A higher cefazolin dose was not associated with decreased rates of surgical site infections among obese patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery, study data showed. Intervention models ...

MRSA is primarily a nosocomial microbe. Hospital-acquired infections are rising, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs) across the world. In 1992, a large European multi-center research study ...

It is the most common lethal nosocomial, or hospital-acquired, infection. The term "pneumonia" describes a group of symptoms that may be caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi.

This contamination has long been called nosocomial infections (from the Greek/Latin words for “disease comes from us” or “to care for disease”), but more recently, it is referred to as ...

This may require multiple IV sticks, which can increase the incidence of nosocomial infections. The incidence of infections with PIVs is usually low, but serious problems can occur because of the ...