0 Stuck in the past – testing polymicrobial lung infections in cystic fibrosis
By investigating the lung microbiome we can increase our understanding and therefore treatment avenues for CF lung infections.
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0 Ask the Experts: Healthcare-associated infections – surveillance, prevention and control
In this Ask The Experts we talk to two experts about issues surrounding healthcare-associated infections and infection prevention and control, including the role of surveillance, the involvement of patients and the importance of behavior change.
0 ECCMID19: Hand hygiene compliance is low in ICUs, new study suggests
Research presented at ECCMID has suggested healthcare workers on intensive care units (ICUs) are regularly missing opportunities to clean their hands during patient care.
0 ECCMID19: Could privacy curtains in healthcare facilities be a potential source of drug-resistant bacteria?
Contamination of privacy curtains with multidrug-resistant organisms could be a common issue and a source of transmission to patients, according to research presented at ECCMID.
0 Newly developed microgels could help reduce device-related infections
New research from the Stevens Institute of Technology has developed a microgel coating for implanted medical devices that can release micro-doses of antibiotics on bacterial contact, potentially combatting infection.
0 Could common painkillers promote C. difficile infection?
New research has identified a link between the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs – commonly used as pain relief – and more severe C. difficile infections in mouse models.
0 Antibiotic stewardship and sepsis awareness – two competing campaigns?
Antimicrobial resistance and sepsis are inherently interconnected issues, but are campaigns for antibiotic stewardship competing against sepsis awareness campaigns with regards to their messages on antibiotic use?
0 Updates on C. difficile: from clinical trials and guidelines – an interview with Yoav Golan
In this interview, we spoke to Yoav Golan about recent developments in the field of Clostridium difficile infections – from the latest clinical trial results to newly updated guidelines.
0 Hospital plumbing as a reservoir for resistance – an interview with Amy Mathers
In this interview we speak to Amy Mathers about her research on the role of hospital plumbing in the evolution and exchange of genes of drug resistance.
0 Gut microbiota discovered as the most common origins of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have reported that the most common origin of bloodstream infections, during a hospital stay, as a consequence of the patient’s own gut.
