Search results for "C. difficile"
Cases from Baylor College of Medicine
Diabetic neuropathic foot arthropathy, acute bacterial prostatitis, tuberculous peritonitis, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/brief-case-baylor-west-virginia.htm
15 Jan 2017
C. difficile recurrence risk reduced with bezlotoxumab versus placebo, industry study finds
The number needed to treat to prevent one C. difficile recurrence was 10 in the overall patient population and 6 in patients age 65 years and over and those with previous infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/01/2.htm
1 Feb 2017
Vancomycin may have mortality benefit over metronidazole for patients with severe C. difficile, study finds
The retrospective study found no statistically or clinically significant differences in recurrence rates between patients receiving vancomycin and metronidazole regardless of the severity of Clostridium difficile infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/15/1.htm
15 Feb 2017
In the News
C. difficile transmission, telestroke quality measures, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2017
Just enough, but not too much, antibiotics for CAP patients
Prudent approaches to treating community-acquired pneumonia in the hospital include achievable goals, such as using the lowest number and spectrum of antibiotics and shortening treatment durations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/05/1.htm
5 Apr 2017
Facility-level antibiotic use associated with C. difficile rates in long-term care
Importation of C. difficile was three times more common in long-term care than in acute care, leading the study authors to recommend better coordination of infection control across settings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/14/3.htm
14 Jun 2017
Antibiotic stewardship programs reduce incidence of C. difficile, multidrug-resistant infections, review finds
The systematic review also found that antibiotic stewardship programs were significantly more effective when implemented along with infection control measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/28/3.htm
28 Jun 2017
Recurrent C. difficile infections more than doubled between 2001 and 2012
Risk factors for multiply recurrent Clostridium difficile infection included being older, being female, having chronic kidney disease, residing in a nursing home, and having taken antibiotics, proton-pump inhibitors, or corticosteroids, the retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/12/3.htm
12 Jul 2017
Defeating C. diff
While Clostridium difficile remains a stubborn infection, new drugs and research findings suggest some ways to more effectively combat it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/defeating-c-diff.htm
15 Jul 2017
C. diff and Hospital Medicine 2017
Conference coverage of cirrhosis, geriatrics, high-value care, diagnostic error, and radiology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jul 2017