Prevention of Clostridioides difficile in hospitals: ISID position paper Medha Baranwal15 March 2021 8:00 AM ISTDelhi: A panel of experts convened by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) reviewed the current state of C. difficile infections...
Beta-blockers may reduce infection risk in cirrhosis patients: Study Medha Baranwal12 March 2021 8:54 PM ISTUSA: The use of non-selective beta-blockers at home lowered overall risk of infections in cirrhosis patients, according to the study published in the...
Pregnant women pass along protective COVID antibodies to their babies: ACOG study Hina Zahid24 Feb 2021 7:30 AM ISTResearchers Learn that Pregnant Women Pass Along Protective COVID Antibodies to their Babies. Antibodies that guard against COVID-19 can transfer from...
Cadexomer iodine proves effective in reducing pin tract infections during external fixation treatment: Study Hina Zahid10 Dec 2020 12:30 PM ISTThe use of cadexomer iodine ointment during Knee joint distraction (KJD) results in a significant reduction of the number of patients experiencing pin...
C- sec born children at higher risk of infection-related hospitalization: Study Hina Zahid20 Nov 2020 10:02 PM ISTThe proportion of births via cesarean section (CS) varies worldwide and in many countries exceeds WHO-recommended rates. Long-term health outcomes for...
New blood test predicts which COVID-19 patients will develop severe infection Hina Zahid15 Oct 2020 9:00 AM ISTScientists have developed, for the first time, a score that can accurately predict which patients will develop a severe form of Covid-19.The study,...
Very low risk of COVID-19 transmission from infected mother to newborn: JAMA Hina Zahid14 Oct 2020 12:00 PM ISTA study New York City hospitals published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics found no evidence of transmission of COVID-19 from infected mothers to their...
Negative pressure wound therapy may not lower infection risk after C-section: JAMA Hina Zahid24 Sept 2020 6:20 AM ISTINDIANAPOLIS -Obesity increases the risk of both cesarean delivery and surgical-site infection. Despite widespread use, it is unclear whether...
Even low Glucocorticoids doses tied to increased risk of infections: Study Hina Zahid22 Sept 2020 9:05 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new retrospective study that adults with rheumatoid arthritis who receive glucocorticoids in addition to...
Penile microbiota linked to bacterial vaginosis among females: Study Hina Zahid4 Aug 2020 1:03 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that penile microbiome can be used to predict with high accuracy Bacterial Vaginosis incidence in their female...
Coronavirus at KGMU: 25-year-old Junior Doctor who took sample of Covid-19 patient tests positive Hina Zahid19 March 2020 12:00 PM ISTA 25-year-old junior resident doctor had taken the samples of these patients. Suddenly, some symptoms were seen in him and he was tested at the...
Guidelines for pregnant women with suspected COVID -19 published in Lancet Hina Zahid5 March 2020 2:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: A recent article in the journal LANCET has provided guidelines for pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infectionCoronaviruses...
