Infectious Disease PractitionerBezlotoxumab may lower risk of C. difficile readmissionsSeptember 11, 2017Healthcare-acquired InfectionsEmerging InfectionsInternational ID
Infectious Disease PractitionerEnhanced disinfection of duodenoscopes did not reduce contaminationSeptember 5, 2017Healthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerConsider routine penicillin allergy testing in obstetricsAugust 24, 2017Healthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerStandardized infection ratio for CLABSI almost halved since 2009August 21, 2017Healthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerUnexplained leukocytosis in a hospitalized patientAugust 10, 2017Healthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerSodium fusidate noninferior to linezolid for acute skin infectionsAugust 4, 2017Healthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerVA cohort study: Individualize SSI prophylaxis based on patient factorsJuly 26, 2017Healthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerMultiple factors predict surgical site infection risk after lower extremity revascularizationJuly 26, 2017Healthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerMultidisciplinary bundle drives drop in colorectal SSIsJuly 25, 2017Healthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerFactory contamination seen as likely source of postop endocarditis outbreakJuly 19, 2017Healthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerNew tool predicts antimicrobial resistance in sepsisJuly 19, 2017Antimicrobial-resistant infectionsHealthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerAdding cefepime to vancomycin improved MRSA bacteremia outcomesJuly 18, 2017Antimicrobial-resistant infectionsHealthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerNew C. difficile drug shows promiseJuly 14, 2017International IDHealthcare-acquired Infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerThe burden of health care–associated C. difficile infection in a nonmetropolitan settingJuly 12, 2017Healthcare-acquired InfectionsInternational IDAntimicrobial-resistant infections
Infectious Disease PractitionerHospital isolates C. difficile carriers and rates dropJuly 11, 2017Healthcare-acquired Infections