What is MRSA?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium that causes a variety of different infections, including infections of the skin (cellulitis and skin abscess), blood (bacteremia), bone (osteomyeli…
Posted February 20, 2023
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Joint replacement is a highly effective intervention that significantly improves patients’ quality of life, providing symptom relief, restoration of joint function, improved mobility, and independence. Prosthetic joint infectio…
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A pressure ulcer (PU) is localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear and/or friction. PUs cause considerable harm to patien…
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The most common complaint reported in patients with spinal infection is back pain or neck pain, depending on the location of the infection. Although it is very difficult to differentiate common mechanical back pain from a sp…
Introduction:
A surgical site infection (SSI) is an infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took place. SSIs can sometimes be superficial infections involving the skin only. Other surgical site infe…
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A catheter is a flexible tube that is inserted into the body with the purpose of withdrawal of fluids from (or introduction of fluids or a device into) a body cavity. Catheters are often a routine part of medical care in 2022…
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a common bacterial gastrointestinal infection, causing almost half a million cases of illness in the United States each year.
Common symptoms include diarrhea, fever, stomach pain, nausea and…
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