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Articles Tagged With: infection

  • ‘Vast Majority’ of Mild SARS-CoV-2 Cases Clear Long COVID by One Year

    A recent Israeli study tries to deflate the haunting specter of long COVID by examining the association of mild SARS-CoV-2 infection and long-term health outcomes.

  • Device Nurses Can Prevent CLABSIs

    A recent study estimated the average central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) costs $48,108, while increasing patient mortality by 12% to 25%. These costs and patient consequences may ensue if the central line is not routinely observed and maintained. Thus, one hospital system justified hiring two epidemiology nurses in 2018 after years of trying to claw back CLABSI rates by various interventions.

  • Another Emerging Infection, as Cholera Makes a Call

    Clinicians should be prepared to identify and treat cholera in returning travelers using designated infection control measures to prevent hospital transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

  • CDC: Monkeypox Causing Severe Infections, Test Patients for HIV

    A severe spectrum of monkeypox disease is appearing in patients with untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to urge HIV testing for patients with monkeypox.

  • Sterile Processing: Breakdowns in the Work … and the Workers

    Improperly reprocessed medical instruments are associated with an increased risk of surgical site infection. A good understanding of your facility's sterile processing department can help ensure all areas touched by instrument reprocessing are working well together.

  • Cirrhosis and Infections

    Infections in patients with cirrhosis are frequent and potentially lethal, with pneumonia associated with the highest risk for mortality.

  • An Epic Battle: SARS-CoV-2 vs. the Human Immune System

    Penny Moore, PhD, an HIV researcher for about two decades, has redeployed much of her research to measure humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination.

  • Pregnant, Influenza-Infected, and Hospitalized

    Almost one-third of women ages 15-44 years hospitalized with influenza were pregnant and almost 5% required intensive care.

  • Identifying Community-Acquired Pneumonia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Pneumonia is an infection of the alveoli of the lungs. Alveolar infection results in inflammation that disrupts normal pulmonary function, producing impaired gas exchange. Pneumonia can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Pathogens can infect the lung parenchyma through three routes: inhalation, aspiration, or hematogenous spread. In community-acquired pneumonia, the infection is initiated outside the hospital. The prevalence of COVID-19, the clinical disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has changed the landscape of pneumonia.

  • Rifampin and Prosthetic Joint Infections

    In patients with prosthetic joint infection, no modifiable surgical or antibiotic factors were independently associated with success or failure. Factors not associated with outcomes include the extent of debridement, exchange of mobile parts, use of rifampin or of ciprofloxacin, and duration of intravenous or oral antibiotic administration.