Search results for "Clostridium difficile"
Fecal transplants for recurrent C. diff may resolve symptoms with few adverse events
Low-strength evidence shows fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) effectively treats recurrent Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs), with few short-term adverse events, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/13/2.htm
13 May 2015
Fighting resistance in the ICU
Ongoing growth in antibiotic resistance has highlighted both the importance and the challenge of frontline stewardship.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/fighting-resistance-in-the-icu.htm
15 Mar 2019
July 2018 • ACP Hospitalist 25 Brief Case altered ...
Stool studies were nega-tive, including testing for Clostridium difficile. Electrolytes normalized with repletion and volume-related renal injury resolved with intrave-nous fluids.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/acph-201807-brief-case-from-the-university-of-wisconsin_t1.pdf
27 Jun 2018
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about C. difficile colitis, elderly patients and sleeping pills, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/journal-watch.htm
15 Sep 2007
Test yourself: Rheumatology
The following cases and commentary, which address rheumatology, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/test.htm
15 Dec 2009
Continuous PPI use associated with C. difficile recurrences
Recurrences of Clostridium difficile were significantly more common among patients who continuously took proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) than among those who didn't, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/11/3.htm
11 Mar 2015
How (and why) to clean a stethoscope
Research has found that stethoscopes harbor microbes and that many clinicians never clean theirs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/how-and-why-to-clean-a-stethoscope.htm
15 Apr 2019
acp-hosp0910:acp-hosp0910
The following are being considered:. ventilator-associated pneumonia, failure to rescue, surgical site infection following implantation of devices, Clostridium difficile-associated disease, and malnutrition.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/acph-200910-coding_t1.pdf
29 Sep 2009
In the News
C. difficile transmission, telestroke quality measures, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2017
MKSAP quiz on inflammatory bowel disease
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 17 about inflammatory bowel disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/mksap-quiz-on-inflammatory-bowel-disease.htm
15 Feb 2018