Search results for "Antibiotics"
Less than a quarter of patients hospitalized with CAP tested for influenza
Data gathered from 179 U.S. hospitals in 2010-2015 also indicated that hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who did get tested for flu and were positive were more likely to receive antiviral treatment and shorter courses of antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/less-than-a-quarter-of-patients-hospitalized-with-cap-tested-for-influenza.htm
16 Feb 2022
Microbiome therapeutic reduced risk of recurrent C. difficile infection in phase 3 trial
An industry-funded trial of patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection who received standard-of-care treatment with antibiotics found that those who also received the investigational drug had a 68% lower risk of recurrence than those who received placebo.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/microbiome-therapeutic-reduced-risk-of-recurrent-c-difficile.htm
26 Jan 2022
Sepsis guidelines review old questions, tackle new ones
The lead author of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign's latest guideline update highlighted the most important changes for hospitalists to know, including recommendations on the use of fluid and vasopressors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/sepsis-experts-review-old-questions-tackle-new-ones.htm
19 Jan 2022
Novel metric may improve measurement of antibiotic stewardship efforts
Days of antibiotic spectrum coverage may be a more accurate metric than days of therapy for evaluating programs that promote use of narrow-spectrum antibiotic agents, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/22/3.htm
22 Dec 2021
Midline catheters may be safer than PICCs for short-term use
A retrospective cohort study found use of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) for difficult vascular access or for IV antibiotic therapy for 30 days or less was associated with higher risk for a bloodstream infection or occlusion than a midline catheter.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/08/2.htm
8 Dec 2021
Beta-lactam plus doxycycline associated with lower mortality in older patients with CAP
Compared to other guideline-concordant empiric therapies for patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), beta-lactam plus doxycycline was associated with lower 30-day and 90-day mortality in a Veterans Affairs cohort study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/17/2.htm
17 Nov 2021
Catheters, antibiotics recalled
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/fda-update-catheters-antibiotics-recalled.htm
15 Nov 2021
Surging methamphetamine-related hospitalizations
Methamphetamine's effects on the heart are hitting hospitals, and physicians' help is needed to tackle the rise of this addictive drug.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/surging-methamphetamine-related-hospitalizations.htm
15 Nov 2021
Home is where the hospital is
Learn how the hospital and the home are the same but different.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/free/newmans-notions-home-is-where.htm
15 Nov 2021
Immediate catheter drainage not superior to delayed in infected necrotizing pancreatitis
A trial found that catheter drainage within 24 hours was associated with similar complications but a greater number of interventions compared to drainage that was delayed until the development of walled-off necrosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/20/4.htm
20 Oct 2021