Antibiotic resistance among critically ill children is projected to keep rising through 2035, curtailing the potential of antibiotics for sepsis and severe infections, according to a study published July 20 in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed 106,581 pediatric bacterial isolates collected…
Infection Control
Picture the scene: an operating room mid-procedure, a patient’s blood pressure dropping, a clinician reaching for a vasoactive medication. In that moment of urgency, a small plastic connector at the end of an intravenous line is accessed quickly, because it…
A total of 536 hospitals in the U.S. have a Clostridioides difficile infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. Measures are developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare Safety Network. The measures…
Remote monitoring increased the odds of readmission for patients with sepsis, flu and COVID-19, a study found. The study, published June 11 in JAMA Network Open, analyzed data from 1,286 patients with sepsis or lower respiratory tract infection across 19…
A total of 405 hospitals in the U.S. have a central line-associated bloodstream infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare-Associated Infections dataset, updated May 13, includes performance data for five types of…
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A hospital in Santa Clara, Calif., has confirmed at least 18 cases related to Legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia, or a milder illness called Pontiac fever. After detecting the bacteria during routine internal…
A clinical leader at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has drawn attention to the rising cases of rotavirus among children, according to an April 29 CBS News report. Joseph Aracri, DO, system chair of pediatrics for Allegheny Health, told CBS News…
Antibiotic resistance is accelerating globally, with more than a million deaths each year and nearly 5 million more linked to resistant infections. More than 39 million deaths are projected to occur as a result of antibiotic-resistant infections between 2025 and…
Cases of extensively drug-resistant shigella infections rose from 0% in 2011 to 8.5% in 2023, according to an April 9 CDC brief. Shigellosis is a diarrheal illness caused by bacteria that is spread through fecal-oral transmission and sexual contact. Antibiotics…
Penn Medicine’s Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital and Lancaster Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have reported two cases of Legionnaires’ disease, LancasterOnline reported March 27. The hospital treated a patient with Legionnaires’ in early February, and the individual has since been discharged,…