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The chances that a surgical patient in a U.S. hospital will receive appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis with drugs both administered and discontinued in a timely fashion remains essentially a flip of the coin.
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Emerging as the bane of cruise ships and nursing homes, norovirus with its ability to cause severe gastroenteritis, persist in the environment, and spread via contaminated food or human contact would seem to be the perfect candidate for a nosocomial pathogen of the most troublesome variety.
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Health care epidemiologists are reporting an increase in bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to the use of needleless mechanical valve devices that connect to central venous catheters.
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Rifamixin, a nonabsorbed oral antibiotic, is effective for preventing traveler's diarrhea, according to new research.
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Today, approximately 4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. It is estimated to rise to 7 million by 2010, and that number is expected to reach 14 million by the year 2050.
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Influenza is the most frequently encountered vaccine-preventable infection in travelers to the tropics and subtropics.
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The durability of hepatitis B vaccination has not been well delineated.
