Search results for "Penicillin"
Penicillin skin testing de-escalated antibiotic prescribing, saved patients money
Among patients with reported penicillin allergy, nearly all had a negative result, which was associated with increased use of penicillin or cephalosporin and hundreds of dollars of cost savings compared to those who were not tested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/06/3.htm
6 Mar 2019
Hospital-level antibiotic use associated with rates of hospital-onset C. diff
Hospitals that significantly reduced use of all antibiotics, or specifically fluoroquinolones or third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins, achieved decreases in hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile, the retrospective study showed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/13/3.htm
13 Mar 2019
Cases from Oregon Health & Science University
Red-cell aplasia, septic thromboembolus, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/brief-case-from-oregon-health-and-science-university.htm
15 Mar 2019
Causes of acute liver failure, from acetaminophen to Z
Learn when to worry about abnormal liver function test results.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/im-causes-of-acute-liver-failure-from-acetaminophen-to-z.htm
15 Jun 2019
Home care vs. SNF, sepsis mortality
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2019
Cases from the University of Pittsburgh
A group of cases involving the use of point-of-care ultrasound.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/brief-case-from-the-university-of-pittsburgh.htm
15 Jul 2019
Anthrax checklist, email security
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2019
Cases from Oregon Health & Science University
Red-cell aplasia, septic thromboembolus, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/brief-case-from-oregon-health-and-science-university.htm
15 Oct 2019
A new era of pneumonia management
New guidelines change categorization, testing, and prescribing for pneumonia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/a-new-era-of-pneumonia-management.htm
15 Jan 2020
Be aware before biowarfare strikes
An expert offers an overview of anthrax, tularemia, and plague.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/be-aware-before-biowarfare-strikes.htm
15 Jan 2020