Search results for "Infectious disease"
Stewardship effort reduced medication errors in HIV patients on HAART
Errors were reduced in hospitalized HIV patients who underwent a multidisciplinary stewardship effort involving infectious disease (ID) consultations, according to a study presented last week at IDWeek 2013.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/09/4.htm
9 Oct 2013
IDSA guidelines aim to reduce death, disability and cost of prosthetic joint infections
Multispecialty physician teams need to work together to reduce disability, death and costs associated with the ever-growing number of prosthetic joint infections, according to the first guidelines on the topic by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/12/4.htm
12 Dec 2012
Shorter treatment regimen may be effective for latent TB
A shorter, less complex treatment regimen may be effective for treating latent tuberculosis (TB), according to a new study sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/25/4.htm
25 May 2011
Urinary test optimizes treatment of pneumonia
The pneumococcal urinary antigen test can effectively help guide drug selection to treat community-acquired pneumonia in the hospital, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/02/3.htm
2 Feb 2011
The most basic therapy: food
Nutrition support experts want you to think of food as a drug. Not in the negative sense of addiction, but positively as a therapy that’s critical to helping hospitalized patients get better.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/08/nutrition.htm
15 Aug 2009
Rates of transfusion-related babesiosis increasing in the U.S., study finds
Rates of babesiosis related to blood transfusions are increasing in the U.S., according to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/14/5.htm
14 Sep 2011
Pneumonia guideline adherence increased mortality
A performance-improvement initiative found that compliance with guidelines may actually have increased mortality from pneumonia among intensive care patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/26/3.htm
26 Jan 2011
Fewer catheters…fewer infections
The Michigan Health and Hospital Association reduced unnecessary use of catheters and thereby catheter-associated UTIs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/success.htm
15 May 2010
Dexamethasone as adjunct treatment helps pneumococcal meningitis patients
The October issue is online
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/06/4.htm
6 Oct 2010
Rates and causes of community-acquired pneumonia analyzed
Community-acquired pneumonia incidence increases with age, and the most commonly identified pathogens are rhinovirus, influenza virus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/22/1.htm
22 Jul 2015