INFECTION, BACTERIAL

This small pilot study tested whether portable, wearable pumps could safely deliver antibiotics to patients in the hospital. The goal was to see if these pumps, often used at home, could save nurses time, reduce hospital costs, and let patients move around more easily. Researcher…

This study aimed to find better ways to tell if a young child's fever is caused by a serious bacterial infection or a less dangerous viral one. Researchers tested seven different blood markers in nearly 1,000 children under 3 years old who came to the emergency room with a fever.…

This study tested new portable sensor devices designed to quickly identify specific infections like COVID-19, Pseudomonas bacteria, and Leishmania parasites in patient samples. Researchers compared these new tests against standard lab methods to see if they were accurate, fast, a…

This study tested a new, low-cost blood test called the Intensive Care Infection Score (ICIS) to see if it could help doctors tell if a burn patient has a bacterial infection. Researchers compared the ICIS test to other common infection markers in 97 adult and child burn patients…

This study tested if a special wound dressing could prevent infections after leg artery surgery. The dressing is coated with a chemical inspired by spider silk that traps and removes bacteria. Over 700 patients were randomly assigned to get either this special dressing or a stand…

This study aimed to understand how a common antibiotic, ceftriaxone, moves through and is cleared from the bodies of patients with severe, decompensated liver cirrhosis. Researchers observed 20 hospitalized patients who were already receiving this antibiotic and having a procedur…