Infection

FRANKFURT, Germany — The ELZA epi-on corneal cross-linking protocol provides biomechanical stiffening comparable to epi-off CXL, without iontophoresis or additional oxygen, in the office at the slit lamp.

Non-catheter-associated hospital-onset were a common source for hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia and associated with longer hospital stays and higher hospital costs, researchers found.

The 5-year rates of major complications and need for system revision were very low for patients receiving a transcatheter leadless pacemaker implant, according to real-world data published in the European Heart Journal.

After the construction of two ICUs, researchers found that contamination with carbapenem-resistant organisms of the in-room sinks happened quickly.

Higher physical activity levels before the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with lower odds of developing and being hospitalized for COVID-19 in older adults, according to a recent study.

The severity of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus may be linked with higher risks of all-cause mortality, hospitalizations, cardiovascular events and infections, data show.

About one in 10 women who develop COVID during pregnancy will have post-acute sequelae, or long COVID, according to a presenter at The Pregnancy Meeting.

For the first time, the CDC has published recommendations on laboratory testing for syphilis.

Surgical site infections, or SSIs, are among the most prevalent and pesky health care-associated infections. Roughly 1% to 3% of patients will develop an infection near or at the incisional site following surgery.

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes has released a series of recommendations for the transplant team on how to manage patients with a failing kidney allograft.