Use of ICD-9-CM coding for identifying antibiotic prescriptions during hospitalization: a Delphi consensus model.

A Delphi consensus-seeking procedure was conducted to validate a list of ICD-9-CM codes that could help identify hospital admissions in which antimicrobials are more likely to be prescribed. The panel agreed to include 2967 codes out of 16229 (18.28%).

Acceptance of Organs from Deceased Donors With Resolved or Active SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Survey From the Council of Europe.

SARS-CoV-2 infection represents a new challenge for solid organ transplantation (SOT) with evolving recommendations. A cross-sectional survey was performed (February-June 2024) to describe practices among Member States of the Council of Europe (COE) on the use of organs from deceased donors with resolved or active SARS-CoV-2 infection. Overall, 32 out of 47 Member States with a transplant program participated in the study.

Risk factors for infection after carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii colonization.

Purpose: Predicting infection risk in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) colonized patients may help in improving timely appropriate antibiotic therapy. This study aims to explore risk factors for developing infections in hospitalized patients with previous CRAB colonization.

Methods: We performed an observational retrospective cohort study at ASST Sette Laghi-Varese Hospital between January 2020 and December 2022.

Quality improvement in neonatal care through enhanced patient safety and clinical risk management: a before-and-after study about neonatal sepsis.

Introduction: Neonatal sepsis, classified into early-onset and late-onset based on symptom timing, poses significant risks of morbidity and mortality, especially in low birth weight infants. Effective clinical risk management protocols are crucial in reducing these risks.

Methods: This before-and-after study evaluated the impact of a newly implemented clinical risk management protocol in the Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Policlinico Hospital-University of Bari.

Interpreting and managing preservation fluids positive for Gram-negative bacteria.

Purpose Of Review: Culturing preservation fluids of solid organs before transplantation is not a standardized procedure. In this review, we aim to describe the state-of-the-art of literature evidence in this debated setting with a special focus on Gram-negative bacteria (GNB).

Recent Findings: Contamination of preservation fluids is frequent, but preservation fluids related infections are rare and most commonly caused by high-risk pathogens, including GNB.