Search results for "Infectious Disease"
Automating antimicrobial stewardship
EHR integration of a patient scoring tool improved care quality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/success-story-automating-antimicrobial-stewardship.htm
15 Aug 2017
CDC issues health advisory on polio vaccination for international travelers
The CDC issued a health advisory last week on polio vaccination for international travelers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/11/5.htm
11 Jun 2014
The next issue of ACP Internist is online
And the winner is…
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/09/7.htm
9 Jun 2010
ID specialists in the ED improved care for severe sepsis and septic shock
Having a dedicated ID team provide bedside evaluation within an hour of ED arrival increased compliance with the sepsis bundle and reduced 14-day mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/21/3.htm
21 Jun 2017
The August issue is online and coming to your mailbox
The August issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes a cover article on green hospitals, an installment of The Brief Case, and extensive coverage of the Hospital Medicine 2013 annual conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/21/5.htm
21 Aug 2013
Less definitely more in antibiotics
Review some common inpatient conditions that can be safely treated with shorter durations of antibiotics, reducing adverse events and costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/17/less-definitely-more-in-antibiotics.htm
17 May 2023
Docs need to step up HIV screening
All doctors, whether inpatient, outpatient or specialist, should screen all patients age 13 through 64 for HIV per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, said Stacey Rizza, MD, chair of HIV and outpatient infectious disease at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/17/1.htm
17 Apr 2013
Probiotics help ease diarrhea symptoms in C. diff patients on antibiotics
Probiotics can significantly reduce diarrhea symptoms in people taking antibiotics who have Clostridium difficile, a systematic review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/12/4.htm
12 Jun 2013
New tickborne illness may present as human granulocytic anaplasmosis
Two patients originally diagnosed with human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) were found to have Borrelia miyamotoi infection instead, according to a new case report.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/03/4.htm
3 Jul 2013
Antibiotics given at time of urinary catheter removal lowered UTI risk
Patients who received antibiotics at the time of urinary catheter removal were less likely to get a urinary tract infection (UTI) than those who got no antibiotics, a review found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/19/3.htm
19 Jun 2013