Search results for "Infectious Diseases"
Fluoroquinolones prescribed frequently, often inappropriately, at hospital discharge, study finds
In a retrospective cohort review at 122 Veterans Health Administration hospitals, 39.1% of fluoroquinolone days of therapy were prescribed for inpatients and 60.9% were prescribed at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/09/3.htm
9 Oct 2019
Empiric antibiotics for pneumonia often not de-escalated after negative cultures
Rates of antimicrobial de-escalation immediately following negative cultures for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas varied widely across hospitals, ranging from 2% to 35%, with larger teaching hospitals having the highest rates of de-escalation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/11/4.htm
11 Mar 2020
Position paper calls on CMS to revise plan to pay for sepsis performance
Paying hospitals based on the SEP-1 bundle would divert attention and resources from more effective ways to provide comprehensive sepsis care, said medical groups including the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society of Hospital Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/25/position-paper-calls-on-cms-to-revise-plan-to-pay-for-sepsis-performance.htm
25 Oct 2023
Latest COVID-19 research looks at frailty and viral load, serologic testing
Other studies examined transmission of the virus in patients with nonsevere disease and population mobility during the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/08/1.htm
8 Jul 2020
Systemic corticosteroids improved outcomes in CAP, meta-analysis finds
Patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) had significantly lower risk of 30-day all-cause mortality or acute respiratory distress syndrome and shorter time to clinical stability if they were randomized to systemic corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/systemic-corticosteroids-improved-outcomes-in-cap-meta-analysis-finds.htm
1 Nov 2023
Outpatient therapy for endocarditis used more often than guidelines recommend
Patients with infective endocarditis who received outpatient parenteral antibiotic treatment despite not meeting Infectious Diseases Society of America criteria had no increased risk of mortality or readmission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/30/3.htm
30 Jan 2019
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
Making sense of monkeypox
Two experts offered advice to hospitalists on their role in dealing with this latest infectious disease outbreak.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/12/free/making-sense-of-monkeypox.htm
12 Oct 2022
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
Thinking about how you treat
The new field of management reasoning holds potential to improve medical education and practice, researchers say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/thinking-about-how-you-treat.htm
21 Jun 2023