality among patients with candida bloodstream infections.
Researchers conducted a systematic analysis to assess the global burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to estimate the number of deaths associated with or attributable to AMR in 2019.
Researchers conducted a meta-analysis to determine whether chlorhexidine cleansing effectively decreases the risk for healthcare-associated infections in neonates.
Researchers conducted a study to assess the effect of high-dose rifampin for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus orthopedic implant-associated infection.
Researchers conducted a study to determine whether a double-dose of cefuroxime decreases the risk for surgical site infections in patients weighing at least 80 kg.
Researchers sought to determine whether a novel system that combines whole-genome sequencing and machine learning is effective for detecting infectious outbreaks and identifying transmission routes of bacterial pathogens.
Researchers conducted a study to compare outcomes among patients who underwent placement of either a midline or peripherally inserted central catheter due to either difficult vascular access or to receive antibiotic therapy.
Investigators assessed whether daily bathing with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate decreases the risk for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) transmission in an intensive care unit with increased VRE endemicity.
Researchers conducted a study to assess the safety and efficacy of aminoglycosides or polymyxin monotherapy for the treatment of adults with complicated urinary tract infections caused by extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Investigators conducted a study to assess the incidence and risk factors associated with infective endocarditis in patients with and without active cancer.
Researchers conducted a meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of N95 respirators vs surgical masks in protecting against viral respiratory illness transmission.
This review discusses the importance of an early diagnosis of C diff infection in patients who have undergone HSCT and the recommended treatment options.
Researchers conducted a study to compare the effects of mass vs layered closure on the risk for incisional surgical site infections among patients undergoing laparotomy via upper abdominal transverse incisions.
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.
