Search results for "Infection control"
Relaxing MRSA precautions during pandemic associated with higher infection rate
Veterans Affairs hospitals that abandoned active surveillance and contact precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) had significantly higher rates of hospital-acquired MRSA than those that continued the measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/12/relaxing-mrsa-precautions-during-pandemic-associated-with-higher-infection-rate.htm
12 Jul 2023
In the News
Swine flu resources, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/08/itn.htm
15 Aug 2009
Health care-acquired infection rates falling, but vigilance remains necessary
The likelihood of health care-acquired infections caused by any of 6 resistant bacteria ranged from 12% in inpatient rehabilitation facilities to 29% in long-term acute care hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/16/4.htm
16 Mar 2016
The June issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is now online, featuring stories on partial DNRs, antibiotic stewardship, ICU care, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/22/6.htm
22 Jun 2011
Recent Research
Oral fluoroquinolones and dysglycemia, metoprolol before PCI, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2013
Fighting resistance in the ICU
Ongoing growth in antibiotic resistance has highlighted both the importance and the challenge of frontline stewardship.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/fighting-resistance-in-the-icu.htm
15 Mar 2019
Prepare for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Two U.S. cases of a particularly problematic strain of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) were recently described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/04/5.htm
4 Jul 2012
Pneumonia therapies, hospital flu spread, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2020
Patients on contact precautions have more complaints about care
Patients who were under contact precautions during hospitalization had more concerns about the quality of their care, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/25/4.htm
25 Sep 2013
PICCs don't reduce inpatient bloodstream infections compared to CVCs
Bloodstream infection rates were similar in inpatients who received peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and central venous catheters (CVCs), a recent meta-analysis concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/14/2.htm
14 Aug 2013