Antimicrobial-Resistant C. auris Rampant in Healthcare Facilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clinical cases screened for C. auris infection spiked from 44 percent in 2019 to 95 percent in 2021
Hospitals
New Tool Predicts Risk of Hospital Readmission for Children before Discharge
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
The tool boosts efforts to reduce likelihood of readmission
Long-term Cognitive Impairment from Severe COVID-19
Zahraa Chorghay, PhD
COVID-19-associated cognitive deficits similar to 20 years of aging
Breakthrough Hospitalizations "Extremely Uncommon" after COVID-19 Immunity
Mayo Clinic
Hospitalization rates for those who were both vaccinated and previously infected was 0.01 percent
The US Is Running Out of Blood
Zahraa Chorghay, PhD
Nationwide blood supply shortage delays transfusions needed for critical care
Implementing Rapid HIV Testing for the Emergency Department
Adam J. McShane, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), FAACC
Making rapid HIV testing available in emergency departments supports early detection to reduce transmission
Fungal Infections Plague Intensive COVID-19 Units
Jake Moskowitz, DVM, PhD
Opportunistic fungal infections present new challenges to health care providers on the front line of the pandemic
New Family of Enzymes Reveals Fungal Pathogens' Weakness
Canadian Glycomics Network
GlycoNet scientists share findings that could lead to therapeutics to treat fungal infections
New Way to Identify Patients Likely to Return to Hospital Could Reduce Future Readmissions
Carnegie Mellon University
A new study looked at how the risk of readmission progressed over multiple visits to emergency departments in Israel by patients with chronic diseases
Hypoglycemia Prevention Could Cut Hospital Stays
University of East Anglia
Recent research shows that people with diabetes, who were exposed to hypoglycemia during their admission, had an increased average length of stay of 4.1 days compared to those with diabetes who did not become hypoglycemic during their admission