Search results for "Antibiotic stewardship"
Solutions to hospital violence
This issue also features the latest news on sickle cell disease, conference coverage on infectious diseases, and a Q&A about Hurricane Maria recovery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Dec 2017
Heart failure stays and readmissions
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2017
Training key for point-of-care ultrasound
This issue also features stories on refugee care, high-altitude hospital medicine, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Aug 2017
Antibiotics and AKI, stroke rehab, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2018
Ward-level antibiotic use predicts C. difficile risk
Inpatients' risk of developing Clostridium difficile is related to the rate of antibiotic prescribing on their wards, regardless of whether they themselves took an antibiotic, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/04/2.htm
4 Mar 2015
Recurrent C. diff, decision tree for sepsis, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2017
Is your antimicrobial stewardship program ready for a survey?
Experts at IDWeek offered some lessons learned during the first year of The Joint Commission's antimicrobial stewardship standard for acute care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/conference-coverage-antimicrobial-stewardship-survey.htm
15 Dec 2017
Stressing about superbugs
Experts discuss crisis of antimicrobial resistance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/antimicrobial-resistance.htm
15 Aug 2015
Procalcitonin do's and don'ts
Although the optimal use of procalcitonin is still up for debate, there are best practices for getting the most bang for this blood test.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/free/procalcitonin-dos-and-donts.htm
5 Jul 2023
Antibiotic tracking expands to hospitals
The CDC's electronic antibiotic tracking system has been expanded from outpatient settings to hospitals, the agency announced last week during Get Smart About Antibiotics Week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/23/5.htm
23 Nov 2011