Infection

Older adults with low eGFR based on creatinine and cystatin C levels may be at higher risk for adverse events compared with those who have low eGFR based on creatinine level, data show.

Making an early switch to oral antibiotic therapy from IV therapy is safe and effective for patients with low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection, researchers determined.

Closing the toilet lid before flushing does not lessen the risk of contaminating bathroom surfaces with viruses, researchers found.

Staying in a hospital room or bed previously occupied by someone with Clostridioides difficile nearly doubles a patient’s risk for hospital onset-C. difficile infection, researchers found.

The percentage of girls and boys who initiated the HPV vaccine series before age 13 increased in recent years, according to study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The FDA in 2023 approved treatments for several hospital-associated infections and fully approved a long-used COVID-19 medication, among other non-vaccine-related regulatory decisions.

Use of an augmented reality-assisted pedicle screw navigation system may be a reliable and safe tool for patients undergoing spine surgery, according to published results.

Daily toothbrushing was linked to a significantly decreased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia, or HAP, as well as lower rates of ICU mortality, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The incidence of hospital-associated respiratory virus infections was higher among pediatric patients compared with adult patients, according to a study of patients at University of Michigan hospitals.

A 65-year-old right-hand dominant woman with no reported past medical history presented with left clavicular pain and wound drainage 8 days after she was struck by a motor vehicle in her home country of Guyana.