Search results for "Antibiotics"
August 3, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/
Antibiotic prophylaxis more than 24 hours after surgery increased harms without reducing infections
The risks of acute kidney injury and Clostridium difficile infection consistently increased with each additional day of antimicrobial exposure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/01/3.htm
1 May 2019
Empiric antibiotics for pneumonia often not de-escalated after negative cultures
Rates of antimicrobial de-escalation immediately following negative cultures for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas varied widely across hospitals, ranging from 2% to 35%, with larger teaching hospitals having the highest rates of de-escalation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/11/4.htm
11 Mar 2020
May 3, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/03/
October 18, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/18/
Penicillin skin testing de-escalated antibiotic prescribing, saved patients money
Among patients with reported penicillin allergy, nearly all had a negative result, which was associated with increased use of penicillin or cephalosporin and hundreds of dollars of cost savings compared to those who were not tested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/06/3.htm
6 Mar 2019
Hypercalcemia from calcium sulfate antibiotic beads
A patient was admitted with right hip pain from a chronic prosthetic joint infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/31/free/hypercalcemia-from-calcium-sulfate-antibiotic-beads.htm
31 May 2023
New website will provide antibiotic susceptibility breakpoint information
The FDA will simultaneously update the breakpoints for multiple drugs that have the same active ingredient and share that information via a dedicated web page.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/20/4.htm
20 Dec 2017
July 27, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/27/
Antibiotic duration excessive in hospitalized VA patients with CAP and HCAP
Pneumonia patients spent a median of 4 days on inpatient IV antibiotics, 1 day on inpatient oral, and 6 days on outpatient oral.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/24/2.htm
24 Aug 2016