INFECTION

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 approaches for performing prostate biopsies to see which is safer and more effective. Researchers tested a new method that goes through the skin behind the scrotum against the standard method that goes through the rectum. They wanted to see if th…

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, 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 aimed to find out if using calcium phosphate paste during jaw lengthening surgery leads to more complications like infections or the need to remove surgical hardware. Researchers followed 196 patients who had this corrective jaw surgery to compare outcomes between thos…

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

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 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…