Search results for "Antibiotics"
Later appendectomies only slightly more common with oral antibiotics for appendicitis
Patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis who were randomized to oral antibiotic monotherapy instead of combined IV and oral antibiotics had an increase of less than 2 percentage points in risk of surgery or recurrence at three years, according to a Finnish study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/later-appendectomies-only-slightly-more-common-with-oral-antibiotics-for-appendicitis.htm
24 Apr 2024
Newer antibiotics for gram-negative infections not widely used in years after approval
An analysis of hospitalized patients with gram-negative infections with difficult-to-treat resistance found that more than 40% were treated with only older antibiotics, despite the approval of seven new antibiotics between 2014 and 2019.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/newer-antibiotics-for-gram-negative-infections-not-widely-used-in-years-after-approval.htm
24 Apr 2024
Inpatient antibiotic stewardship programs decreased antibiotic use but not infection rates
Although the nine studied hospitals successfully decreased their use of targeted antibiotics, rates of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa did not improve.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/22/5.htm
22 Jul 2020
Sepsis and other inpatient emergencies
An intensivist offered hot tips for hospitalists during a precourse at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/sepsis-and-other-inpatient-emergencies.htm
24 Apr 2024
Advice from ACP supports short courses of antibiotics for several common infections
Because at least 30% of antibiotic use is considered unnecessary, best practices were issued on treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and uncomplicated bronchitis, community-acquired pneumonia, uncomplicated urinary tract infection, and cellulitis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/07/4.htm
7 Apr 2021
Antibiotic OKed for pneumonia, bloodstream, skin infections
In addition to approving ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for three different types of infection, the FDA authorized the first generic version of fidaxomicin, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/antibiotic-oked-for-pneumonia-bloodstream-skin-infections.htm
10 Apr 2024
Nearly half of inpatients with pneumonia or urinary tract infection were overprescribed antibiotics after discharge
The most common types of antibiotic overuse after discharge included excess duration for pneumonia and unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, a retrospective cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/23/3.htm
23 Sep 2020
The limited evidence for IV albumin
An expert explains recent guidelines on IV albumin that recommended against the blood product in the settings where it is most commonly used.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/the-limited-evidence-for-iv-albumin.htm
10 Apr 2024
Novel metric may improve measurement of antibiotic stewardship efforts
Days of antibiotic spectrum coverage may be a more accurate metric than days of therapy for evaluating programs that promote use of narrow-spectrum antibiotic agents, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/22/3.htm
22 Dec 2021
April 24, 2024
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