Search results for "Infectious diseases"
Testing offers hope, no panacea for COVID-19 control
A review of the currently available tests for COVID-19 and some predictions for the future come from an infectious disease specialist recently interviewed by ACP Internist/ACP Hospitalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/13/3.htm
13 May 2020
Switch to oral antibiotics noninferior for low-risk patients with S. aureus bacteremia
Complication rates were similar in patients with low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection who were switched to oral antibiotics versus continued on IV therapy in a European randomized trial that was stopped early due to low enrollment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/24/switch-to-oral-antibiotics-noninferior-for-low-risk-patients-with-s-aureus-bacteremia.htm
24 Jan 2024
Telehealth-based antimicrobial stewardship program worked in 2 community hospitals
The program, which included remote consults with infectious disease physicians, led to reductions in broad-spectrum antibiotic use and antimicrobial expenditures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/11/3.htm
11 Sep 2019
June 8, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/08/
New method and lower dosing of vancomycin could treat MRSA with reduced AKI
Achieving typical area under the curve to minimum inhibitory concentrations of vancomycin was not associated with a lower rate of treatment failure but was associated with increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI), a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/12/3.htm
12 Jun 2019
February 23, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/23/
Electronic registry of CRE carriers may help reduce regional spread, modeling study finds
Hospital participation in an electronic public health registry of patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) may help reduce the number of new carriers and region-wide prevalence.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/22/3.htm
22 May 2019
January 26, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/
November 23, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/23/
Infective endocarditis increases ischemic stroke risk for up to two years
The risk of ischemic stroke was highest during the first four weeks after an infective endocarditis diagnosis, and it was lower in patients on anticoagulation, according to the Danish registry study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/08/4.htm
8 May 2019