Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections in Hospitalized Patients.

Importance: Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health problem in the US. Estimating national rates of antimicrobial-resistant infections commonly associated with health care can aid in targeted public health efforts.

Objective: To determine the national incidence rates of 6 pathogens over time: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp (VRE), extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp (excluding Klebsiella aerogenes) (ESCR-EK), carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp (CRAsp), and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Challenges for remote patient monitoring programs in rural and regional areas: a qualitative study.

Background: Access to healthcare significantly influences health outcomes, and rural, regional and remote populations face greater challenges in accessing healthcare than urban populations. Digital health tools, such as remote patient monitoring (RPM), have significant potential to address these healthcare challenges, yet there is little research on the facilitators and barriers of RPM in these regions.

Aim: This study aims to identify and understand the facilitators and barriers healthcare staff face implementing RPM in rural and regional Australia, with focus on challenges that arose after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A propensity matched cohort analysis: Cemented vs press fit humeral stem fixation in anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty.

Introduction: Historically, humeral stems were cemented for anatomic shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA). However, cementless, or press-fit, fixation has been increasingly used. This study aims to compare outcomes and revision rates between cemented and press-fit humeral stems.

Morphological alterations of the thymus gland in individuals with schizophrenia.

Despite its critical function in the immune system and accumulating evidence of immunological abnormalities in schizophrenia, the thymus has long been overlooked. We aimed to investigate thymic morphological alterations and their corresponding heterogeneity in patients with schizophrenia. Imaging-derived thymic morphology was assessed and compared between 419 patients with schizophrenia and 460 age- and sex-matched control participants aged 16-40 years who underwent chest computed tomography (CT) scanning.