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Antibiotic Algorithm Can Guide Therapy in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Can an algorithm based on risk for multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms and illness severity guide antibiotic selection in healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP)? Background: The 2005 American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America (ATS/IDSA) guidelines identify
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Adults Hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Have High Morbidity, Mortality Rates
October 27, 2014
Clinical question: What are the complications and outcomes of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in adults requiring hospitalization? Background: RSV is a common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children, leading to hospitalization and even death.
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Sepsis Diagnoses Are Common in ED, but Many Septic Patients in the ED Do Not Receive Antibiotics
October 27, 2014
Clinical question: Has the frequency of sepsis rates, along with administration of antibiotics in U.S.
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Uncomplicated Skin Infections in Ambulatory Setting Commonly Involve Avoidable Antibiotic Exposure
October 27, 2014
Clinical question: What are the current prescribing practices for antibiotics used to treat skin and soft tissue infections in the outpatient setting? Background: Uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections are among the most frequent indications for outpatient antibiotic use.
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Short Course of Oral Antibiotics Effective for Acute Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis in Children
October 27, 2014
By Mark Shen, MD Reviewed by Pediatric Editor Mark Shen, MD, medical director of hospital medicine at Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, Texas. Clinical question: Is a short course (less than four weeks) of antibiotics effective for the treatment of acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis?
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Once-Weekly Antibiotic Might Be Effective for Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin Infections
October 15, 2014
Research suggests intravenous dalbavancin similarly efficacious to intravenous vancomycin
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Better Prescription Practices Can Curb Antibiotic Resistance
October 13, 2014
Stewardship checklists, other recommendations to help hospitals keep antibiotic prescriptions in check
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Hospitalists Adopt Strategies to Become More Responsible Prescribers of Antibiotics
October 13, 2014
Antibiotic stewardship practices urged as antibiotic resistance emerges as global threat
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No Harm in Stopping Antibiotics After Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis
September 18, 2014
Does stopping antibiotic treatment after cholecystectomy for mild to moderate acute calculous cholecystitis affect outcomes?
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Which Patients Should be Screened for Hepatitis C Virus Infection?
June 1, 2014
Insufficient current screening strategies for people with high prevalence of chronic HCV infection should prompt hospitalists to improve screening rates in this population
