Search results for "C. difficile"
C. diff and dengue tests cleared by FDA
New tests that can assist with diagnosis of Clostridium difficile and dengue fever were recently cleared for marketing, the FDA announced.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/20/5.htm
20 Apr 2011
C. difficile readmissions, PPIs regimens top Digestive Disease Week news
Readmissions for Clostridium difficile infections and proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment for ulcers were among the hospital-related research presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), currently underway in Chicago.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/07/2.htm
7 May 2014
Letter to the Editor: Reader disagrees about kefir for C. diff
A reader has reservations about treating recurrent Clostridium difficile with kefir.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/lte.htm
15 Nov 2014
Fecal microbiota transplant appears cost-effective for first recurrent C. diff infection
A modeling study found the greatest cost-effectiveness with fidaxomicin for initial nonsevere Clostridioides difficile infection, with vancomycin for initial severe infection, and with fecal microbiota transplant for first and subsequent recurrent infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/fecal-microbiota-transplant-appears-cost-effective-for-first-recurrent-c-diff-infection.htm
23 Mar 2022
Computerized clinical decision support may help reduce unnecessary C. diff testing
A two-year cohort study of nine academic and six community hospitals in the U.S. found that testing for Clostridioides difficile decreased when the electronic health record stopped a clinician from proceeding with a test order if the patient had already been tested or had recently received laxatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/09/computerized-clinical-decision-support-may-help-reduce-unnecessary-c-diff-testing.htm
9 Feb 2022
OPAT has similar safety, lower costs versus inpatient antibiotic therapy
Patients receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) after hospitalization for bacterial infection had 90-day adverse event rates of 35.6% compared to 39.0% in those who stayed in the hospital for parenteral antimicrobial therapy, a retrospective Canadian study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/27/opat-has-similar-safety-lower-costs-versus-inpatient-antibiotic-therapy.htm
27 Apr 2022
MI performance measures, health literacy and LOS, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2018
February 9, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/09/
C. diff and Hospital Medicine 2017
Conference coverage of cirrhosis, geriatrics, high-value care, diagnostic error, and radiology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jul 2017
Experts share stewardship successes, priorities
An executive vice president from The Joint Commission offers an update.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/qa-experts-share-stewardship-successes-priorities.htm
15 Dec 2019