Search results for "Antibiotic Therapy"
Most inpatients with sepsis did not have antibiotic-resistant pathogens, but two-thirds received broad-spectrum therapy
After detailed risk adjustment, both inadequate and unnecessarily broad empiric antibiotic therapy were associated with higher mortality in patients admitted with culture-positive community-onset sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/22/3.htm
22 Apr 2020
Updated guidance issued on cardiovascular implantable device infections
The scientific statement from the American Heart Association covers prevention, diagnosis, and management of the infections, including what tests to use and when to transfer patients for subspecialty care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/13/updated-guidance-issued-on-cardiovascular-implantable-device-infections.htm
13 Dec 2023
Beta-lactam plus doxycycline associated with lower mortality in older patients with CAP
Compared to other guideline-concordant empiric therapies for patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), beta-lactam plus doxycycline was associated with lower 30-day and 90-day mortality in a Veterans Affairs cohort study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/17/2.htm
17 Nov 2021
Procalcitonin do's and don'ts
Although the optimal use of procalcitonin is still up for debate, there are best practices for getting the most bang for this blood test.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/free/procalcitonin-dos-and-donts.htm
5 Jul 2023
Nearly half of inpatients with pneumonia or urinary tract infection were overprescribed antibiotics after discharge
The most common types of antibiotic overuse after discharge included excess duration for pneumonia and unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, a retrospective cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/23/3.htm
23 Sep 2020
Risk factors may not accurately identify complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
The Infectious Diseases Society of America's criteria for determining complicated S. aureus bacteremia had low to moderate predictive value and could lead to unnecessary antibiotic treatment, according to a prospective cohort study in the Netherlands.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/10/risk-factors-may-not-accurately-identify-complicated-staphylococcus-aureus-bacteremia.htm
10 Jan 2024
Recent Research
Outpatient vs. inpatient PE treatment, handheld echocardiography and length of stay, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2011
Heart failure stays and readmissions
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2017
In the News
Dabigatran risks, C. diff, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2012
Automatic antibiotic stewardship
One health system added a best practice alert to the electronic health record and notified clinicians when specific criteria suggesting a viral illness were met.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/success-story-automatic-antibiotic-stewardship.htm
15 Jan 2020