Search results for "Infectious diseases"
Pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship strategies worked in community hospitals
While both a modified preauthorization intervention and postprescription audit and review intervention were feasible, the latter led to more antibiotic de-escalation and may have decreased overall antimicrobial use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/21/2.htm
21 Aug 2019
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
Studies look at how COVID-19 mortality varied by hospital, over time
Hospital strain seems to be a significant factor in patients' mortality from COVID-19, according to a study analyzing deaths among ICU patients by hospital and another comparing March and April 2020 outcomes to those later in the year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/05/2.htm
5 May 2021
More data on risk factors for poor COVID-19 outcomes, mixed results from treatment trials
A risk calculator, genetic findings, and red blood cell distribution width helped predict severity of and death from COVID-19. Tocilizumab showed benefit, but a number of other treatments, including CPR, did not, according to recent research.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/30/1.htm
30 Sep 2020
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
HIV-related admissions declined from 1996 to 2016, but readmission rates were stable
An analysis of patients treated for HIV in North Carolina found that patients who were older or black had higher risk of hospitalization, as did those with more HIV RNA or lower CD4 counts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/30/5.htm
30 Oct 2019
Approval delays for high-cost OPAT common, associated with discharge to subacute care
Almost a third of patients who were prescribed outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) with daptomycin, ceftaroline, ertapenem, or a beta-lactam beta-lactamase inhibitor combination had to wait more than a day for prior authorization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/06/2.htm
6 Nov 2019
Test-and-treat approach superior to outpatient referrals for patients hospitalized with HCV
Immediately testing and treating for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the hospital increased treatment completion rates compared to referring to outpatient care, according to a recent Norwegian study in hospitalized patients who inject drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/06/test-and-treat-approach-superior-to-outpatient-referrals-for-patients-hospitalized-with-hcv.htm
6 Dec 2023
IDSA guidelines, experts address hydroxychloroquine, other potential COVID-19 therapies
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) made recommendations on using drugs to treat COVID-19, while cardiac groups warned about risks of arrhythmias with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/15/1.htm
15 Apr 2020
Studies on infectious diseases, neurology, and more
Isolation precautions may not always be of benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2017