Study authors compared oral moxifloxacin with combined intravenous ertapenem followed by oral levofloxacin in the managed of uncomplicated acute appendicitis.
Acute flaccid myelitis is an emerging global public health concern, requiring an increased understanding of its causes, diagnosis, and potential therapies.
Study authors sought to determine whether surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis administration following cord clamping led to an increase risk of surgical site infections.
The goal of this study is to investigate the antimicrobial therapy, therapeutic response, and outcome of culture-negative PVO compared with culture-positive PVO.
Retrospective analysis was conducted to assess the presence of A faecalis infection, extensively drug-resistant A faecalis infection, and the susceptibility of commonly used antibiotics for the treatment of A faecalis and XDR A faecalis.
The Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) scoring system’s utility in diagnosing necrotizing soft tissue infections of the lower extremities in patients with diabetes was assessed.
To accommodate patients remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, practices may have expanded personnel access to protected health information and relied on devices that might be vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Investigators evaluated the clinical impact of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus on infection and mortality in an inpatient population with advanced cirrhosis.
Investigators characterized temporal and spatial variation in the skin microbiota of patients undergoing colorectal surgery and to determine if dysbiosis contributes to surgical site infections.