Invasive procedures, prolonged use of trach tubes increase risk of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter blood infections
By Bryant Furlow at Epinewswire A recent invasive procedure more than triples the risk of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patient developing deadly multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter blood infections, report researchers at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea — prompting a recommendation that such procedures be avoided where possible among Acinetobacter-colonized patients. The study’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Acinetobacter Threat
By Bryant Furlow at the Medical Muckraker As I reported today at epiNewswire, a once-rare hospital infection is quickly becoming a major public health challenge in health care and nursing home facilities. Antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter infections are deadlier and more readily spread than other hospital infections, contaminating health care workers’ hands and gloves up to four [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Welcome Medical Muckraker
The Medical Muckracker is a new blog by Award Winning Medical and Science Writer Bryant Furlow. He started this new blog to expose wrongs and highlight under-reported public health stories that affect peoples’ lives but have been neglected by the mainstream media. Bryants Evidence Based Medical Reporting will be be invaluable to all who have [...]
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