Search results for "Allergies"
Penicillin allergy associated with risk of MRSA, C. diff, due to use of other antibiotics
Systematically addressing penicillin allergies may be an important public health strategy to reduce the incidence of MRSA and C. difficile among patients with a documented penicillin allergy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/04/5.htm
4 Jul 2018
November 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/
September 2012
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/
CDC committee recommends specific flu vaccine as an option for people with egg allergy
The immunization advisory committee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week recommended using the vaccine FluBlok in the 2013-14 flu season for people aged 18 through 49 years with egg allergy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/03/5.htm
3 Jul 2013
Avoiding beta-lactam therapy in hospitalized patients with self-reported allergies may lead to more adverse events
Developing inpatient programs aimed at accurately identifying beta-lactam allergies to safely promote beta-lactam administration among patients who report allergies is warranted, the authors concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/20/3.htm
20 Jul 2016
March 29, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/29/
Unapproved prescription cough, cold, allergy meds pulled
The FDA ordered the market removal of a large number of prescription oral cough, cold, and allergy products last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/09/5.htm
9 Mar 2011
Penicillin allergies, end-of-life care
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2018
March 23, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/
Penicillin skin testing de-escalated antibiotic prescribing, saved patients money
Among patients with reported penicillin allergy, nearly all had a negative result, which was associated with increased use of penicillin or cephalosporin and hundreds of dollars of cost savings compared to those who were not tested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/06/3.htm
6 Mar 2019