Search results for "Infectious Disease"
With summer over, time to assess outbreak practices
Hospitalists play key role in ensuring effective response to disease outbreaks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/09/outbreaks.htm
15 Sep 2014
A tasty solution to recurrent Clostridium difficile
Curing recurrent C. diff infections without fecal transplantation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/09/success.htm
15 Sep 2014
New antibiotics may change inpatient treatment of skin infections
Some patients may see shorter stays, or avoid them altogether.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/infection.htm
15 Oct 2014
Common curbside consults in infectious disease
Most popular questions revealed at UCSF conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/conference2.htm
15 Jan 2015
When it could be Ebola . . .
There are lots of differential diagnoses, too.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/ebola.htm
15 Jan 2015
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes articles on the optimal use of prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism, differential diagnoses for Ebola, and conference coverage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/lfe.htm
15 Jan 2015
Antibiotic stewardship the old-fashioned way
Hospital assessment is key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/antibiotic-stewardship.htm
15 Feb 2015
Continuous PPI use associated with C. difficile recurrences
Recurrences of Clostridium difficile were significantly more common among patients who continuously took proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) than among those who didn't, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/11/3.htm
11 Mar 2015
Inpatient ART errors can cause long-term problems for HIV patients
Antiretroviral therapy is less complex than it used to be, but errors are still common.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/ART-errors.htm
15 Apr 2015
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes articles on moonlighting, dealing with patients who won't leave, avoiding ART errors in HIV patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/lfe.htm
15 Apr 2015