Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Antibiotic prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is less effective in cirrhotic patients with known ...

A seismic demographic shift is afoot, with older adults expected to outnumber children by the year 2034 for the first time in U.S. history. This will result in higher demand for long-term care ...

“We undertook this prospective multicenter study as a substudy of our large trial to characterize the nature of MDRO transmission between the environment and patients using a combination of standard ...

Hospitals and health systems across the nation have taken notice of the risks associated with some endoscopic procedures and the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms to patients. The “superbug” ...

Multidrug-resistant organisms may be spread around patient rooms by textile cleaning wipes, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers analyzed 91 samples ...

NEW YORK (February 8, 2018) - The Veterans Health Administration, the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States, is leading efforts to prevent the spread of dangerous multi-drug ...

ORLANDO, Florida — An intervention aimed at reducing multidrug resistant organism (MDRO) colonization and infection in nursing homes proved successful in a randomized trial conducted in a dozen ...

Every time we post an article about antibiotic resistance, infection control, or related topics, it stimulates more questions from readers about infection control issues in healthcare. This is ...

In intensive care units (ICUs), screening practices for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) vary widely from hospital to hospital. This is according to a new study published in the October issue of ...

America’s age 65 and older population is expected to nearly double in size in the coming decades, from 49 million in 2016 to 95 million in 2060. With this aging of the population comes the reality of ...