Search results for "Infectious diseases"
Chest X-rays, long-term outcomes in COVID-19, data on health care workers and vaccines
A negative chest X-ray ruled out severe outcomes in many ED patients, and long-term effects were common after hospitalization, studies found. Vaccine research highlighted health care workers' reluctance to get vaccinated and the safety and efficacy of the latest vaccine candidate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/03/1.htm
3 Feb 2021
CDC publishes guidance on testing for flu, COVID-19, RSV
Patients being hospitalized with acute respiratory illness during flu season should be tested with the combined nucleic acid assay for influenza A/B/SARS-CoV-2, if possible, with repeat testing if the SARS-CoV-2 result is negative.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/free/cdc-publishes-guidance-on-testing-for-flu-covid-19-rsv.htm
20 Dec 2023
New research looks at drug safety in COVID-19, quarantine length in asymptomatic contacts
Use of immunosuppressive drugs and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors does not appear to adversely affect outcomes in patients with COVID-19, and a seven-day quarantine may be sufficient in asymptomatic contacts with confirmed COVID-19 exposure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/01/13/1.htm
13 Jan 2021
COVID-19 and obesity, AKI, DKA, antibiotics, symptom checkers, hospital prep
Acute kidney injury (AKI) and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) were worse with COVID-19, antibiotics were overused, and an online symptom checker didn't triage safely, but most hospitals had enough ICU beds and preprocedural COVID-19 testing showed that vaccinations reduced asymptomatic infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/17/1.htm
17 Mar 2021
Switch to oral antibiotics noninferior for low-risk patients with S. aureus bacteremia
Complication rates were similar in patients with low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection who were switched to oral antibiotics versus continued on IV therapy in a European randomized trial that was stopped early due to low enrollment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/24/switch-to-oral-antibiotics-noninferior-for-low-risk-patients-with-s-aureus-bacteremia.htm
24 Jan 2024
Testing offers hope, no panacea for COVID-19 control
A review of the currently available tests for COVID-19 and some predictions for the future come from an infectious disease specialist recently interviewed by ACP Internist/ACP Hospitalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/13/3.htm
13 May 2020
Mixed results for remdesivir, negative results for canakinumab, and new vaccine information
Remdesivir appeared to be of benefit in one study but was associated with increased length of stay and no improvement in survival in another, an industry-funded trial found no benefit for canakinumab in severe COVID-19, and the FDA noted a possible increased risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome with the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/21/1.htm
21 Jul 2021
Doxycycline for CAP associated with lower C. diff risk than azithromycin
In a retrospective study of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients, treatment with doxycycline instead of azithromycin was associated with a particularly significant reduction in risk of Clostridioides difficile infection among those who had already had C. diff within the past year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/doxycycline-for-cap-associated-with-lower-c-diff-risk-than-azithromycin.htm
8 Nov 2023
Inpatient antibiotic stewardship programs decreased antibiotic use but not infection rates
Although the nine studied hospitals successfully decreased their use of targeted antibiotics, rates of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa did not improve.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/22/5.htm
22 Jul 2020
Latest research looks at cardiac effects of COVID-19, ventilation strategies
Patients with and without baseline cardiovascular disease are developing cardiac injury, research shows. Alternating supine and prone positioning worked for some patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/01/2.htm
1 Apr 2020