Antimicrobial-resistant infections
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Fecal microbiota transplants achieved C. difficile resolution
Key clinical point: Fecal microbiota transplants were highly efficacious in the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in a study...
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Infection control is everyone’s responsibility
While it is a given that we all will be continuously exposed to bacteria, having a well-considered strategy to curtail the spread of disease can...
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Manufacturer issues new reprocessing instructions for ED-3490TK video duodenoscope
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Behavioral interventions cut inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
Two behavioral interventions cut the rate of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections.
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Chlorhexidine baths help hospitals control extensively drug-resistant pathogen
When faced with an outbreak of the extensively drug-resistant pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii (XDR-Ab), hospitals must improve their patient...
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NSAIDs for UTI
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SecA inhibitors show in vitro efficacy against MRSA
In in vitro studies, small molecules that target SecA had potent antimicrobial activities, reduced the secretion of toxins, and overcame the...
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Patients may safely self-administer long-term IV antibiotics
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Delayed response predicts need for extended antibiotics for inpatients with low-risk, gram-negative bacteremias
Antibiotic therapy for 7 days or less may be just as effective as longer courses of antibiotics for hospitalized patients with low-inoculum, gram-...
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White House launches new plan to combat multidrug-resistant TB
Key clinical point: A new action plan to combat the rise of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis focuses on strengthening the domestic capacity to...
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Multidrug-resistant TB response boosted by six-drug therapy
Key clinical point: Using more than the recommended five drugs to treat multidrug-resistant TB increased the cure rate by as much as 65%. Major...