Americans have died from a fungal infection caught during medical procedures in Mexico, a study reports. Over a dozen patients who traveled to Mexican clinics for treatment came down with the mold ...

The number of complaints from patients who are harmed by complications when undergoing cosmetic procedures has increased in recent years. Complaints have ranged from harm done to patients to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A patient’s sex plays a factor in determining the likelihood of a surgical site infection, or SSI, and the ...

Recently, some US residents returning from Matamoros, Mexico, were diagnosed with suspected fungal meningitis infections that have led to severe illness and death. Travelers with these infections had ...

State health officials are warning United States residents traveling to the south of the border to Matamoros, Mexico, for cosmetic surgeries due to fungal infections. According to the Texas Department ...

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

A recently published study indicates that oral infections seem to have no association with the risk of stem cell transplantation patients dying of or getting a serious infection within six months of ...

Incidence of surgical site infections declined at multiple hospitals across six states by 32.8% for some procedures after Phoenix-based Banner Health introduced a comprehensive surgical site infection ...

This study was carried out as part of a permanent infection surveillance program at the Center for Thoracic Surgery of the University of Insubria in Varese, Italy, between October 1996 and June 2002.

A South Jersey mother says her one-year-old had six ear infections in one year. When antibiotics weren't working, she learned her daughter needed to get tubes in her ears. A process that can seem ...

Ultrasound procedures are an indispensable part of modern diagnostic and interventional medicine. However, ensuring rigorous infection control remains a critical concern, given the potential for cross ...