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Non-opioid vs. Opioid Medications for Chronic Back, Knee, or Hip Pain

In this small study, non-opioid therapy (primarily acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) was as effective as opioid therapy for chronic musculoskeletal pain with fewer medication-related side effects.

APIC, SHEA: IC Critical to Antibiotic Stewardship

The nation’s leading infection control associations have reaffirmed their contention that infection preventionists and healthcare epidemiologists are critical to the success of antibiotic stewardship efforts.

Dialysis: Overcoming Resistance and Reducing Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates some 40,000 central line-associated bloodstream infections occur annually in U.S. hemodialysis patients.

IPs Respond to CMS Legionella Directive

Primarily caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, Legionnaires' Disease outbreaks in healthcare are typically traced to the waterborne bug becoming aerosolized and inhaled in shower mist.

CDC Detects 221 Bugs with Unusual Drug Resistance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using its nationwide Antibiotic Resistance Lab Network to detect these virtually untreatable bugs, which can be resistant to whole classes of drugs.

CDC to CRE: You Cannot Pass

A national containment strategy using powerful lab detection techniques and rapid intervention with infection control measures is blunting the emergence of pan-resistant pathogens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

Clinical Briefs

In this section: treating obstructive sleep apnea; influenza and myocardial infarction; and a promising Zika treatment.

Tildrakizumab-asmn Injection (Ilumya)

Tildrakizumab-asmn is indicated for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy.

Pre-existing Health Determines Quality of Life, Physical Symptoms After ICU Discharge

The authors of this nested cohort study within a randomized, controlled trial of ICU survivors requiring > 48 hours of mechanical ventilation found that pre-existing comorbidity was the main determinant of long-term health-related quality of life.

Hospital Ice Machines Contaminated With Bacteria

Requiring staff to cleanse their hands with alcohol hand gel prior to using an ice machine and directing housekeeping personnel to perform more frequent machine cleaning may improve situation.