Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), colloquially known as C. diff, represents one of the primary causes of hospital-acquired infections and commonly triggers mortality among older, hospitalized adults. As elucidated by Dr. Raghavendra Tirupathi, a Medical Director at Keystone Infectious Diseases, alongside his medical student assemblage, a profound understanding of Clostridium difficile is central to infection prevention…
A new surveillance study in the United States indicates that individuals recovering from recent COVID-19 infections have significantly contributed to the rise in hospital-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia during the pandemic period. Published in the Open Forum Infectious Diseases, the research was conducted collaboratively by experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Named as a 'silent' crisis, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), a calamitous health hazard bred through the over-utilization of antibiotics, was responsible for approximately 1.4 million deaths in the Indian subcontinent in 2019 alone. Unveiling this enigmatic crisis to the public was a group of committed students at the Goa Institute of Management (GIM), as part of…