During this year’s World Economic Forum in Switzerland, drug companies from 16 different nations announced a new agreement to fight the rise of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections, sometimes referred to as “superbugs.”
A new national study published in The Journal of Medical Care found the number of postacute patients sent to inpatient facilities can vary from 3% to 40% depending on the hospital.
Despite the risk that bloodborne diseases represent, a new study published in The American Journal of Infection Control discovered only 17.4% of nurses follow all nine standard precautions meant to prevent the spread of bloodborne infections.
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An article in the February edition of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery has found that statins can be used to reduce complications during and after a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.
Fujifilm Medical Systems issued revised reprocessing instructions late last month for Model ED-530XT duodenoscopes, according to a safety communication issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
A new Senate committee report has tripled the number of confirmed Olympus scope infections to 142. Industrywide, 250 patients have contracted ARIs from duodenoscopes
A new study published in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that infectious diseases are now the leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits by the elderly.
