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Clinical Issues - Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobials: New drugs, new resistance
Expert details the drugs that best fight the most common bugs
Ten years ago, infection control was the biggest trend in tackling hospital-based infectious diseases. Now the new hot area is antibiotic stewardship. More
When it's not a fever
ID specialist describes other causes of elevated temperature
When you see a patient with a temperature of 101, what do you note in the chart? Probably, “fever,” right? Maybe not. More
Searching for weapons in the war on MRSA
A decade ago, vancomycin was considered a reasonably effective treatment for MRSA, but times have changed. More
King of the HAI hill
Clostridium difficile infection has overtaken MRSA as the top hospital-acquired infection. More
Test yourself
Pneumonia
The following cases and commentary, which address pneumonia, are excerpted from ACP’s Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14). More
Treating HCAP is not a snap
Pop quiz: Do you know the guidelines for treating health care-associated pneumonia? And is your clinical practice in accordance with those guidelines? If the answer to either of those questions is no, you’re not alone. More
Get the germs where they live —in the hospital
An expert delivers good news and bad news about hospital-acquired infections. More
Test yourself
Infectious diseases
The following cases and commentary, which address infectious diseases, are excerpted from ACP’s Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14). More
War on bugs
Antimicrobial stewardship teams ramp up the fight against "superbugs"
The battle with drug-resistant bacteria has evolved into an all-out war in many hospitals, and fighting back with newer drugs no longer seems like the best defensive strategy. Instead, hospitals are deploying multidisciplinary teams to spread the word about prevention through judicious use of antibiotics.
January '09
Test yourself: Delirium, drug resistance and fall prevention
January '09
MKSAP primer: Health care-associated infections
Adapted from ACP's latest Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program
April '08
Test yourself: Health care-associated infections
April '08
Dedicated MRSA unit cuts hospital costs and length of stay
March '08
Exotic travel trend poses new challenges for hospitalists
February '08
Test yourself: Travel medicine
February '08
Beyond the bundle: Innovative ways to prevent VAP in the intensive care unit
December '07
Ventilator-associated pneumonia rates: The wrong quality measure
December '07
Fewer drugs, more bugs
Antibiotic resistance tops concerns at infectious diseases conference
November '07
Clinical Issues
Test yourself: Antibiotic therapy
July '07
Clinical Issues
MKSAP primer: Cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome
July '07
More hospitals fight MRSA with universal screening
Some experts believe that screening and isolating patients with MRSA is the best way to control the infection. But are "search and destroy" methods the right call?
July '07
IM 2007: San Diego
Community-acquired MRSA moves in on hospitals
June '07
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