Search results for "Antibiotics"
Less definitely more in antibiotics
Review some common inpatient conditions that can be safely treated with shorter durations of antibiotics, reducing adverse events and costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/17/less-definitely-more-in-antibiotics.htm
17 May 2023
Short-course antibiotics in low-risk MSSA bacteremia did not increase mortality risk
Patients receiving six to 10 days of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia had similar 90-day mortality and relapse rates compared to those who got 10 to 16 days of therapy in a retrospective Danish study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/10/3.htm
10 Mar 2021
Individualized short-course antibiotics noninferior to usual care for VAP
In a randomized open-label trial, 41% of ICU patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) who received antibiotics for seven days or less died or had pneumonia recurrence at 60 days versus 44% of those who received usual care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/31/individualized-short-course-antibiotics-noninferior-to-usual-care-for-vap.htm
31 Jan 2024
Hospital-level antibiotic use associated with rates of hospital-onset C. diff
Hospitals that significantly reduced use of all antibiotics, or specifically fluoroquinolones or third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins, achieved decreases in hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile, the retrospective study showed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/13/3.htm
13 Mar 2019
April 10, 2024
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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
Disseminated varicella infection in an immunocompromised patient
A patient with a history of liver transplant presented with a progressive rash.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/03/free/disseminated-varicella-infection-in-an-immunocompromised-patient.htm
3 Apr 2024
CMS sepsis measure associated with increases in antibiotic use
Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, especially in sepsis patients, went up after SEP-1 was implemented, but rates of Clostridioides difficile infection decreased.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/02/5.htm
2 Sep 2020
COVID-19 and antibiotics: Less is more
Experts urge clinicians to remember stewardship amid the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/covid-19-and-antibiotics-less-is-more.htm
15 Dec 2020
Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis may not reduce risk of surgical-site infection
Findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 52 studies support World Health Organization recommendations against continuing surgical antibiotic prophylaxis postoperatively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/03/4.htm
3 Jun 2020