10 Things Hospitalists Should Know about Infectious Diseases

Tom Collins is a freelance writer in South Florida

Early Switch from IV to Oral Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Gram-Negative Bacteremia
March 31, 2012
Dr. Shindo Clinical question: Is there a mortality difference between early transition to oral antibiotics versus prolonged intravenous antibiotics in uncomplicated gram-negative...
Diagnostic Stewardship in CAP with Syndromic Molecular Testing
March 31, 2012
Clinical question: Does syndromic polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based testing of lower respiratory tract samples in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) lead to faster...

No Difference in Safety or Mortality with Restrictive Versus Liberal Fluid Resuscitation Strategy for Ongoing Resuscitation in ICU Patients with Septic Shock
March 31, 2012
Clinical question: Are there safety or mortality benefits to the use of a more restrictive versus liberal IV fluid strategy for ongoing IV fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients with septic...
Pneumonia: Updates, Best Practices, and Controversies
March 31, 2012
In this clinically focused session, Dr. Joanna M Bonsall, associate professor at Emory University School of Medicine and hospitalist at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, discussed portions of the...

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