Infectious Diseases
Clinical
Steroids do not reduce mortality in patients with septic shock
Among patients with septic shock undergoing mechanical ventilation, does hydrocortisone reduce 90-day mortality?
Clinical
Quick Byte: PrEP advances
Preexposure prophylaxis has the potential to curtail the HIV epidemic.
News
Biomarker duo rapidly identifies serious bacterial infections
MALMO, SWEDEN – Serum procalcitonin/CRP combo facilitates early diagnosis, predicts outcome.
Clinical
Diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in the hospital
Active pulmonary tuberculosis (APTB) remains an important but often missed diagnosis in hospitalized patients.
Public Policy
CMS sepsis measure a challenge to report
The Sepsis CMS Core Measure program, or SEP-1, has not been embraced by everyone.
News
CDC warns of hepatitis A outbreaks in injection drug users
Gap in vaccine availability now has been solved.
News
Hospital-acquired conditions drop 8% since 2014, saving 8,000 lives and $3 billion
The largest improvements occurred in central line–associated bloodstream infections (down 31% from 2014).
News
CDC concerned about multidrug-resistant Shigella
if clinicians need to use antibiotics to treat patients who have Shigella infections, they should monitor these patients carefully.
News
Trio of blood biomarkers elevated in children with LRTIs
TORONTO - Proadrenomedullin is most strongly associated with disease severity in children with lower respiratory tract infections.
News
Many hospitals had no mandatory flu vaccine requirements in 2017
Many VA and non-VA hospitals still do not have mandatory influenza vaccination requirements for health care personnel.