As I head into my 25th year of working as a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist, one of the most important working relationships of my career is with the infection prevention department.

Introduction Surgical site infection (SSI) is a potential complication of surgical procedure. SSI after implant surgery is a disaster both for patients and surgeons. Although predictive tools for SSI ...

The global Sterile Medical Packaging Market revenue was USD 29130 Million in 2022 and is forecast to a readjusted size of USD 44600 Million by 2029 with a CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period (2023 ...

PITTSBURGH and TAIPEI, June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - MolecuLight Corp., a global pioneer in point-of-care fluorescence imaging for wound care, and its Taiwanese distributor, Healtdeva Company Ltd ...

The Israeli company's treatment is a delayed-release antibiotic administered in the area where the patient has undergone surgery. Israeli late-stage biopharmaceutical company PolyPid (Nasdaq: PYPD) ...

SHIELD II (Surgical site Hospital acquired Infection prEvention with Local D-PLEX) is a prospective, multinational, randomized, double blind Phase 3 trial designed to assess the efficacy and ...

PolyPid's D-PLEX100 met all key endpoints in a Phase 3 trial, showing a 38% drop in infection or death after colorectal surgery vs. standard care.

Current Issues in the Prevention and Management of Surgical Site Infection - Part 2 . Ansgar O. Aasen, Philip S. Barie, Eugen Faist, Henri R. Ford, Donald E. Fry, Toni Hau. Disclosures.

Medical sutures with sustainable antibacterial properties can effectively inhibit pathogens, thus avoiding the occurrence of surgical site infection and reducing the recurrence of patients resulting ...

A baby's makeup of gut bacteria - their microbiome - which starts to form as soon as they are born, could help protect against viral infections later in childhood, a new study suggests.