Search results for "Infection prevention"
Recent Research
Urinalysis orders, resistant infections, molecular C. diff testing, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/recent-research.htm
15 Nov 2015
In the News
Best practice advice on PE, contamination of protective gear, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2015
Readmissions after intracerebral hemorrhage often related to infection, study finds
Of 24,540 index intracerebral hemorrhage admissions in the study, 14.5% had an unplanned readmission, and 22% of those had a primary diagnosis code related to infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/22/2.htm
22 Jun 2016
Hospitalists on high alert as colistin resistance spreads
The science behind the superbug headlines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/colistin-resistance.htm
15 Sep 2016
In the News
Readmissions and infection, earnings gaps, antimicrobial stewardship programs, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2016
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
Opioid disposal, medication cost alerts, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/recent-research.htm
15 Dec 2017
Is your antimicrobial stewardship program ready for a survey?
Experts at IDWeek offered some lessons learned during the first year of The Joint Commission's antimicrobial stewardship standard for acute care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/conference-coverage-antimicrobial-stewardship-survey.htm
15 Dec 2017
New guidelines issued on contact precautions for C. diff, resistant infections
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America advises discontinuing contact precautions after obtaining between one and three negative cultures in certain cases of drug-resistant infections, among other recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/24/2.htm
24 Jan 2018
Screening for C. diff on admission
A surgical service found screening for carriers reduced hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/success-story-screening-for-c-diff-on-admission.htm
15 Sep 2018