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Antibiotic Overuse Linked to C. Diff Infections
August 31, 2011
Epidemiologist urges hospitalists to take minimalist approach
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When Should a Patient with Ascites Receive Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) Prophylaxis?
April 1, 2011
Evidence supports the use of SBP prophylaxis in patients with ascites presenting with a gastrointestinal bleed or those with a prior history of SBP
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Hospitalized Patients Take MRSA Home
August 27, 2009
Opportunity exists for HM to counsel patients, hospitalist says
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What is the best antibiotic treatment for C.difficile-associated diarrhea?
March 1, 2009
CaseAn 84-year-old woman presents with watery diarrhea. She recently received a fluoroquinolone antibiotic during a hospitalization for pneumonia. Her temperature is 101 degrees, her heart rate is...
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What is the proper duration of antibiotic treatment in adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia?
February 1, 2009
CaseAn 83-year-old male with hypertension, coronary artery disease, and obstructive sleep apnea presents with progressive shortness of breath, a productive cough, wheezing, and tachypnea. His blood...
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Bacterial Meningitis, Non-Specific Troponin Elevation, Antibiotics for ECOPD, VTE Update, and More
April 1, 2007
Treatment of Bacterial Meningitis with Vancomycin Ricard JD, Wolff M, Lacherade JC, et al. Levels of vancomycin in cerebrospinal fluid of adult patients receiving adjunctive corticosteroids to treat pneumococcal meningitis: a prospective multicenter observational study. Clin Infect Dis.
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Reduce CR-BSI, Quality Performance Measures, Treat DVT. Plus Adult Bacterial Meningitis in “Classic Lit”
March 2, 2007
Reduce CR-BSI Pronovost P, Needham D, Berenholtz S, et al. An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. N Engl J Med. 2006 Dec 28;355(26):2725-2732. For practicing clinicians, quality improvement (QI) is a difficult and important task.
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Bacterial Meningitis
September 1, 2006
8 frequently asked questions
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Virus Alerts
August 2, 2006
CDC issues warnings about two viruses with serious potential complications
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Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Adults
September 1, 2005
Background Acute bacterial meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which results from bacterially mediated recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Bacterial meningitis was an almost invariably fatal disease at the start of the 20th century.
