The Latest in Healthcare-acquired Infections

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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Endoscope reprocessing guidelines are an improvement

January 13, 2017

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Rhinovirus most often caused HA-VRIs in two hospitals

January 13, 2017

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Understanding SSTI admission, treatment crucial to reducing disease burden

January 12, 2017

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When to discontinue contact precautions for patients with MRSA

January 10, 2017

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Idle intravenous catheters are associated with preventable complications

December 15, 2016

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Four-part ‘safety bundle’ targets gynecologic surgery infections

December 13, 2016

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Rate of resistant P. aeruginosa in children rising steadily

December 2, 2016

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Should surgeons change gloves during total laparoscopic hysterectomy?

November 21, 2016

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Hypervirulent Mycobacterium clone infecting cystic fibrosis patients worldwide

November 16, 2016

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Continue DMARDs, biologics in RA surgery patients

November 15, 2016

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Robotic surgery instruments ‘virtually impossible’ to clean completely

November 14, 2016

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‘Skip phenomenon’ could explain fluctuating positivity for S. aureus bacteremia

November 13, 2016

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VIDEO: No effect of donor on FMT outcomes in C. difficile patients

November 7, 2016

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Treated bacteremia that clears, then recurs, termed ‘skip phenomenon’

October 30, 2016

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Surgical treatment tops medical management of prosthetic valve endocarditis

October 29, 2016

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