Cell-free DNA offers early warning for bloodstream infections in kids with leukemia

Researchers have identified a promising way to predict bloodstream infections in children with high-risk leukemia days before the infection would be diagnosed using current standards of care. The test ...
The Burlington Free Press

Xylazine in drug supply is implicated in dramatic increase in bloodstream infections

University of Vermont Medical Center researchers found a 900% increase over two years in blood infections linked primarily to people who injected drugs, most of whom were also experiencing ...
Healthline

Is There a Connection Between MRSA and Endocarditis?

Endocarditis can be a life threatening complication of MRSA in which the infection causes inflammation in the lining of the heart, and its valves and chambers. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...
Seeking Alpha

Inspira™ and Ennocure In Vitro Study Results Show 100% Prevention of Bacterial Growth that Causes Bloodstream Infections

RA'ANANA, Israel, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspira™ Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. (Nasdaq: IINN) (Nasdaq: IINNW) (the "Company" or "Inspira"), a breakthrough ...
Healthline

MRSA Survival and Mortality Rates and What Affects Them

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...
Medscape

ICU Skin Decolonisation May Raise Resistant Infections

Universal skin decolonisation of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) may not improve infection control. New research led by the University of Aberdeen indicated that it might increase ...