Drain-related brain infections in ICU patients reveal alarming antibiotic resistance patterns
A 13-year Turkish study of intensive care patients with external ventricular drains found that nearly two-thirds of drain-associated brain infections ...
Tag: hospital-acquired infection
Private Rooms in the NICU May Save Tiny Lives, Landmark Trial Suggests
A randomized trial of 85 very preterm infants found no difference in death or neurodevelopmental impairment at 36 months between ...
Asymptomatic patients drive most C. diff spread in hospital cancer wards, model finds
A computational model of hospital oncology units shows that asymptomatic carriers, not symptomatic patients, account for most C. difficile transmissions.
Ancient Skullcap Flavonoid Supercharges Last-Resort Antibiotic Against Deadly Hospital Superbug
A new in vitro study shows that baicalein, a flavonoid from Scutellaria baicalensis, synergizes with ceftazidime-avibactam to kill carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter ...
Longer Antibiotic Courses After Heart Surgery May Backfire, Study Finds
A retrospective cohort study of 435 cardiothoracic surgery patients in Saudi Arabia found that antibiotic prophylaxis lasting more than 48 ...
Drug-Resistant Superbugs Found in Most Ethiopian Children’s ICU Infections
A five-year study of an Ethiopian pediatric intensive care unit found that 68.2 percent of clinically significant bacterial infections showed ...
Hospital Urinary Tract Infections Carry Double the Burden of Community Cases, Global Analysis Finds
A systematic review of 51 studies covering nearly one million people shows hospital-acquired urinary tract infections impose roughly double the ...
Hidden Resistance Genes Lurk in Susceptible Pseudomonas, Genomic Study Warns
Whole-genome sequencing of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa from eastern India reveals that a phenotypically susceptible isolate carried silent resistance genes while ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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