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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

Single-dose dalbavancin is noninferior to 2 doses for acute bacterial skin infections

In addition to producing similar outcomes, the regimens had similar safety profiles, with nausea being the only event reported in more than 2% of patients in either treatment arm of the randomized trial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/09/1.htm
9 Dec 2015

Pharmacist-run antimicrobial stewardship programs may be useful in hospitals without ID subspecialists

A project in South African hospitals aimed at reducing antibiotic consumption by targeting prolonged duration of use, use of multiple antibiotics, and use of redundant antibiotic coverage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/22/4.htm
22 Jun 2016

A collection of individual cases

Acne conglobate, rhabdomyolysis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/brief-case-a-collection-of-individual-cases.htm
15 Jun 2021

Physician gestalt safer but less efficient than prediction models for diagnosing bacteremia

In patients with suspected infection, physicians estimating on their own had fewer false negatives, but two validated prediction models more accurately identified the group of patients who could go without blood cultures because they did not have bacteremia, a Japanese study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/09/physician-gestalt-safer-but-less-efficient-than-prediction-models-for-diagnosing-bacteremia.htm
9 Nov 2022

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

More hospitals fight MRSA with universal screening

Some experts believe that screening and isolating patients with MRSA is the best way to control the infection. But are “search and destroy” methods the right call?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/07/mrsa.htm
15 Jul 2007

Comanage orthopedics like a pro

An expert offers her top 10 pearls.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/comanage-orthopedics-like-a-pro.htm
15 Jul 2018

Procalcitonin testing saves two days of antibiotic use

Using procalcitonin testing to guide antibiotic therapy reduces health care costs without affecting clinical outcomes or length of stay, according to a new meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/4.htm
20 Jul 2011

Arterial catheters noninferior to venipuncture for blood cultures in critically ill patients

A prospective multicenter study in Japan found that cultures for suspected bloodstream infection had similar contamination rates when obtained via arterial catheters versus venipuncture.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/arterial-catheters-noninferior-to-venipuncture-for-blood-cultures-in-critically-ill-patients.htm
8 Feb 2023

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