Sepsis has a way of flying under the radar. Public awareness of the life-threatening disease is low, and official statistics are misleading. Now researchers are using special alarm systems and AI to increase detection.
Mar 21, 2023
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), commonly found on human skin. While most CoNS bacteria are typically considered clinically harmless, recent studies have shown S. lugdunensis can be ...
Oct 25, 2022
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During necrotizing soft tissue infections ordinary bacteria infect our body, spread rapidly and cause tissue death. Treatment with antibiotics is not sufficient and infected tissue needs to be removed through surgery. 22% ...
Oct 28, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Using statins for as short a time as three months can put patients at risk for developing diabetes and skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), according to a study published in the November issue of the British ...
Nov 25, 2019
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A new study from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), with collaborators from Johns Hopkins University and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, found that infections caused by one of the ...
May 10, 2018
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In a case report recently published by experts at Baylor College of Medicine in the journal Sports Health, sports medicine expert Dr. Theodore Shybut highlights the need to be aware of the potential risk of tendon ruptures ...
Jul 12, 2017
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Beginning in the mid-1980s, an epidemic of severe invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes), also known as group A streptococcus (GAS), occurred in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere. The general ...
Feb 2, 2017
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For the first time, researchers have determined the potential cost and benefits of opening a supervised injection facility for people who inject drugs in the United States. The study, released today, found that a single facility ...
Dec 14, 2016
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Fungal skin infections may be commonly misdiagnosed, according to a survey published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology by George Washington University (GW) dermatologist Adam Friedman, M.D.
Nov 17, 2016
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An analysis of risk factors for hospital readmission following general surgery finds that a large number of readmissions were not caused by suboptimal medical care or deterioration of medical conditions but by issues related ...
Jun 15, 2016
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