Search results for "Clostridium difficile"
Postop deaths, sepsis projects
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2020
Get the germs where they live—in the hospital
An expert delivers good news and bad news about hospital-acquired infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/hai.htm
15 Jun 2009
Proton-pump inhibitors to carry warning about C. diff
The FDA warned last week that proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be associated with an increased risk of Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (CDAD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/15/6.htm
15 Feb 2012
Screening for C. diff on admission
A surgical service found screening for carriers reduced hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/success-story-screening-for-c-diff-on-admission.htm
15 Sep 2018
Hospital stays involving C. diff leveled off between 2008 and 2009
Hospital stays involving Clostridium difficile infections leveled off between 2008 and 2009 after rising 300% between 1993 and 2008, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reported.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/01/2.htm
1 Feb 2012
Penicillin allergies, end-of-life care
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2018
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
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
Probiotics help ease diarrhea symptoms in C. diff patients on antibiotics
Probiotics can significantly reduce diarrhea symptoms in people taking antibiotics who have Clostridium difficile, a systematic review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/12/4.htm
12 Jun 2013
Recent Research
IVC filters and risk of death from pulmonary embolism, thrombolysis within two hours of stroke onset, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/08/rr.htm
15 Aug 2014