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CLABSI linked to the consumption of yogurt – Full Text

"We speculate that daily consumption of yogurt with live cultures posed a high cumulative exposure to Lactobacillus species either through external contamination of our patient's CVC or translocation of the ingested organisms from his gastrointestinal tract into the bloodstream" Rahim et al (2025).

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Managing cytotoxic extravasation – Full Text

"The innovation of simulation-based education tutorials was effective in enhancing nurses' practices. It also provided insight for continuous nursing education and evaluation that will impact the clinical practice routines in oncology care, thus saving patients from potential adverse effects of chemotherapy" Soomar et al (2025).

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Appraisal of online health information on intravenous iron – Full Text

"Although information on IV iron is widely available online, its overall quality and content are generally poor and not easily accessible to the public. This underscores the opportunity for knowledge translation efforts aimed at developing online resources that are both accurate and understandable" Zhou et al (2025).

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Ultrasound-guided cannulation in infants – Full Text

"Ultrasound-guided peripheral vascular cannulation appears to be more effective and safer than the conventional technique in infants, particularly in complex or critical care contexts" Casal-Guisande et al (2025).

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Nurse anesthetist-performed PICC insertion – Full Text

"The study indicates that nurse anesthetists' knowledge and experience can be utilized in the future selection and insertion of vascular access for patients, as well as in training and education on PICCs" Linqvist Leonardsen et al (2025).

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Risk of OPAT treatment failure – Full Text

"Simplifying home-based antimicrobial regimens may improve OPAT outcomes. Early identification of risk factors for OPAT treatment failure and loss to follow-up can optimize patient management and reduce adverse outcomes" Worsham Behal et al (2025).

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Antimicrobial effect of intravenous catheter lock solutions – Full Text

"Our analysis shows that the lock solutions studied managed to eradicate intraluminal mature P. aeruginosa in non-tunneled HD catheters under standard conditions. Biofilm inhibition and eradication were observed at low gentamicin concentrations, which could optimize the gentamicin concentration in lock solutions used in HD catheters" Salas-Treviño et al (2025).

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