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...
Authors of a new study investigated whether monitoring procalcitonin can safely and effectively decrease antibiotic exposure in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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.
The American Thoracic Society has released a new clinical practice guideline on laboratory testing for the diagnosis of fungal infections in pulmonary and critical care practice.
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.
