In a study, IV iron was associated with twice the risk for infections in CKD. SAN DIEGO—Non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients receiving intravenous (IV) iron therapy may have increased ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With associated congruent reinfection and reoperation rates, oral antibiotics are noninferior to IV antibiotics ...

A failure in a step of the sterilization process at a Birmingham, Ala., pharmacy is the likely cause of the infection that afflicted 19 patients in Alabama hospitals and resulted in nine deaths, ...

Patients on hemodialysis who received high-dose had similar rates of infection and rates of hospitalization for infection compared with those treated with low-dose IV iron, a secondary analysis of the ...

Noninferiority in intention-to-treat analysis; supported by complete-case, per-protocol, sensitivity analysis (HealthDay News) — For patients being treated for bone or joint infection, oral ...

A combination of IV and oral antibiotics can effectively treat invasive infections in people who inject illicit drugs, according to a new study. The findings mean that patients who do not wish to stay ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Oral antibiotics may be noninferior to IV antibiotics for treatment of fracture-related infection. The ...

A hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) using post-prescription review and feedback (PPRF) significantly decreased intravenous (IV) antibiotic duration, length of hospital stay, and ...

Nine people died and 10 others were sickened this month after receiving nourishment from the kits. But because all the patients were already seriously ill, investigators may never be able to determine ...