Admission Site Tied to Mortality in Sepsis
Admission for sepsis through the ED, when compared with direct admission to the hospital, appears...
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Infectious Disease
Procalcitonin & Antibiotic Decisions
The advent of antibiotic therapy has led to dramatic reductions in mortality and morbidity due to...
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A Multipronged Approach to Improve Hand Hygiene
A multipronged hand hygiene program that includes a multimedia communications campaign, education,...
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Post-Acute Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
The quality of care coordination is important to the United States healthcare system as hospital...
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Sepsis Care Improved in the ED
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention. The condition...
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Hepatitis B Vaccination in High-Risk Adults
A study of adults at high risk for hepatitis B infection suggests that the majority of such people...
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Conference Highlights: CROI 2012
CROI 2012, the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, took place from...
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Seasonal influenza vaccine compliance among hospital-based and nonhospital-based healthcare workers.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Influenza vaccination among nonhospital healthcare workers (HCWs) is...
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Smartphone App Diagnoses Malaria
Lifelens has created an innovative point-of-care smartphone application that diagnoses malaria...
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A Quality Improvement Strategy to Reduce Infection Rates
An estimated 80,000 patients each year experience catheter-related bloodstream infections during...
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MRSA Contaminates Hospital Privacy Curtains
Though you dutifully wash your hands, your hand-hygiene efforts may be in vain if you touch...
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Welcome Guidelines for Managing MRSA in Adults & Children
MRSA has been well documented as a significant cause of both healthcare–associated and...
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Bacteria Contaminates 60% of Hospital Uniforms
More than 60% of uniforms worn by hospital nurses and doctors tested positive for potentially...
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The Role of Demographics in HIV Clinical Outcomes
According to 2006 estimates from the CDC, about 56,300 people were newly infected with HIV and...
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How Clostridium difficile Impacts IBD
Two decades ago, CDI was considered uncommon among IBD patients, even among those presenting with...
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CDC Releases Statement on PCR Use for Pertussis
The CDC has issued a statement on best practices for use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to...
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Persistent HPV Leaves Women More Vulnerable
Women with long-term persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection appear to be generally...
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Stroke Incidence Increasing in HIV Patients
Over the past decade in the United States, there appears to have been a substantial and...
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Website Provides Education on Surgical Site Infections
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc. has launched the Safe Surgery Initiative...
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A New Approach for Managing CDAD
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) can present variably as a mild diarrheal illness...
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