INFECTION

This study looked at whether using a calcium phosphate bone paste during jaw lengthening surgery leads to more complications like infections. Researchers followed 196 patients to see if the benefits of the paste for stability and appearance outweigh the potential risk of increase…

This study compared two methods of giving the antibiotic cloxacillin to treat serious bone and joint infections. It involved 12 patients with infections caused by a specific bacteria. Each patient tried both a continuous 24-hour drip and the standard method of several shorter inf…

This study compared two different methods for taking prostate tissue samples to check for cancer. Researchers randomly assigned 840 men needing a biopsy to either the standard method (through the rectum) or an alternative method (through the skin). The goal was to see which appro…

This study tested a new, single-use duodenoscope (called an aScope) during ERCP procedures to see if it could help prevent serious bacterial infections. Researchers enrolled 59 patients at high risk for post-ERCP infections across multiple hospitals. The main goal was to see if d…

This study aimed to see if a new lab method could use a simple saltwater mouth rinse to detect a serious fungal lung infection called Pneumocystis pneumonia. This infection is life-threatening for people with weakened immune systems, like those with HIV or cancer. Current diagnos…

This study tested a new way to perform prostate biopsies to see if it's safer and more effective. It compared the standard method, which goes through the rectum, to a new method that goes through the skin behind the scrotum. Researchers wanted to see if the new method causes fewe…

This study tested a new, faster method to identify the specific bacteria causing infections in veterans and wounded service members. The goal was to see if results from this new test, available in hours instead of days, matched the accuracy of standard slower tests. Faster, accur…

This study tested whether giving patients a special 'immunonutrition' formula before and after surgery could help prevent infections. It involved 311 people with head and neck cancer who were scheduled for surgery. Researchers compared three different nutrition plans to see which…

This large study tested whether sprinkling a powdered antibiotic (vancomycin) directly into the surgical wound during brain surgery could prevent dangerous infections. Over 1,100 adult patients having brain surgery were randomly assigned to receive either this topical antibiotic …

This study looked back at hospital records to see if screening patients for certain hard-to-treat bacteria upon admission could predict who might later get an active infection from those same germs. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 2,900 adult patients to understand if this …

This study tested whether a computer algorithm could predict when patients receiving hospital-level care at home might get sicker. Researchers used past patient data to train the algorithm and then checked how well it worked on a new group of over 500 patients. The goal was to se…

This study looked back at past patient records to see if a computer program could learn to predict which patients are most likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after being sent home. Researchers used data from 372 patients who had been treated at home through a …

This study aimed to better describe a lung condition called idiopathic bronchiectasis, where the airways become abnormally stretched and widened for unknown reasons. Researchers observed 275 adults who had this unexplained lung damage to document their physical traits, lung image…