Antimicrobial-resistant infections

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IDSA, SHEA release inpatient antibiotic stewardship guidelines

Author:

Richard Pizzi

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) have jointly released evidence-...

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Modifying our behavior

Author:

William G. Wilkoff, MD

Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses behavior modification techniques for reducing overprescription of antibiotics.

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Conference Coverage

Fecal transplant cures most with C. difficile, but one dies

Author:

Michele G. Sullivan

AMSTERDAM – Fecal transplants provided a clinical cure in 97% of patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in a small prospective...

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ECCMID 2016: Antimicrobial resistance, the microbiome and systems vaccinology

Author:

Winfried V. Kern, MD

The 2016 ECCMID annual conference, organized by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), will take place...

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Antibiotic-resistant infections remain a persistent threat

Author:

Doug Brunk

One in every seven infections in acute care hospitals related to catheters and surgeries were caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In long-...

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MRSA incidence decreased in children as clindamycin resistance increased

Author:

Tara Haelle

The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections has decreased in children in recent years, but resistance to...

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Infection control is everyone’s responsibility

Author:

A. Maria Hester, MD

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

Author:

Lora T. McGlade

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