Search results for "Infectious Diseases"
Avian flu prompts pandemic planning but system is far from ready
Avian flu is still more of a threat than a reality—but if a pandemic does hit, the U.S. health care system is far from prepared, according to an infectious diseases expert who spoke at Internal Medicine 2007 in April.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/06/avian-flu.htm
15 Jun 2007
More hospitals fight MRSA with universal screening
Some experts believe that screening and isolating patients with MRSA is the best way to control the infection. But are “search and destroy” methods the right call?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/07/mrsa.htm
15 Jul 2007
Fewer drugs, more bugs: Antibiotic resistance tops concerns at infectious diseases conference
Antibiotic resistance tops concerns at infectious diseases conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/antibiotics.htm
15 Nov 2007
Journal watch
Recent studies about S. aureus infection, hospitalist care reducing lengths of stay, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/journal.htm
15 Nov 2007
Ventilator-associated pneumonia rates: The wrong quality measure
Legislators, payers and quality-of-care advocates across the nation are considering requiring hospitals to report ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates as a way to benchmark quality of care and penalize poor performers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/vap-qm.htm
15 Dec 2007
Beyond the bundle: Innovative ways to prevent VAP in the intensive care unit
Legislators, payers and quality-of-care advocates across the nation are considering requiring hospitals to report ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates as a way to benchmark quality of care and penalize poor performers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/vap.htm
15 Dec 2007
Exotic travel trend poses new challenges for hospitalists
Exotic travel trend poses new challenges for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/02/travel.htm
15 Feb 2008
Journal Watch
Recent studies about perioperative consultation, increased U.S. staph infections, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/02/journal.htm
15 Feb 2008
Journal Watch
Recent studies about sepsis treatment, UTI prevention efforts, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/journal.htm
15 Mar 2008
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about antipsychotic use in the elderly, heart failure hospitalizations, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/07/journal.htm
15 Jul 2008