The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are currently investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Dublin infection that has been linked to ground beef.
Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic spore-forming bacterium. C difficile infection (CDI) is recognized as the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea and is associated with substantial morbidity and...
The authors of a new study sought to identify a single panel of biomarkers and designate a point score that could predict treatment failure early in patients hospitalized with severe community-acquired...
Authors of a new analysis evaluated data on more than 2 million patients from the United States to determine the association of hospital-onset and community-onset sepsis with mortality risk.
After a clinical trial showed positive results in 89% of participants, a new drug regimen was approved by the FDA for highly drug-resistant forms of pulmonary tuberculosis.
The US Preventive Services Task Force has updated its guidance for the screening of pregnant women for asymptomatic bacteriuria, downgrading the strength of the recommendation from grade A to grade B. ...
A 33-year-old active-duty sailor presented with 2 nonhealing, nonpruritic, painless lesions—1 on his abdomen and 1 on his back—for 2 months after having returned from a deployment in Iraq.
Researchers reviewed data on more than 2.5 million patients from the Premier Healthcare Database to analyze the current burden, outcomes, and costs of managing patients with sepsis.
