Search results for "Infectious Diseases"
Studies examine impact of hospital policies on C. difficile infection rates
While one study found that participation in an antibiotic stewardship program from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality led to reductions in hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection rates, a simulation study found that visitor contact precautions may not be as helpful.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/03/4.htm
3 Mar 2021
June 7, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/07/
Good news on IL-6 inhibitors for COVID-19, bad news on other drugs, effects of surge
The NIH updated its guidelines; recent research looked at interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors, ivermectin, remdesivir, and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19; and one study estimated that 23.2% of inpatient COVID-19 deaths last spring and summer could relate to hospital strain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/14/1.htm
14 Jul 2021
November 8, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/
December 14, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/
Advice on preserving PPE, hospitalist wellness, fair access to resources during pandemic
The Infectious Diseases Society of America releases guidance on infection prevention, hospitalists look at how to maintain their own health and physical distancing during the pandemic, and experts highlight ethical problems with policies on ventilator triage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/29/1.htm
29 Apr 2020
September 21, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/21/
June 8, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/08/
Algorithms predicted antibiotic resistance profiles of inpatients' bacterial infections
Machine learning models applied to medical records of hospitalized patients achieved high-accuracy predictions in a recent study and “should be seriously considered by clinicians to aid correct empiric therapy,” the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/28/4.htm
28 Oct 2020
Hospitals that steward antibiotics well share common factors
Hospitals where pharmacists reported feeling that they are respected by their hospitalist colleagues and considered valuable team members were less likely to overuse antibiotics, a small survey study of antibiotic stewardship programs found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/hospitals-that-steward-antibiotics-well-share-common-factors.htm
20 Dec 2023