Search results for "Influenza"
Concentration and dosing of Tamiflu changed
The concentration of oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu) oral suspension has been reduced, and labels and dosing have changed accordingly, the FDA announced last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/6.htm
20 Jul 2011
Less than a quarter of patients hospitalized with CAP tested for influenza
Data gathered from 179 U.S. hospitals in 2010-2015 also indicated that hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who did get tested for flu and were positive were more likely to receive antiviral treatment and shorter courses of antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/less-than-a-quarter-of-patients-hospitalized-with-cap-tested-for-influenza.htm
16 Feb 2022
RSV, other viruses associated with severe respiratory disease, length of stay in adult inpatients
Hospital patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human metapneumovirus, or parainfluenza virus were more likely to require noninvasive or invasive ventilation than general medicine patients who did not test positive for any of those viruses, a national study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/20/rsv-other-viruses-associated-with-severe-respiratory-disease-length-of-stay-in-adult-inpatients.htm
20 Mar 2024
COVID-19 and stroke, racial disparities; vaccine regulatory updates
Recent studies found that stroke risk in COVID-19 was highest in middle-aged patients, that higher death rates among Hispanic patients were linked to lower health care access, and that mild COVID-19 didn't lead to cardiac abnormalities. The FDA, NIH, and CDC updated their vaccine guidance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/03/1.htm
3 Nov 2021
October 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/
Dealing with COVID-19 vaccine allocation, distribution
The new availability of vaccines has highlighted the challenges of allocation and distribution, which were the focus of a recent forum hosted by ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/03/2.htm
3 Feb 2021
In the News
Swine flu resources, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/08/itn.htm
15 Aug 2009
Individual case: Coxsackievirus B infection
A patient on pre-exposure prophylaxis presented with fever, headache, and other symptoms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/brief-case-individual-cocksackievirus.htm
15 Jul 2020
COVID-19 in community hospitals
Hospitalists describe the steps they've taken to prepare for the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/covid-19-in-community-hospitals.htm
15 Apr 2020
Debates in sepsis
Experts disagree about use of antibiotics, IV fluids, and quality measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/debates-in-sepsis.htm
15 Jan 2019