Microbiology Testing Has Suboptimal Effect on Antibiotic Stewardship
A small percentage of microbiologic test results are used to direct the antibiotic stewardship processes.
Diagnostic Testing
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for CNS Infections
The tryptophan-kynurenine-NAD+ (TK) pathway may provide accurate cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers.
Treatment Efficacy in HABP/VABP: Clinical Endpoints Consensus
Expert opinions on judgment-based criteria for the assessment of antimicrobial treatment efficacy in HABP and VABP are heterogenous.
Specific Biomarkers of Liver Fibrosis Suboptimal in HIV/HCV Coinfection
APRI and FIB-4 biomarkers may be unsatisfactory for the detection of significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in people with HIV and HCV.
Intervention Can Reduce Orders for Inpatient Urine Cultures
Intervention includes notifications to providers, changes to order sets, new urine culture reflex tests.
Machine Learning Model for Early Sepsis Risk Stratification
A new sepsis screening tool developed using machine learning was timelier and more discriminating than several benchmark screening tools.
Experimental Test May Quickly Diagnose Sepsis
A blood test that can quickly diagnose dangerous sepsis infections has been developed.
Prognostic Index for Post-Engraftment Invasive Fungal Disease Validated
First of its kind prognostic index predicts the occurrence of post-engraftment invasive fungal disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
Measuring Influenza Vaccine Responses of Pregnant Women With and Without HIV
Tafenoquine has performed comparably with primaquine in terms of hemoglobin level decrease in individuals with malaria and normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme levels.
CDC: Most Black HIV Patients Interviewed for Partner Services
78 percent of partners identified were notified of potential exposure; 47 percent were tested for HIV
