Infectious Diseases
Clinical
Should hospitalists use albumin to treat non-SBP infections in patients with cirrhosis?
Study data suggest that albumin may be beneficial in improving renal and circulatory function.
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Decline in child COVID may signal end of latest surge
United States saw fewer cases and fewer admissions among children, but also fewer vaccinations.
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Candida auris transmission can be contained in postacute care settings
A new study from Orange County, California, shows how Candida auris, an emerging pathogen, was successfully identified and contained in...
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Children and COVID: New cases down slightly from record high
Hospitalizations may have spiked as vaccinations continue to decline.
Quality
Choosing Wisely campaign targets waste and overuse in hospital pediatrics
Multiple medical societies collaborated to develop guidelines for high-value care with less unnecessary testing and hospitalization.
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United States reaches 5 million cases of child COVID
New cases and hospitalizations reach new highs while vaccinations continue to drop in 12- to 15-year-olds.
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Anakinra improved survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Phase 3 randomized trial showed improved survival and shorter hospital stay in COVID-19 patients who were given anakinra, compared with those...
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Health care–associated infections spiked in 2020 in U.S. hospitals
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‘Deeper dive’ into opioid overdose deaths during COVID pandemic
Results also showed that, compared to 2019, significantly more men died from overdoses in 2020 in Colorado and Indiana.
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Children and COVID: Weekly cases top 200,000, vaccinations down
Daily hospitalization rates are higher than ever before.