Infection

Published results showed a novel irrigation solution had high efficacy against planktonic bacteria and bacterial biofilms in laboratory testing.

Results showed revision procedures and younger patients had a higher incidence of infection after ACL reconstruction, while use of bone-patellar tendon-bone autografts yielded a low risk of infection.

Approximately 1.2 million people in the United States initiated treatment with direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus infection between 2014 and 2020, more than half of whom were baby boomers, according to a study.

Adding aerosolized hydrogen peroxide to hospital infection prevention protocols significantly reduced Clostridioides difficile infections, according to the results of a 10-year study reported in the American Journal of Infection Control.

In a letter to the editor of Kidney Medicine Journal, researchers wrote that patients on dialysis without prior COVID-19 infection showed a low antibody response after the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.

An investigational oral microbiome therapeutic was superior to placebo in reducing the risk for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection among patients with three or more episodes, according to the results of a phase 3 trial.

Dialysis-related infections become less of a risk when dialysis centers consistently improve compliance with standardized hemodialysis care practices, according to findings published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease.

Researchers found increased incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection among patients with esophageal atresia with or without tracheoesophageal fistula undergoing proton pump inhibitor therapy, according to a poster.

TAMPA, Fla. — Application of hydrogen peroxide to the dermis did not significantly reduce the infection rate during shoulder arthroplasty, while standard skin preparation and antibiotic prophylaxis may be sufficient, results showed.

Patients infected with influenza are more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 10 years after infection when compared with controls, according to data published in JAMA Neurology.