Background:Many studies reporting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complications have involved case series or small cohorts that could not establish a causal association with COVID-19 or provide risk estimates in different care settings. We sought
An estimated 30,100 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) occur in intensive care units and wards of U.S. acute care facilities each year. April 2020 through June 2021, the hospital-wide CLABSI Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) was
CDC is teaming up with a broad coalition of kidney and dialysis organizations to reduce the number of bloodstream infections in dialysis patients. Each year, about 37,000 people get potentially deadly bloodstream infections related to their dialysis
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is supporting the Department of State-led mission to repatriate U.S. citizens who want to return to the United States from Japan, currently aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
Patients presenting to the hospital with diarrhea are likely to test positive for causes of community acquired diarrhea, while those who develop diarrhea after day three of their hospitalization are more likely to have nosocomial or iatrogenic
Patients presenting to the hospital with diarrhea are likely to test positive for causes of community acquired diarrhea, while those who develop diarrhea after day 3 of their hospitalization are more likely to have nosocomial or iatrogenic diarrhea