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Private rooms may save money by cutting hospital infection rates
(HealthDay)—Patients in private hospital rooms are less likely to develop infections, which saves hospitals money in the long run, a new study reveals.
Nov 25, 2015
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Prevention and control of multi-drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in hospitals
Gram-negative bacteria (MDRGNB) include common types such as E. coli that all of us carry in our bowels. When these bacteria get into other parts of the body they can cause infections, including common infections such as ...
Nov 18, 2015
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Continuation of antibiotics for UTI often inappropriate
(HealthDay)—For patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs), initiation of antibiotics in the emergency department is frequently inappropriate, as is continuation of antibiotics after admission, according to a study published ...
Nov 17, 2015
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Drug-resistant E. coli continues to climb in community health settings
Drug-resistant E. coli infections are on the rise in community hospitals, where more than half of U.S. patients receive their health care, according to a new study from Duke Medicine.
Oct 13, 2015
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Enterovirus D68 not associated with higher death rate in children
The enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) respiratory infection that affected young children in 2014 appeared to be more virulent than other respiratory infections, but it does not seem to have been related to an increased risk of death ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Dominant strain of drug-resistant MRSA decreases in hospitals, but persists in community
The incidence of the most common strain of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections has decreased in hospital-onset cases, but has failed to decline in the broader community, according to new research ...
Sep 16, 2015
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Personal clothing may spread respiratory infections within the NICU
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which is the leading cause of childhood respiratory hospitalizations among premature babies, can be detected from the clothes worn by caregivers/visitors who are visiting infants in the ...
Aug 24, 2015
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Antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' found at California hospital
A Los Angeles-area hospital said that some of its patients contracted an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that has been linked to a type of medical scope and infected dozens of people around the country.
Aug 20, 2015
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Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats
Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats, argues a doctor in The BMJ this week.
Jul 21, 2015
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Infection preventionists may spend more time collecting data than protecting patients
Collecting and reporting hospital infection data to federal health agencies takes more than 5 hours each day, at the expense of time needed to ensure that frontline healthcare personnel are adhering to basic infection prevention ...
Jun 25, 2015
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