Antibiotics after appendectomy were not associated with reduced postoperative infections
1. Patients who underwent appendectomy for acute appendicitis had similar rates of postoperative infectious outcomes regardless of the use of ...
Tag: infections
Healthcare-associated infections falling among critically ill children
1. Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAPs) fell significantly among neonatal intensive care units between 2007 and ...
Preoperative vitamin D levels may influence post-surgical infection rate
Image: PD 1. Higher (>30ng/mL) preoperative 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels were associated with a decreased risk of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) ...
Intrapartum maternal asthma linked to increased disease in children
Image: PD 1. Maternal asthma in pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of infectious and parasitic diseases, diseases of ...
Health education module reduces parasitic infections
Image: PD 1. A health education package halved the incidence of infection with soil-transmitted helminths and led to improvement in ...
