Latest Infections: Misc. news
Surgical Site Infection Rate Can Be Reduced in Hysterectomy
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Implementation of a perioperative surgical site infection prevention bundle may reduce the rate of surgical site infection among patients undergoing hysterectomy, according to a study published online May 7 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
April 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 April 2018. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, […]
Drug-Related Endocarditis Cases Up From 2007 to 2015
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Over the last nine years, there was an increase in endocarditis, which mirrored the increase in concomitant use of mixed drugs, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, held from April 25 to 28 in San Diego.
C. Difficile Risk Higher With Stoma Reversal Versus Colectomy
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Patients who undergo elective stoma reversal have a higher incidence of postoperative Clostridium difficile infection versus patients who undergo elective colectomy, according to a study published in the May issue of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum.
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