Povidone-iodine cleansing plus formalin disinfection of the needle is a “simple, low-cost, and effective” nonantibiotic strategy to decrease infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy, according to investigators.
Cefepime-enmetazobactam may be more effective than piperacillin-tazobactam in treating complicated UTI and acute pyelonephritis caused by organisms that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL), investigators suggested.
PAD results in impaired arterial circulation and may be an unrecognized risk factor for serious infections in kidney transplant recipients, according to investigators.
Fewer sudden unexpected deaths occurred among patients who received early renal replacement therapy, investigators reported.
In an address during the American Urological Association’s 2020 Live Virtual Experience, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said the coronavirus pandemic is nowhere near over, but public health measures are making a big difference in reducing the number of cases and related deaths.
The authors of a recent editorial present a case for considering twice-weekly rather than the standard thrice-week hemodialysis, a shift that can reduce exposure to the COVID-19 coronavirus, conserve personal protective equipment and other benefits.
New studies characterize COVID-19 risk factors and outcomes and chronicle how healthcare providers and facilities are dealing with the pandemic.
The COVID-19 public health crisis could propel telemedicine into a more substantial role in clinical practice.
Urologists have stepped up infection control measures at their clinics and are performing tasks that can free up emergency and critical-care clinicians so they can tend to COVID-19 patients.
Dialysis facilities have stepped up precautions to protect patients with kidney failure from COVID-19, which can cause severe respiratory illness and death.
