Search results for "C. difficile"
In the News
Multidisciplinary teams and ICU outcomes, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2010
Just enough, but not too much, antibiotics for CAP patients
Prudent approaches to treating community-acquired pneumonia in the hospital include achievable goals, such as using the lowest number and spectrum of antibiotics and shortening treatment durations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/05/1.htm
5 Apr 2017
Guidelines suggest fidaxomicin over vancomycin for Clostridioides difficile infection
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America made three new recommendations in a focused update of their guidelines on Clostridioides difficile infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/30/4.htm
30 Jun 2021
Universal gown, glove use in ICU did not reduce patients' acquisition of C. difficile
Requiring health care workers to wear gloves and gowns for all patient contact in the ICU did not decrease acquisition of Clostridioides difficile compared with usual care, according to a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized trial in 20 medical and surgical ICUs in the U.S.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/13/universal-gown-glove-use-in-icu-did-not-reduce-patients-acquisition-of-c-difficile.htm
13 Jul 2022
Doxycycline for CAP associated with lower C. diff risk than azithromycin
In a retrospective study of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients, treatment with doxycycline instead of azithromycin was associated with a particularly significant reduction in risk of Clostridioides difficile infection among those who had already had C. diff within the past year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/doxycycline-for-cap-associated-with-lower-c-diff-risk-than-azithromycin.htm
8 Nov 2023
Antibiotic prophylaxis more than 24 hours after surgery increased harms without reducing infections
The risks of acute kidney injury and Clostridium difficile infection consistently increased with each additional day of antimicrobial exposure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/01/3.htm
1 May 2019
Safety-net hospitals, C. diff colonization
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2019
Recent Research
Probiotics for Clostridium difficile, readmission risk after percutaneous coronary intervention, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2013
Rise in HAIs during the pandemic, guidance on monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19
A new study found significant growth in health care-associated infections (HAIs), especially central line-associated bloodstream infections, during 2020, and the NIH offered advice on prioritization when monoclonal antibodies can't be given to all eligible patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/15/1.htm
15 Sep 2021
Defeating C. diff
While Clostridium difficile remains a stubborn infection, new drugs and research findings suggest some ways to more effectively combat it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/defeating-c-diff.htm
15 Jul 2017