Search results for "Infectious disease"
Wiping out surgical site infections
Protocols and preparation are key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/key.htm
15 Aug 2007
New tickborne illness may present as human granulocytic anaplasmosis
Two patients originally diagnosed with human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) were found to have Borrelia miyamotoi infection instead, according to a new case report.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/03/4.htm
3 Jul 2013
Antibiotics given at time of urinary catheter removal lowered UTI risk
Patients who received antibiotics at the time of urinary catheter removal were less likely to get a urinary tract infection (UTI) than those who got no antibiotics, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/19/3.htm
19 Jun 2013
Antibiotic stewardship the old-fashioned way
Hospital assessment is key.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/antibiotic-stewardship.htm
15 Feb 2015
Clindamycin may lower death risk from severe invasive group A streptococcal infection
Patients with severe invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections who received clindamycin were less likely to die than those who didn't, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/07/4.htm
7 May 2014
IDSA guidelines call for accurate diagnoses, fewer antibiotics for skin, soft-tissue infections
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs), even those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are often minor and either heal on their own or can be easily treated without antibiotics, according to updated practice guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/25/3.htm
25 Jun 2014
Antibiotics may carry more cost than benefit for patients at end of life
Experts offer advice on discussing and deciding when to use or avoid.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/antibiotics-end-of-life.htm
15 Feb 2016
New guidelines set out MRSA treatments
The Infectious Diseases Society of America released its first set of guidelines on the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/12/1.htm
12 Jan 2011
Most community hospitals experience drug shortages, delay treatment as result
Nearly all community hospitals experienced a shortage of one or more drugs in the first six months of 2011, and most had to delay treatment as a result, a new survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/1.htm
20 Jul 2011
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