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.
Both corticosteroids and nonsteroid immunosuppressive medications were associated with an increased infection risk, investigators found.
Appropriate use of remdesivir in patients with COVID-19 who are on hemodialysis may not result in a high risk of side effects, such as hepatotoxicity, 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.
Data are from the first randomized clinical trial evaluating whether prophylactic antibiotics are needed for transperineal prostate biopsy.
5% decline seen in peritonitis rate per year; rate varied by patient factors, including age, race, prior peritoneal episodes
In the first 5 years after dialysis initiation, women had a 6% increased risk for death compared with men in adjusted analyses.
Review authors concluded that urinary tract infection and kidney stone disease are “reciprocally causal.”
Alopecia, bronchitis, pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis, and dyspnea are the most common conditions tied to higher use
Following an episode of acute kidney injury, patients who transition to chronic kidney disease have a significant 1.5-fold increased long-term risk for infection, a study found.
