Search results for "Infectious Disease"
Passionate about teaching doctors
Rashida A. Khakoo, MACP, honored for work in medical education.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/khakoo.htm
15 Aug 2007
Rapid testing for infectious disease
A potential boon but no magic bullet.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/rapid-tests-ID.htm
15 Jan 2016
HIV in the hospital
All doctors should be screening patients age 13 through 64 for HIV.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/hiv.htm
15 Jun 2013
Using medical applications on wards, in clinics
In a fast-paced, interactive session, two speakers reviewed many popular software applications, as well as particularly useful features of electronic health records.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/17/3.htm
17 Apr 2013
Pharmacist-run antimicrobial stewardship programs may be useful in hospitals without ID subspecialists
A project in South African hospitals aimed at reducing antibiotic consumption by targeting prolonged duration of use, use of multiple antibiotics, and use of redundant antibiotic coverage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/22/4.htm
22 Jun 2016
Stopping the cycle of C. diff
Microbiota therapies offer exciting potential to reduce the burden of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/free/stopping-the-cycle-of-c-diff.htm
8 Feb 2023
ID specialists in the ED improved care for severe sepsis and septic shock
Having a dedicated ID team provide bedside evaluation within an hour of ED arrival increased compliance with the sepsis bundle and reduced 14-day mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/21/3.htm
21 Jun 2017
Cases from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
A group of cases involving lytic lesions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/free/a-group-of-cases-involving-lytic-lesions.htm
9 Aug 2023
Facility-level antibiotic use associated with C. difficile rates in long-term care
Importation of C. difficile was three times more common in long-term care than in acute care, leading the study authors to recommend better coordination of infection control across settings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/14/3.htm
14 Jun 2017
Puzzling it out together
Hospitalists share strategies for pandemic problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/puzzling-it-out-together.htm
15 Oct 2020