Search results for "Infectious disease"
In the News
Antibiotic therapy and sepsis, reductions in MRSA infections after surgery, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/itn.htm
15 May 2011
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
When it's not a fever
When you see a patient with a temperature of 101, what do you note in the chart? Probably, “fever,” right? Maybe not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/fever.htm
15 Jun 2011
They read the literature so you don't have to
COPD, stroke and drug choice were among the hot topics in hospital medicine research last year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/literature.htm
15 Jul 2011
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
Most community hospitals experience drug shortages, delay treatment as result
Nearly all community hospitals experienced a shortage of one or more drugs in the first six months of 2011, and most had to delay treatment as a result, a new survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/1.htm
20 Jul 2011
Prior antibiotic use associated with higher mortality in Gram-negative sepsis inpatients
Recent antibiotic use is associated with greater hospital mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock attributed to Gram-negative bacteremia, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/27/3.htm
27 Jul 2011
Tablet computers in the hospital
Doctors are snapping up the new gadgets, but not all of them are impressed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/tablet.htm
15 Aug 2011
acp-hosp1109:acp-hosp0000
Gastrointestinal: Vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, fullness, bloating, abdominal pain, heartburn, symptoms of inflammato-ry bowel disease? • ... Hematology-oncology/infectious disease: Symptoms of malignancy or occult infection, weight loss, nocturnal diaphore-sis, lymphadenopathy, abdominal mass?
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/acph-201109-focus_t2.pdf
7 Sep 2011
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