Search results for "Antibiotics"
Antibiotic regimens differ in associated risk of AKI in critically ill patients
Vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam were associated with a higher risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) than either vancomycin and cefepime or vancomycin and meropenem in ICU patients, particularly at longer durations and in those with normal kidney function on admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/19/antibiotic-regimens-differ-in-associated-risk-of-aki-in-critically-ill-patients.htm
19 Apr 2023
Beta-blockers, antibiotic algorithm, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2019
Recurrent C. diff, decision tree for sepsis, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2017
Antibiotic tracking expands to hospitals
The CDC's electronic antibiotic tracking system has been expanded from outpatient settings to hospitals, the agency announced last week during Get Smart About Antibiotics Week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/23/5.htm
23 Nov 2011
Syncope, sepsis resuscitation, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2020
Antibiotics may not benefit inpatients with catheters and bacteriuria
Bacteriuria infrequently leads to bacteremia in hospitalized patients, and antibiotic treatment of bacteriuria doesn't seem to affect mortality outcomes, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/23/1.htm
23 Oct 2013
Linezolid not superior to glycopeptide antibiotics in treating MRSA pneumonia
Commonly used drug linezolid is not superior to vancomycin or teicoplanin in treating suspected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia, a new meta-analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/11/1.htm
11 May 2011
January 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/
CRP-guided or 7-day regimens noninferior to 14 days of antibiotics for bacteremia
While rates of clinical failure for C-reactive protein (CRP)-guided antibiotic treatment duration and fixed seven-day treatment were noninferior to fixed 14-day treatment in a randomized trial, interpretation of the results was limited by a large noninferiority margin and low event rate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/10/4.htm
10 Jun 2020
De-escalation of antibiotics effective in Enterobacterales bacteremia, Spanish trial finds
The pragmatic trial found similarly high cure rates and no difference in serious adverse events between patients who continued on an antipseudomonal beta-lactam and those de-escalated to an antibiotic without antipseudomonal activity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/17/de-escalation-of-antibiotics-effective-in-enterobacterales-bacteremia-spanish-trial-finds.htm
17 Jan 2024