Daily disposable contact lenses may lower risk for Acanthamoeba keratitis
1. In a small case-control study, patients using reusable contact lenses had a 4.14 times higher risk of Acanthamoeba keratitis ...
Tag: infection risk
Failures in using personal protective equipment are commonly observed
1. In this qualitative study, active failures in infectious agent transmission precaution practices were observed frequently. 2. Common failures include: ...
Standardized central line care practices reduce bloodstream infections
1. From November 2009 to August 2012, 32 institutions participated in a multicenter collaborative utilizing a standardized central line (CL) ...
Repeat Transrectal Prostate Biopsies May Increase Infection Risk
Image: PD Prostate Histology 1. Serial repeat prostate biopsies may raise the absolute risk of infectious morbidity for patients by ...