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Post-endoscopy Infections in Outpatient Surgery

Post-endoscopic infections are more common than previously thought, and vary widely by ambulatory surgical facility, researchers report.

Seeking Vaccines for HAIs

The problem is like the one encountered in the search for a universal influenza vaccine, where researchers are trying to recreate an immune response that the human body has not mounted in nature.

NICU MRSA Surveillance: Seek, Find, Then What?

An effective MRSA surveillance program in a NICU needs to address a question of balance.

The Next Wave: Diagnostic Stewardship

On the heels of the antibiotic stewardship movement, there is a new push to rein in and refine the use of diagnostics to detect healthcare-associated infections.

CDC Hammering Out Healthcare Worker Infection Control Guidelines

Comprehensively updating an infection control guideline that is two decades old, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently is immersed in an immense draft and review process that will include an “out of the box” rethinking of occupational exposures.

Misidentification of Fungus Delays Outbreak Response

Infection preventionists should ensure their labs have the diagnostic capabilities to detect multidrug-resistant Candida auris, which often is misidentified as less pathogenic fungi.

Emerging Fungus Hard to Detect, Treat, Remove

A highly drug-resistant yeast continues to emerge in the U.S. healthcare system, spreading to 11 states and threatening frail patients with fatal bloodstream infections.

Erenumab-aooe Injection (Aimovig)

Erenumab-aooe, with a novel mechanism of action, is the first drug approved specifically for the preventive treatment of migraine.

Differences Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Neuropathy

Microstructural nerve damage in distal symmetric diabetic neuropathy differs between subjects with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). The predominant nerve lesions in T1D correlated with hyperglycemia and nerve conduction impairment, while the predominant lesions in T2D correlated with dyslipidemia.

Planes, Pathogens, and Passengers: Infection Risk During Commercial Air Travel

Although air travel has been linked to transmission of respiratory infections, the actual risk of becoming infected during air travel is low. The risk is greatest, though, when seated within about two seats/rows of a contagious individual. Walking around the cabin increases the risk.