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Diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in the hospital
June 13, 2018
Active pulmonary tuberculosis (APTB) remains an important but often missed diagnosis in hospitalized patients.
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CMS sepsis measure a challenge to report
June 11, 2018
The Sepsis CMS Core Measure program, or SEP-1, has not been embraced by everyone.
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CDC warns of hepatitis A outbreaks in injection drug users
June 11, 2018
Gap in vaccine availability now has been solved.
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Hospital-acquired conditions drop 8% since 2014, saving 8,000 lives and $3 billion
June 8, 2018
The largest improvements occurred in central line–associated bloodstream infections (down 31% from 2014).
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CDC concerned about multidrug-resistant Shigella
June 7, 2018
if clinicians need to use antibiotics to treat patients who have Shigella infections, they should monitor these patients carefully.
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Trio of blood biomarkers elevated in children with LRTIs
June 4, 2018
TORONTO - Proadrenomedullin is most strongly associated with disease severity in children with lower respiratory tract infections.
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Many hospitals had no mandatory flu vaccine requirements in 2017
June 1, 2018
Many VA and non-VA hospitals still do not have mandatory influenza vaccination requirements for health care personnel.
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Severity of sepsis-associated coagulopathy predicts hospital mortality
May 31, 2018
This study outlines a simplified classification scheme for coagulopathy with implications that are potentially “profound.”
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Antibiotic stewardship in sepsis
May 31, 2018
Antibiotic use is the most important modifiable factor related to development of antibiotic resistance.
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Simple tool improves inpatient influenza vaccination rates
May 31, 2018
TORONTO – The influenza rate could have been improved by an additional 22% had 77% of patients not refused vaccination.