Search results for "Infectious disease"
Hospitalist involvement needed to treat opioid epidemic
Despite rising admissions related to opioid use disorder, few hospitalists are obtaining the expertise to prescribe medications for addiction. Experts say they should.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/hospitalist-treat-opioid-epidemic.htm
15 Oct 2017
MKSAP quiz on endocarditis
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 17 about endocarditis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/mksap-quiz-on-endocarditis.htm
15 Oct 2017
There's something in the water . . . Could it be Legionella?
Legionnaire's cases have been increasing, so hospitalists should learn to spot them and curb potential outbreaks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/legionella-in-the-water.htm
15 Sep 2017
Evidence-based care for S. aureus bacteremia reduced mortality in hospitalized veterans
The use of appropriate antibiotics, echocardiography, and infectious disease consults for patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia increased significantly from 2003 to 2014.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/13/2.htm
13 Sep 2017
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
Defeating C. diff
While Clostridium difficile remains a stubborn infection, new drugs and research findings suggest some ways to more effectively combat it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/defeating-c-diff.htm
15 Jul 2017
A new app to PICC up
A project to improve use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in Michigan becomes app available anywhere.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/success-story-app-to-picc.htm
15 Jul 2017
Recurrent C. difficile infections more than doubled between 2001 and 2012
Risk factors for multiply recurrent Clostridium difficile infection included being older, being female, having chronic kidney disease, residing in a nursing home, and having taken antibiotics, proton-pump inhibitors, or corticosteroids, the retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/12/3.htm
12 Jul 2017
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
Facility-level antibiotic use associated with C. difficile rates in long-term care
Importation of C. difficile was three times more common in long-term care than in acute care, leading the study authors to recommend better coordination of infection control across settings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/14/3.htm
14 Jun 2017