The vast majority of Medicare beneficiaries with infection of a cardiac implanted electronic device (CIED) don’t have their hardware removed within 30 days, contrary to guideline recommendations, and ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

Infections associated with pacemaker or implantable defibrillator systems, even when limited to the subcutaneous pocket, generally call for removal of the pulse-generator and leads. But alternative ...

Antibiotic resistance is quietly spreading worldwide. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest Global ...

A 54-year-old healthy woman was diagnosed with a rare case of infective endocarditis after developing an acute ischemic stroke five weeks after having a tooth extracted. The case report was published ...

A recent study has found that extracting impacted wisdom teeth hidden in the lower jaw is more advantageous when done at a ...