Search results for "Infectious disease"
Better treatment but low awareness with hepatitis C
The main challenge is increasing awareness and getting appropriate therapy to those who need it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/hepatitis.htm
15 Aug 2012
Automating antimicrobial stewardship
EHR integration of a patient scoring tool improved care quality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/success-story-automating-antimicrobial-stewardship.htm
15 Aug 2017
CDC issues health advisory on polio vaccination for international travelers
The CDC issued a health advisory last week on polio vaccination for international travelers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/11/5.htm
11 Jun 2014
Wiping out surgical site infections
Protocols and preparation are key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/key.htm
15 Aug 2007
The August issue is online and coming to your mailbox
The August issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes a cover article on green hospitals, an installment of The Brief Case, and extensive coverage of the Hospital Medicine 2013 annual conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/21/5.htm
21 Aug 2013
New tickborne illness may present as human granulocytic anaplasmosis
Two patients originally diagnosed with human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) were found to have Borrelia miyamotoi infection instead, according to a new case report.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/03/4.htm
3 Jul 2013
Antibiotics given at time of urinary catheter removal lowered UTI risk
Patients who received antibiotics at the time of urinary catheter removal were less likely to get a urinary tract infection (UTI) than those who got no antibiotics, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/19/3.htm
19 Jun 2013
Antibiotic stewardship the old-fashioned way
Hospital assessment is key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/antibiotic-stewardship.htm
15 Feb 2015
Clindamycin may lower death risk from severe invasive group A streptococcal infection
Patients with severe invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections who received clindamycin were less likely to die than those who didn't, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/07/4.htm
7 May 2014
IDSA guidelines call for accurate diagnoses, fewer antibiotics for skin, soft-tissue infections
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs), even those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are often minor and either heal on their own or can be easily treated without antibiotics, according to updated practice guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/25/3.htm
25 Jun 2014