The benefits of treating anemia may need to be balanced against the risk of developing infection, according to investigators. The latest and largest systematic review on intravenous iron ...

MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Nine Alabama hospital patients who were treated with contaminated intravenous feeding bags have died, and the maker has pulled the product off the market, state health officials ...

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, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Federal and state health officials were trying to figure out how intravenous feeding bags became contaminated with bacteria after nine critically ill patients died and 10 others ...

This guide deconstructs the pathophysiology of UTIs, exploring the anatomical risks in women, and the efficacy of antibiotic regimens ...

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 ...

Rima F. Khabbaz, Diana Hartel, Michael Lairmore, C. Robert Horsburgh, Ellie E. Schoenbaum, Beverly Roberts, Trudie M. Hartley, Gerald Friedland The Journal of ...

Researchers created realistic, skin-like replicas made of Ecoflex, a type of silicone rubber that can potentially serve as a platform to evaluate risks of bacterial infections from intravenous ...

Medical investigators found that infections linked to contaminated liquid nutrition supplement could have begun two months before officials realized there was a widespread problem at Alabama hospitals ...