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Rothman at Jefferson research suggests abandon convention in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection
PHILADELPHIA -- In their search for new, better ways to diagnose periprosthetic joint infection, Rothman Institute at Jefferson researchers have discovered that measurement of C-reactive protein in the synovial fluid is extremely accurate, while measuring a patients serum white blood cell count (WBC) and the percentage of neutrophils (PMN%), the ...
Low-energy handguns can contribute to infection and compartment syndrome
Gunshot injuries are typically categorized as low- or high-energy based on the weapon's missile velocity and mass. Typically, low energy injuries are treated with simple wound care, with or without antibiotics, regardless of the presence of a fracture. In contrast, high energy injuries are treated more aggressively.
Rothman at Jefferson research suggests abandon convention in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection
In their search for new, better ways to diagnose periprosthetic joint infection, Rothman Institute at Jefferson researchers have discovered that measurement of C-reactive protein in the synovial fluid is extremely accurate, while measuring a patients' serum white blood cell count (WBC) and the percentage of neutrophils (PMN%), the conventional method ...
Rothman at Jefferson research suggests abandon convention in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection
(Thomas Jefferson University) In their search for new, better ways to diagnose periprosthetic joint infection, Rothman Institute at Jefferson researchers have shown that the accepted method of diagnosis, measuring a patients' serum white blood cell count and the percentage of neutrophils in the synovial fluid, has a minimal role in ...
Study evaluates antibiotic option for treating bladder infection in women
Short-term use of the antibiotic cefpodoxime for the treatment of women with uncomplicated cystitis (bladder infection) did not meet criteria for noninferiority for achieving clinical cure compared with ciprofloxacin, a drug in the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics for which there have been concerns about overuse and a resulting increase in ...
LE strips can rapidly diagnose periprosthetic joint infection
Rothman Institute at Jefferson joint researchers continue to seek better ways to diagnose and subsequently treat periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients following total joint arthroplasty. Their latest research shows leukocyte esterase reagent (LE) strips, common in diagnosing urinary tract infections, can also have a role in rapid diagnosis of ...
‘Gatekeeper’ protein helps immune cells to sound a warning after encountering signs of tumor growth or infection
When the body’s own cells turn into ticking time bombs, as in cases of viral infection or cancerous transformation, a mechanism known as ‘cross-presentation’ enables the immune system’s dendritic cells (DCs) to sound the alarm.
Mouse Study Suggests Alzheimer’s Spreads Through Brain Like an Infection
By Margaret Farley Steele and Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease appears to spread through the brain, traveling from neuron to neuron in much the same way that an infection or cancer moves through the body, ...
The Leading Cause Of Infection Outbreaks In US Hospitals Is Norovirus
Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was responsible for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in U.S. hospitals during a two-year period, according to a new study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), ...
New Guidelines To Prevent Infection In Minor Surgery
New guidelines from the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) aimed at minimising surgical infection in day centres and primary care are now published in the Journal of Hospital Infection...
Study identifies norovirus as major cause of all infection outbreaks in U.S. hospitals
Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was responsible for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in U.S. hospitals during a two-year period, according to a new study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), ...