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In newborns, concentrated urine helps rule out UTI
August 8, 2019
SEATTLE – Dr. Raymond Parlar-Chun: “If urine is concentrated, you have [more confidence] that you don’t have a UTI if you’re negative.“
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Hospital slashes S. aureus vancomycin resistance
August 7, 2019
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Staphylococcus aureus resistance to vancomycin is not a one-way street ending in a cliff plunge.
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Too many blood cultures ordered for pediatric SSTIs
August 2, 2019
SEATTLE – Culture draws were associated with a 20% increase in hospital length of stay.
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FDA approvals permit double-immunoassay approach to Lyme disease diagnosis
July 29, 2019
The streamlined approach to diagnosis may speed treatment of Lyme disease.
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Gram-negative bacteremia: Cultures, drugs, and duration
July 29, 2019
Management of gram-negative bacteremia remains a challenging clinical situation for inpatient providers.
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Increased daily water intake benefits premenopausal women with recurrent UTIs
July 18, 2019
Does increased water intake have any measurable effect on the occurrence of cystitis in premenopausal women?
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FDA approves Recarbrio for cUTI, cIAI treatment in adults
July 17, 2019
Recarbrio is a three-drug combined injection of imipenem/cilastatin and relebactam.
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Cellulitis ranks as top reason for skin-related pediatric inpatient admissions
July 12, 2019
AUSTIN, TX – The median length of stay for patients was 2 days, with a median cost of $6,289.50 for each case.
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Patients with COPD at heightened risk for community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization
July 11, 2019
COPD patients were about 18 times more likely to develop community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization.
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CDC: Look for early symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis, report suspected cases
July 9, 2019
The average age of a patient diagnosed with AFM is 5 years