Here are 10 articles on medical research study findings from the week of June 29.
1. An analysis of case studies developed from an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's national project outlined four specific practices and "success factors" for reducing and eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections in healthcare facilities. Read more.
2. A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control concluded there are few apps on the market geared toward supporting healthcare-associated infection prevention, and the functionality of those that are available is very narrow and primarily limited to providing information. Read more.
3. Supplementing care with online tutorials could be an effective way to reduce patients' need for face time with physicians, while still providing quality pain management care, according to recent research. Read more.
4. A recent review of 70 studies evaluating clinical decision support systems found that they are significantly associated with improved clinical practice. Read more.
5. While many patients consider how well pain, nausea or treatment side effects were managed when they evaluate the quality of care they received, information on these experiences is not always collected, according to a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher in Chapel Hill, N.C. Read more.
6. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests massive amounts of underreporting may occur within the system set up by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to estimate the incidence of acute hepatitis C virus infection. Read more.
7. Two posters presented at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Annual Conference demonstrated successful reduction of HAIs at two facilities with the use of Xenex's ultraviolet light room disinfection system. Read more.
8. Not only can overuse of common antibiotics contribute to the growing level of antibiotic resistance, it can also have a significant effect on childhood development, according to a recent study published in Nature Communications. Read more.
9. Metal alloys with copper can destroy human norovirus, according to a study in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Read more.
10. Researchers from the University of Sussex in Falmer, U.K., and the Rockefeller University in New York City have unveiled a key process within the bacteria that cause tuberculosis that could lead to new possible treatments. Read more.