Search results for "Infectious diseases"
Fungal infection common in critically ill COVID-19 patients
A retrospective study in Belgium found that risk of pulmonary aspergillosis in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients was primarily associated with pre-existing risk factors for invasive mold disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/free/fungal-infection-common-in-critically-ill-covid-19-patients.htm
20 Sep 2023
New guidelines, authorizations on remdesivir, bamlanivimab, other drugs for COVID-19
The World Health Organization and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) changed their guidelines to be less favorable to remdesivir. Both the IDSA and NIH expressed reservations about bamlanivimab, while the FDA issued two new emergency use authorizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/25/1.htm
25 Nov 2020
Bloodstream infections resistant to all first-line drugs lead to higher mortality
The study focused on difficult-to-treat resistance, which the authors defined as gram-negative infections that were intermediate/resistant in vitro to all beta-lactam categories, including carbapenems, and fluoroquinolones.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/01/3.htm
1 Aug 2018
New info, resources on novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
ACP is offering an updated online learning activity and a podcast to help physicians learn about coronavirus. CME credit is free for members upon completion of either activity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/04/1.htm
4 Mar 2020
A new era of pneumonia management
New guidelines change categorization, testing, and prescribing for pneumonia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/a-new-era-of-pneumonia-management.htm
15 Jan 2020
CDC updates tuberculosis screening, testing recommendations for health care personnel
Among the recommendations are tuberculosis screening with an individual risk assessment and symptom evaluation at baseline and testing with an interferon-gamma release assay or a tuberculin skin test for people without documented tuberculosis disease or prior latent tuberculosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/22/4.htm
22 May 2019
Hospital antibiograms may not be accurate for selecting initial empiric therapy
A retrospective cohort study of Veterans Health Administration facilities found that facility-level antibiograms had limited utility in predicting individual resistance for Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species in individual patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/hospital-antibiograms-may-not-be-accurate-for-selecting-initial-empiric-therapy.htm
16 Aug 2023
Eosinophil count can predict outcomes for patients hospitalized with C. difficile, study finds
An undetectable eosinophil count at admission was associated with higher risk of in-hospital mortality, need for vasopressors, and emergency total colectomy, the retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/19/2.htm
19 Sep 2018
Variations, improvement strategies in hospital care for COVID-19
Two new studies looked at the problems of variation in hospital outcomes and transmission in health care settings. Other articles offered strategies to make the most of hospitalists, personalize treatment, predict mortality, and follow the evidence.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/22/2.htm
22 Jul 2020
Puzzling it out together
Hospitalists share strategies for pandemic problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/puzzling-it-out-together.htm
15 Oct 2020