Study authors explored the clinical features and outcomes of mixed Candida albicans/bacterial bloodstream infections compared with monomicrobial Candida albicans bloodstream infections in adult patients.
Researchers compared the efficacy and safety of cefiderocol vs high-dose, extended-infusion meropenem for adults with nosocomial pneumonia.
Study authors assessed the prevalence of Elizabethkingia, healthcare settings involved, positive culture sites, and mitigation measures to prevent outbreak.
Investigators assessed the risk factors, prevalence, and epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriacea in high-risk patients from ICU and HSCT wards.
The efficacy, immunogenicity, and safety of a Clostridioides difficile toxoid vaccine candidate was assessed.
Findings from a study published in JAMA Network Open suggest that rigorous infection control measures may be associated with minimized risk and provide reassurance to patients concerned about contracting COVID-19 in hospitals.
The use of prophylactic oral antibiotic in the day prior to elective colon surgery is associated with a reduced incidence of surgical-site infections.
Patients who received more than 3 types of antibiotics in the year prior to C diff onset were more likely to experience a reoccurrence of C diff infection.
Genomically-confirmed assessments of the risk for CDI found that asymptomatic carriers serve as viral reservoirs in clinical settings.
Research results underscore the importance of understanding the characteristics of Legionnaires’ disease and the need for early diagnosis.
