Infectious Diseases
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Hospital-acquired conditions drop 8% since 2014, saving 8,000 lives and $3 billion
The largest improvements occurred in central line–associated bloodstream infections (down 31% from 2014).
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CDC concerned about multidrug-resistant Shigella
if clinicians need to use antibiotics to treat patients who have Shigella infections, they should monitor these patients carefully.
Conference Coverage
Shingles hospitalization occurs more often among IBD patients
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who were hospitalized for a vaccine-preventable infection had twice the rate of shingles as did the...
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VIDEO: Hepatitis C eradication cuts nonliver cancer rate
WASHINGTON - U.S. data from thousands of treated hepatitis C patients implicates the virus as carcinogenic and a factor in a wide range of...
From the Journals
Many hospitals had no mandatory flu vaccine requirements in 2017
Many VA and non-VA hospitals still do not have mandatory influenza vaccination requirements for health care personnel.
From the Journals
Scoring system quantified chances of HCV treatment benefit
Does a new scoring system hold the promise of avoiding 'MELD purgatory'?
Latest News
FDA issues Ebola preparedness statement
The FDA detailed efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, including appropriate access to investigational drugs and a vaccine as well as...
Conference Coverage
Simple bedside tool effectively detected sepsis in the ED
An innovative measurement was successful in detecting sepsis.
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MDedge Daily News: Keeping patients summer safe
It’s time to start counseling on sunscreen, waterborne illness, and mosquito avoidance.
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NIH launches early Ebola treatment trial
A phase 1 study of a potential new Ebola treatment has begun at the NIH, examining the safety of monoclonal antibody mAb114 in healthy volunteers...
Conference Coverage
MDR Candida auris is on the move
MADRID - C. auris made its first appearance in Spain 2 years ago, and infection control specialists are still struggling to eradicate it.