Sepsis is a condition where the body responds improperly to an infection, and this often occurs in neglected vulnerable adults. A new study, published by JAMA Internal Medicine, found that people who are believed to have sepsis who take piperacillin-tazobactam (Zosyn) and vancomycin have a 5% higher absolute morality rate at 90 days compared to those
For the last two years, tests have shown that a nursing home in southeastern Nebraska has contaminated water with a deadly bacteria called Legionella. Legionella can cause two types of respiratory diseases: Potomac fever and the potentially fatal Legionnaires disease. This bacteria is found generally at low levels of water, lakes, and streams and can
A South Carolina woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and a medical tech company because her husband died from a rare infection linked to a recalled medical device used during his heart surgery. The woman’s husband was diagnosed with mycobacterium chimaera after his surgery, an infection
Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) are infection prevention and control practices that reduce the spread of Multidrug-resistant organisms or MDROs in nursing homes. Learn more about why EBP are important and how to use these practices to prevent infection.
The State reveals the capital of South Carolina, specifically North Columbia, is one of the nation’s leaders in diabetic amputations. The health care system for people are very limited. A shortage of medical specialists that “perform revalascularization procedures.” The article states that in the year of 2016, “South Carolina logged more than 1,900 non-traumatic, lower
Pandemic Isolation Howard Gleckman wrote a great article for Forbes about nursing home Covid survivors. It is complex and confusing because of the inherent pre-existing health conditions of vulnerable adults. Severe staffing shortages and the absence of family to assist and supervise care caused negative outcomes. “A study by Michael Barnett of the Harvard T.