BACKGROUND: Indications for cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are increasing.
Although CIED infections occur infrequently, the impact of this outcome is expected to be …

OBJECTIVEAn estimated 20–30% of patients with primary Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)
develop recurrent CDI (rCDI) within 2 weeks of completion of therapy. While the actual …

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) is an emerging multidrug-resistant
nosocomial pathogen. This is a retrospective chart review describing the outcomes and …

BACKGROUND: The risk of death and complications of infective endocarditis (IE) treated
medically has to be balanced against those from surgery in constructing a therapeutic approach…

Dr Fraser is chiefly concerned with how partition came to be seen as a'problem-solving'device,
which enabled decision-makers to find a way out of seemingly intractable political …

BACKGROUND: Major postoperative infections (MPIs) are poorly understood complications
of cardiac surgery. We examined the epidemiology, microbiology, and outcome of MPIs …

… Walton Tomford MD a , Lucileia Teixeira MD a , Thomas G. Fraser MD a , David van Duin
MD, PhD a , Belinda Yen-Lieberman PhD b , Steve M. Gordon MD a , Cyndee Miranda MD a …

BACKGROUND Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are among the most
common hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Reducing CAUTI rates has become a major …

One of the twentieth century’s most characteristic contributions to international relations in
war and’peace’has been the use of dissident groups within states or empires to weaken real …

Background Patients recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often continue
to test positive for the causative virus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) even after clinical …