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After caring for patients with Clostridium difficile infection, nearly 25% of health care workers were found to have hand contamination with C. difficile spores.
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics will take place in Brazil and likely attract upwards of 600,000 international visitors each.
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A retrospective analysis indicates that cefepime is effective in the treatment of patients with bacteremia due to Enterobacter species.
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We are proud to announce that our sister publication, Hospital Infection Control & Prevention, recently won First Place for Best Healthcare Newsletter at the annual awards of the Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) in Washington, DC.
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Patients on mechanical ventilation who were managed with both conservative fluid administration and aggressive diuresis weaned faster, had significantly more ventilator-free days, and experienced reduced incidences of both ventilator-associated complications and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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This short-term crossover study showed that in the first hour after extubation, patients were less dyspneic and had lower respiratory and heart rates while breathing oxygen via high-flow nasal cannula than with a conventional non-rebreathing mask.
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Acute renal failure (ARF) necessitating renal replacement therapy (RRT) is a common complication in the ICU, and one associated with high mortality and demand on clinical resources.
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The introduction of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been a transformative step in the treatment of severe aortic stenosis. Patients who are ineligible or very high-risk for open surgery are now routinely treated with this less-invasive option.
