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Clostridioides difficile (formally Clostridium difficile, or C. diff) infection (CDI) is considered a worldwide threat with major consequences for morbidity,...
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In the wake of highly publicized endoscope-associated multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) outbreaks, healthcare providers have focused on understanding and improving endoscope...
In the wake of highly publicized duodenoscope-associated outbreaks caused by multidrug-resistant organisms’ herculean efforts were made in order to understand...
With our aging population in the US, the projection for the number of total hip and total knee arthroplasty procedures...
Data from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) demonstrates that changing C. difficile test method alone will not decrease a...
Routine molecular testing of the nares for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus followed by targeted decolonization of patients carrying either...
As lab testing technologies, infection control policies, and reporting metrics have evolved over the years, the diagnosis of C. difficile ...
CDC has declared the complex problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) a serious threat today, which will result in potential catastrophic...
Although rarely reported a decade ago, carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, such as Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, are rapidly spreading, with the risk that they...