Catheters linked to most bloodstream infections in dialysis patients, Staphylococcus aureus most common Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 July 2017 10:27 AM ISTHighlights Most bloodstream infections in dialysis patients continue to occur in those with central venous catheters used to access their blood. The...
'Super bugs' study reveals complex picture of E. coli blood stream infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 July 2017 9:48 AM ISTThe first large-scale genetic study of Escherichia coli (E. coli) cultured from patients with blood stream infections in England showed that drug...
Fight infection with diet !! Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Sept 2017 10:25 AM ISTToo much dietary manganese an essential trace mineral found in leafy green vegetables, fruits and nuts promotes infection of the heart by the...
Infection Control Guidelines Issued Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Oct 2017 7:02 PM ISTSeveral professional groups, including the Infectious Diseases Society of America, have together issued guidelines for the prevention of...
New antifungal provides hope in fight against superbugs Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jan 2018 8:30 PM ISTMicroscopic yeast have been wreaking havoc in hospitals around the world -- creeping into catheters, ventilator tubes, and IV lines -- and causing...
Ethanol locks in catheters for dialysis may prevent sepsis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Sept 2018 7:05 PM ISTIn patients with tunneled central venous catheters used for dialysis, ethanol locks may reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections when compared...
Chlorhexidine bathing and nasal mupirocin effectively reduces ICU infections: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 March 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: Chlorhexidine bathing plus nasal mupirocin effectively reduces hospital-acquired infections finds a Clinical Trial published in The...
First non antibiotic treatment of Sepsis- Step forward against Antimicrobial resistance Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTIreland: The researchers at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Ireland have discovered first non-antibiotic treatment of Sepsis. The...
Adding Beta-lactam to daptomycin improves MRSA clinical outcomes Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Aug 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: Adding beta-lactam (BL) antibiotic to daptomycin (DAP) improves clinical outcomes in patients with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
New molecular identification test rapidly diagnoses bloodstream infections in ICU patients: PLOS One study Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Sept 2019 7:30 PM ISTA new molecular identification test has been found to rapidly diagnoses bloodstream infections in ICU patients and shall be a useful tool in the hands...
Antibiotic Prescription in ICU: Indian Critical Care Medicine Society Releases Guidelines Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 March 2019 7:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indiscriminate use and ease of availability of antibiotics is a growing menace in the country with medical practitioners themselves not...
Piperacillin+tazobactam inferior to Meropenum in bacteraemia by resistant bacteria Vinay Singh singh25 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe antibiotic combination therapy piperacillin-tazobactam was significantly less effective than meropenem when treating potentially fatal bloodstream...
