Bacteremia
Study shows impact of AAP guidance for febrile infants
Febrile infants aged 22 to 60 days were less likely to be hospitalized or receive antibiotics after the AAP published updated recommendations for their management, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
AI could help speed antibiotic selection for sepsis
An AI system correctly chose antibiotics for sepsis treatment faster than the standard method using blood cultures, according to a study presented at ASM Microbe.
Drug use-associated endocarditis increases hospitalization risk for bacterial infections
People with drug use-associated infective endocarditis are at high risk of mortality and future hospitalization for bacterial infections, including endocarditis, skin and soft tissue infections and bacteremia, researchers found.
Q&A: What to know about the increase in invasive meningococcal disease
The CDC alerted clinicians in the United States about a rise in invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y bacteria that could present with symptoms not typical of meningitis.
Surgery linked with lower mortality, recurrence rates for vertebral osteomyelitis
Patients with vertebral osteomyelitis who underwent surgical intervention had lower rates of mortality and recurrence at 1 year compared with patients who received nonoperative treatment, according to published results.
Better nosocomial bacteremia, fungemia case definition may improve treatment
Better definition of hospital onset bacteremia and fungemia patients could improve care, including reducing mortality rates, higher readmission risk and cost, and longer length of stay, a study found.
Risk for bacteremia low among children with sickle cell disease, fever
The risk for bacteremia was low — just over 1% — among children and young adults with sickle cell disease who presented at the emergency department with a fever, according to the results of a large study published in JAMA Network Open.
One in 10 solid organ transplant recipients develops bacteremia 1 year after transplant
Nearly 10% of solid organ transplant recipients may develop bacteremia in the first year after transplant, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
DRE bacteremia associated with high mortality following liver transplant
Liver transplant recipients with daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus bacteremia were more than twice as likely to die within a year compared with those who had vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus bacteremia, a study found.
Shorter antibiotic course does not increase mortality in patients with MSSA bacteremia
Patients with low-risk methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who received short or prolonged antibiotic courses experienced similar mortality rates and clinical outcomes, according to a study.