Search results for "Infectious disease"
Hundreds of cases of Legionnaires' disease in 2015 linked to health care facilities' water systems, CDC reports
The fatality rate was 25% for cases definitely associated with a hospital or long-term care facility stay and 10% for cases that were possibly health care-associated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/14/2.htm
14 Jun 2017
Infectious disease tests gain new approvals
Details on the latest warnings, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/05/fda.htm
15 May 2017
Specific components of antimicrobial stewardship programs associated with improvements
Effective components included postgraduate physician/pharmacy training programs, order sets specific to antimicrobials, systematic de-escalation review, pharmacists and/or infectious disease (ID) attendings on acute care ward teams, and formal ID training of pharmacists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/10/1.htm
10 May 2017
Cefazolin associated with lower mortality than other beta-lactams in MSSA infections, study finds
The retrospective study analyzed mortality and recurrent infections among inpatients at Veterans Administration hospitals who had blood cultures that were positive for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/12/2.htm
12 Apr 2017
Yeast of burden
Five things to know about Candida auris.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/candida-auris.htm
15 Mar 2017
Rethinking cellulitis
Flaws in diagnosis, prescribing are common.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/rethinking-cellulitis.htm
15 Feb 2017
Textbook reflects evolution of hospitalists
More robust coverage of consultation medicine, rehabilitation medicine, oncology, palliative care, and transitions of care is included
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/q-and-a-principles-practice-hospital-medicine.htm
15 Feb 2017
C. difficile recurrence risk reduced with bezlotoxumab versus placebo, industry study finds
The number needed to treat to prevent one C. difficile recurrence was 10 in the overall patient population and 6 in patients age 65 years and over and those with previous infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/01/2.htm
1 Feb 2017
The return of penicillin
How to fight drug resistance without inducing allergic reactions
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/penicillin-comeback.htm
15 Jan 2017
In the News
Inpatient antibiotic prescribing, bundled payments and joint replacement costs, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2016