A new and alarming fungal pathogen, Candida auris (C. auris), is catalyzing a global crisis across long-term care facilities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced C. auris to ...
A recent McKnight’s article on a new consensus statement recommending against PCR urine testing in long-term care raises valid concerns about inappropriate use, particularly when results are ...
An analysis of Medicare claims data found a 60-fold increase in the use of unregulated rapid molecular diagnostic tests for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults from 2016 to 2023, ...