Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)

Hospitals with lower c difficile antibiotic usage averaged shorter length-of-stay than hospitals that prescribed more antibiotics.

Implementation of CMS Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Management Bundle did not reduce mortality rates in study of 114 hospitals.

Ferring’s Microbiome Health Index is a diagnostic tool that may help distinguish a healthy gut microbiome from post-antibiotic dysbiosis, and could potentially identify debilitating illnesses such as C difficile infection

COVID-19 patients were not at increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection. However, those already infected with C diff were more likely to experience severe outcomes.

Epidemiologic and clinical lessons for the uninitiated.

Hospitalists can be better equipped to identify patients most in need of intervention and standardize sepsis management efforts.

Hospital-onset CDI rates dropped by 6% in the first quarter of the program, which launched in 2016.

The federal agency's decision makes this the first CMV treatment for this patient population.

In the latest article from SIDP, here is a look at the use of various intravenous (IV) antimicrobial therapies to address infections in these patients.

Incidences of Clostridioides difficile infection have risen in recent years, and understanding risk factors can help practitioners address associated mortality, morbidity and health care costs.

Unapproved stem cell treatments derived from umbilical cord blood can pose potential risks to patients without proven benefits, a CDC study shows.

Lack of data may mean bloodstream infections caused by PVCs are an overlooked cause of morbidity in hospitalized patients.

Investigators found no significant difference among hospitalized patients in the ICU being administered probiotics vs placebo.

If the FDA approves maribavir, it will be the first and only treatment for adults with CMV as a result of a hematopoietic stem cell transplant or solid organ transplant.

A global study of C. difficile isolates worldwide found a very high prevalence of the bacteria on shoe soles.

Strong public health measures coupled with infection control practices can contain the spread of Candida auris.

The emergence of this fungal infection remains mysterious as the world experiences more outbreaks.

With the unpredictability of when it will appear, and its propensity to be multidrug-resistant, this particular pathogen is challenging to diagnose and treat.

New York City-based Montefiore Health System has adapted its inpatient treatment over the course of the last year to help enable better patient care and reduce healthcare-acquired infections (HAI).

Montefiore Health System has a long history of treating infectious disease, and with the current pandemic and other emerging pathogens, they remain vigilant to potential outbreaks.

Infection preventionists at UCLA used active surveillance screening and technology to take a proactive approach to staving off any potential outbreaks of the emerging fungal infection in their health system.

An emergency department in Canada saw a steep drop in emergency department visits and a spike in the proportion of serious bacterial infections among newborns and young infants during the first year of the pandemic, a new study found.

A study looked at the prevalence of Metallo-B-lactamase (MBLs) producing A. baumannii isolates in one hospital setting.

Sensors provided data for more hand washing opportunities for healthcare workers and affected related behaviors.

New ASM data show indoor environments are associated with quick and frequent pathogen contamination of the common respiratory device.

Examining pharmacological management in COVID-19 patients with ARDS requiring antifungal therapy during extracorporeal life support.