Infection
May 23, 2022
In patients with knee infection, arthrodesis by external fixation is a limb-salvage procedure appropriate in highly selected patients. No hardware that might lead to infection is left in situ. However...
May 16, 2022
We evaluated the effectiveness of the Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC) III data collection protocol as an active surveillance tool in the eight Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of ...
May 16, 2022
Twenty percent of pediatric patients with BA develop ACLF with increased mortality while awaiting LT. Respiratory complications are common in pediatric ACLF and are associated with increased morbidity...
May 09, 2022
Central venous catheter (CVC) insertion complications are a prevalent and important problem in the intensive care unit (ICU), and source control by immediate catheter removal is considered urgent in p...
May 09, 2022
As the duration of lifetime survival after organ transplantation continues to increase, the consequences of long-term immunosuppression, such as opportunistic and rare infections, are a high-risk real...
Apr 28, 2022
1. The risk of hospitalization and death was lower among cases infected with Omicron variant compared to Delta. 2. In unvaccinated cases, prior COVID-19 infection provided moderate protection. ...
Apr 25, 2022
Multi-drug-resistant bacterial infections, which have become a global threat, lack effective treatments. The discoveries of non-antibiotics with different modes of antibacterial action, such as methyl...
Apr 18, 2022
Yersiniabactin, a siderophore with a high affinity to iron, has been described as a potential virulence factor in Enterobacteriaceae. Klebsiella aerogenes is a gram-negative rod known to cause invasiv...
Apr 11, 2022
The aim of this study was to determine whether: (1) the quick Sequential (Sepsis-related) Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) and National Early Warning Score (NEWS) clinical prediction tools alone, (2) ...
Apr 11, 2022
Presepsin, a biomarker discovered in Japan, has been clinically applied as a diagnostic aid for sepsis. Recently, however, it has been reported that presepsin levels are elevated in patients with seve...
Apr 04, 2022
To examine outcomes and complications in patients receiving a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube on the same day of head and neck cancer (HNC) surgery versus later in hospitalization.The 2...
Apr 04, 2022
Septic arthritis (SA) is a dangerous condition that requires emergency treatment. Managed by culture-specific antibiotics, irrigation, and debridement (I&D), some patients require repeat surgical ...
Mar 28, 2022
Allogenic blood transfusions can lead to immunomodulation. Our purpose was to investigate whether perioperative transfusions were associated with postoperative infections and any other adverse events ...
Mar 21, 2022
This study examined three methods for retrospectively identifying infection in emergency department (ED) patients: modified objective definitions of infection (MODI) from the CDC/NHSN, physician adjud...
Mar 21, 2022
Infection remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospital. As uncontrolled early infection may develop into systemic infection and eventually progress to sepsis, it is important to addres...
Mar 14, 2022
The liver plays crucial roles in the regulation of immune defense during acute systemic infections. However, the roles of liver cellular clusters and intercellular communication in the progression of ...
Mar 14, 2022
Arthroplasty patients with prior septic arthritis are at high risk of developing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). The aims of this study are to investigate the outcome and predictors of septic fa...
Mar 07, 2022
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Laboratory methods are central to prosthetic joint infection (PJI) diagnosis. Most research teams focus on detection of specific inflammatory markers, causative pathogens, or on a...
Feb 28, 2022
Surgery is performed in 50-70% of Crohn's disease (CD) patients, and its main risk is surgical site infection (SSI). The microbiota has been extensively assessed in CD but not as a potential risk fact...
Feb 21, 2022
D-Dimer was recently identified as an additional biomarker in the diagnosis of hip and knee periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Currently, there is only one study in literature dealing with the role...
