Search results for "Infectious Disease"
CA-UTI prevention project worked outside ICUs, but not inside
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program's efforts to build multidisciplinary teams, focus on camaraderie and communication, and attend to failure points may be responsible for its success, according to an editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/08/1.htm
8 Jun 2016
A new cause to consider in falls: Infection
Coexisting systemic infections may need to be routinely considered in patients who present with a fall.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/q-a-falls-infection.htm
15 May 2016
Ceftazidime-avibactam works for complicated UTIs and abdominal infections, industry study finds
The authors concluded that the results support the use of ceftazidime-avibactam as a potential alternative to carbapenems, noting that in urinary tract infections (UTIs), clinical cure rates were similar and microbiological responses favored the new drug.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/27/3.htm
27 Apr 2016
Poor outcomes, inappropriate treatment more likely in CAP due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, study finds
P. aeruginosa was found in 4% of studied Spanish patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and of these patients who had antibiogram data available, 32% were found to have multidrug-resistant infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/27/4.htm
27 Apr 2016
New guidelines for hospitals' antibiotic stewardship programs
The guidelines include 28 recommendations from an expert panel convened by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/20/1.htm
20 Apr 2016
Several antimicrobial stewardship components improve outcomes, review finds
Empirical therapy according to guidelines, de-escalation of therapy, switch from intravenous to oral treatment, therapeutic drug monitoring, use of a list of restricted antibiotics, and bedside consultation all improved either patient or cost outcomes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/09/1.htm
9 Mar 2016
Antibiotics may carry more cost than benefit for patients at end of life
Experts offer advice on discussing and deciding when to use or avoid.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/antibiotics-end-of-life.htm
15 Feb 2016
Managing neutropenic fever in oncology patients
From diagnosis and treatment to preventive prophylaxis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/expert-analysis-neutropenic-fever.htm
15 Feb 2016
Rapid testing for infectious disease
A potential boon but no magic bullet.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/rapid-tests-ID.htm
15 Jan 2016
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue features a look at end-of-life care in the ICU, as well as subconscious bias, rapid testing for infectious disease, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/lfe.htm
15 Jan 2016