Search results for "Infectious diseases"
Oseltamivir on day of admission associated with improved flu outcomes
A prospective, observational analysis of 840 influenza-positive patients in U.S. hospitals in the 2022 to 2023 season found that only about half got oseltamivir on the day of admission, and they had significantly lower risk of death or ICU admission than those who got the drug later or not at all.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/12/11/oseltamivir-on-day-of-admission-associated-with-improved-flu-outcomes.htm
11 Dec 2024
Specialty groups offer guide on which lab tests are best for diagnosing infectious diseases
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiology have published a guide to help physicians determine which tests are most useful in diagnosing infectious diseases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/24/2.htm
24 Jul 2013
August 30, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/
November 2007
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/
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
Retrenching against resistance
An infectious diseases expert weighs in on CDC statistics showing a worrisome trend in hospital-associated drug-resistant infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/28/retrenching-against-resistance.htm
28 Aug 2024
Mandates and other questions about vaccination of health care workers
ACP Hospitalist recently spoke to infectious diseases and ethics expert Janet A. Jokela, MD, MPH, FACP, about how health care systems should handle getting their staff vaccinated against COVID-19.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/09/2.htm
9 Dec 2020
June 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/
A countywide cleanup
Reducing drug-resistant infections among high-risk patients took some lessons in bathing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/31/a-countywide-cleanup.htm
31 Jul 2024
Guidelines suggest fidaxomicin over vancomycin for Clostridioides difficile infection
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America made three new recommendations in a focused update of their guidelines on Clostridioides difficile infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/30/4.htm
30 Jun 2021