Infectious Diseases
Commentary
Antibiotic resistance remains a challenge for hospitals
Combating antibiotic resistance is a top public health priority in the United States and around the world, and having data to direct action is a...
Commentary
Idle intravenous catheters are associated with preventable complications
Intravenous catheters are common and necessary for inpatient care, but peripheral – and especially central venous – catheters are associated with...
Conference Coverage
Pharyngeal reservoir drives gonorrhea epidemic in gay men
VIENNA – A few simple measures might curb the gonorrhea epidemic in men who have sex with men.
From the Journals
RSV is top cause of severe respiratory disease in preterm infants
Respiratory syncytial virus is the leading viral cause of severe lower respiratory disease in preterm infants.
From the Journals
Rate of resistant P. aeruginosa in children rising steadily
The rate of infection with resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa among children has risen steadily by 4% annually since 1999.
Conference Coverage
Infectious disease physicians: Antibiotic shortages are the new norm
Antibiotic shortages are now a way of life, and physicians report that shortages are affecting patient care and outcomes.
Conference Coverage
Combine qSOFA and SIRS for best sepsis score
LOS ANGELES – Instead of replacing the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) score with the new quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment...
Conference Coverage
Fatal measles complication occurs more often than realized
A fatal complication of measles known as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, can develop years after measles infection and appears to...
Conference Coverage
Lyme disease spirochete helps babesiosis gain a foothold
BOSTON – The spirochete that causes Lyme disease in humans may be helping to escalate the rate of human babesiosis cases in regions where both are...
From the Journals
Pyuria is an important tool in diagnosing UTI in infants
Dilute and concentrated urine samples can have different thresholds for UTI positivity, says new study.
From the Journals
E. coli resistant to colistin and carbapenems found in U.S. patient
The first strain of Escherichia coli harboring the antibiotic-resistant genes mcr-1 and blaNDM-5 ...