Search results for "Infection control"
Updated guidelines on preventing bloodstream infections released
Updated guidelines for preventing intravascular catheter-related infections were jointly released last week by more than a dozen governmental agencies and professional organizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/20/1.htm
20 Apr 2011
Do's and don'ts for personal protective equipment
Training is needed to break the common habits that can increase infection risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/dos-and-donts-for-personal-protective-equipment.htm
15 Oct 2018
Is it time to end routine catheter replacement?
Recent research may change practice nationwide.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/catheter.htm
15 Jan 2013
Rapid testing for infectious disease
A potential boon but no magic bullet.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/rapid-tests-ID.htm
15 Jan 2016
With summer over, time to assess outbreak practices
Hospitalists play key role in ensuring effective response to disease outbreaks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/09/outbreaks.htm
15 Sep 2014
Catheter caps cut CLABSIs
NorthShore University HealthSystem in Illinois reduced its infection rate by 52%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/success.htm
15 Apr 2013
Selective digestive tract decontamination assessed in ventilated ICU patients
A systematic review found that mechanically ventilated ICU patients had lower in-hospital mortality rates with selective digestive tract decontamination versus standard care or placebo, while a trial found improvement in rates of positive blood cultures and antibiotic-resistant organisms, but not mortality, with the intervention.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/02/selective-digestive-tract-decontamination-assessed-in-ventilated-icu-patients.htm
2 Nov 2022
How to test for, and isolate, TB in the hospital
Although his session was titled “TB in the Hospital,” pulmonary specialist Dean Schraufnagel, MD, began by noting that most tuberculosis patients are treated outside the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/06/3.htm
6 May 2015
Teaming up to fight superbugs
Antimicrobial stewardship teams ramp up the fight against “superbugs.” The battle with drug-resistant bacteria has evolved into an all-out war in many hospitals, and fighting back with newer drugs no longer seems like the best defensive strategy. Instead, hospitals are deploying multidisciplinary teams to spread the word about prevention through judicious use of antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/cover.htm
15 Jan 2009
WHO issues guidelines on TB prevention in people with HIV in resource-constrained settings
The World Health Organization issued new guidelines last week on preventing tuberculosis in people with HIV infection in resource-constrained settings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/08/1.htm
8 Dec 2010