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 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 study to assess the effect of high-dose rifampin for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus orthopedic implant-associated infection.
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.
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 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 whether covering high-touch surfaces with a foil containing an integrated silver-based agent decreases the risk for hospital-acquired infections.
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.
Researchers conducted a cohort study to assess the frequency at which environmental shedding of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus occurs during inpatient and outpatient appointments.
