Search results for "Infection control"
COVID-19 outcomes, prevalence, and testing analyzed in latest research
Two studies report outcomes of patients hospitalized in the U.S., the CDC focuses on incidence among the homeless, and the FDA warns about antibody testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/29/2.htm
29 Apr 2020
Do you need a checklist?
There's limited evidence but apparent potential for these tools in hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/do-you-need-a-checklist.htm
15 Feb 2021
August 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/
Answers and even more questions on COVID-19 vaccines
In a fourth forum from ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine, infectious disease experts Carlos del Rio, MD, FACP, Paul Sax, MD, and Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, FACP, discussed COVID-19 vaccines and their implementation, as well as other aspects of the pandemic response.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/31/1.htm
31 Mar 2021
Catching C. diff cases, not colonization
Researchers have found innovative ways to improve hospital systems for diagnosing Clostridioides difficile.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/catching-c-diff-cases-not-colonization.htm
16 Aug 2023
In the News
Rapid flu tests, ICU delirium risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/itn.htm
15 May 2012
Study finds no difference between N95 masks, surgical masks in clinical settings
In this meta-analysis, outcomes from clinical studies were laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, influenza-like illness, and workplace absenteeism, while outcomes from surrogate exposure studies were filter penetration, face-seal leakage, and total inward leakage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/16/3.htm
16 Mar 2016
Review evaluates hospitals' efforts to combat spread of carbapenem-resistant organisms
Researchers reviewed studies of infection prevention and control measures targeting Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, including contact precautions, active surveillance cultures, and monitoring, audit, and feedback.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/05/4.htm
5 Dec 2018
Mandatory approval process for C. diff testing linked to lower hospital-onset infection rates
An intervention that required mandatory approval from an infectious diseases physician before testing for Clostridioides difficile was associated with a greater than 50% decrease in hospital-onset C. difficile infection rates at one hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/17/mandatory-approval-process-for-c-diff-testing-linked-to-lower-hospital-onset-infection-rates.htm
17 May 2023
Models show state-wide coordination could prevent many resistant infections
Individual hospitals' efforts to fight carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae will be significantly less effective than a collaborative effort among a network of hospitals and nursing homes, according to a study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/12/2.htm
12 Aug 2015