Search results for "Infection Control"
Recent Research
Oral fluoroquinolones and dysglycemia, metoprolol before PCI, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2013
Recent Research
Probiotics for Clostridium difficile, readmission risk after percutaneous coronary intervention, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2013
Antibiotics may not benefit inpatients with catheters and bacteriuria
Bacteriuria infrequently leads to bacteremia in hospitalized patients, and antibiotic treatment of bacteriuria doesn't seem to affect mortality outcomes, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/23/1.htm
23 Oct 2013
Patients on contact precautions have more complaints about care
Patients who were under contact precautions during hospitalization had more concerns about the quality of their care, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/25/4.htm
25 Sep 2013
Be picky about PICCs
Use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) is increasingly common in hospitals, in part because they are easy to use and there is a perception that they carry less risk of infection. But PICCs shouldn't necessarily be the default line for venous access.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/coverstory.htm
15 Sep 2013
A different kind of bundle
St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island program has achieved high compliance with isolation attire and hand hygiene.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/success.htm
15 Aug 2013
Do your clothes matter?
Some believe clothes can influence how a patient feels about a physician, while others believe communication style has far more sway.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/attire.htm
15 Aug 2013
PICCs don't reduce inpatient bloodstream infections compared to CVCs
Bloodstream infection rates were similar in inpatients who received peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and central venous catheters (CVCs), a recent meta-analysis concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/14/2.htm
14 Aug 2013
Updated guidelines issued on post-HIV-exposure prophylaxis
Health care workers with any occupational exposure to HIV should immediately use a post-exposure prophylaxis regimen comprising three or more antiretroviral drugs, according to updated guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/14/1.htm
14 Aug 2013
CRE rates creeping up
Here's what hospitalists can do to protect patients from carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/qa.htm
15 Jun 2013