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Single-Family Rooms May Benefit Very Preterm Infants
by modernClinician Editorial Team
For extremely preterm infants, the use of single-family rooms is associated with reduced sepsis incidence and improvements in breastfeeding rates during hospital stays but with no difference in long-term neurodevelopment, according to a review published online Jan. 7 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
December 2018 Briefing – Infectious Disease
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for December 2018. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, […]
Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis Up 2007 to 2017
by modernClinician Editorial Team
From 2007 to 2017 there was an increase in drug-use associated infective endocarditis hospitalizations and valve surgeries, according to a study published online Dec. 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Infection Control Compliance Not Tied to Knowledge
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Home health care workers' beliefs about infection prevention seem to have a greater influence on prevention protocol compliance than their absolute knowledge of infection control practices, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.
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