Tag: infection
Chlorhexidine bathing significantly more effective in reducing hospital-acquired infections
A Houston Methodist team showed that chlorhexidine bathing of surgical ICU patients decreased the risk of hospital-acquired infections by more than 44 percent.... read more
Is SIRS dead? The new definition of sepsis.
To mark Sepsis Awareness Month in September, Prof Gando, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Intensive Care, tells us more about the recent sepsis definitions, published earlier this year.... read more
N.J. hospitals work together to reduce sepsis deaths
Anyone can get sepsis. They can get it while perfectly healthy, after having a health issue or while hospitalized for a procedure or test.... read more
Antibiotics: resist the resistance
European Pharmaceutical Review caught up with Destiny Pharma’s CEO, Dr Love, for an interview about the threat of bacterial resistance to antibiotics...... read more
Study Finds Two Ways to Reduce HAIs
The risk for hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) is reduced by conducting fewer patient transports and limiting urinary catheter use, according to a study conducted at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey.... read more
Few ICU Patients with Pneumonia Tested for Virus Infections
Researchers investigated the clinical practices of testing for respiratory virus infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and... read more
Deworming drugs could treat deadly C. difficile infection
A class of drugs used to deworm animals may have the potential to treat even the deadliest strains of Clostridium difficile in humans, new study suggests.... read more
VIB-Ghent University research provides insights into septic shock
Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have discovered an important mechanism of sepsis, an overreaction of the body's immune system to an infection.... read more
Utilising the immune system in the fight against sepsis – On Medicine
In this blog, Dr. Naoshi Takeyama, Senior Editor of Journal of Intensive Care, discusses about how knowledge of immuno-oncology can also be applied to strategies for managing sepsis and severe trauma.... read more
Latest sepsis research for health care providers
The syndrome, caused by "the body's overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection, which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death," can be difficult to predict, diagnose and treat, according... read more
What Is Walking Pneumonia, and How Is It Different Than Regular Pneumonia?
Walking pneumonia may sound scary, but it just means a mild case of pneumonia - the patient is "walking" around instead of lying in bed or in a hospital. Hillary Clinton is just one of an estimated 4 to 5 million... read more
