Infectious Diseases

No Shortcuts to Prevent Infection Following Surgery for Fractures

New evidence describes how surgical-site complications in traumatic fracture impact short-term outcomes.

Questionable Value of Fungal Disease Test

Study exposes low utility of sinus CT, the most common test given to febrile neutropenic pediatric patients with cancer.

Steps to Timely Assessment of Musculoskeletal Infections

Four-point strategy reduces risk of multiorgan involvement.

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Tactics for Targeting Surgical-Site Infections

Vanderbilt experts weigh in on the effectiveness of polyhexanide for the prevention of SSIs after laparotomy.

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A young girl of African descent is indoors in a hospital room. She has cancer. She is lying in bed with her teddy bear while hooked up to an IV. She is looking at the camera.

Strategy Trims Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Cancer Patients

Risk-prediction models inform antibiotic use in non-neutropenic patients – and now a new cancer population.

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Inaccurate Allergy Labeling Tagged for Elimination

Allergists establish hospital protocols for identifying and removing falsely applied penicillin-allergy labels.

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On Defense Against Deadly Diarrheal Infections

Study links Turicibacter commensal to protection against severe infections, such as E. coli.

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Validation Strategies Help Fill EHR Data Gaps

VUMC team pioneers more efficient methods for validating EHR data in biomedical research.

Fecal Transplant Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s

Synthesis of 12 studies shows isolated benefits of fecal microbiota transplant, illuminates the disease’s multifactorial treatment requirements.

Mother holds young girl on hip, touching her forehead. Both are wearing surgical masks.

T-to-A Metric for Fever Fails Scrutiny

Large study results argue against time-prescribed antibiotics for febrile children with cancer.