Researchers conducted a study to detect the genes encoding metallo-β-lactamases and integrin structures in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates obtained from patients with burns.
Researchers conducted a cohort study to assess the frequency at which environmental shedding of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus occurs during inpatient and outpatient appointments.
Investigators conducted a retrospective analysis to assess the characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 who developed a hospital-acquired infection.
Investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine how to best manage central venous catheter removal after the onset of enterococcal central line-associated bloodstream infections in patients with cancer.
Pneumonia prevention interventions such as proper oral care, head-of-bed elevation, and incentive spirometry, are not being provided to most patients outside the ICU, leading to greater than two-thirds of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
Researchers assessed the performance of a pneumonia panel in relation to clinical measures and outcome variables.
The fourth US case of the rare and potentially fatal bacterial disease melioidosis, typically found in the tropics, has been confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Investigators conducted a prospective genomic surveillance study of gut-colonizing third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Gram-negative organisms and vancomycin-resistant enterococci to improve infection prevention efforts in high-risk settings.
Investigators assessed the comparative prevalence of microbial contaminants found on the touchscreen and posterior surfaces of smartphones owned by healthcare workers.
Investigators assessed whether choice of antibiotic has an impact on shedding of Clostridioides difficile spores in hospitalized patients.
