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Procalcitonin Guidance Safely Decreases Antibiotic Use in Critically Ill Patients
August 8, 2016
Clinical question: Can the use of procalcitonin levels to determine when to discontinue antibiotic therapy safely reduce the duration of antibiotic use in critically ill patients? Bottom line: For patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who receive antibiotics for presumed or proven bacterial i
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Colistin Resistance Reinforces Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts
August 6, 2016
In 2015, researchers in China announced they had found for the first time a bacterial gene conferring resistance to colistin.
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Superbug Infections On the Rise With No Antibiotic Success Yet
July 25, 2016
NEW YORK - After two confirmed U.S.
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QUIZ: What Is Next Step for Diagnosing Cavitary Lesion with No Improvement after Serial Chest X-Rays, Antibiotics?
June 6, 2016
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Risk Factors for Pseudomonas, MRSA in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
May 27, 2016
Clinical question: What risk factors could predict the likelihood of Pseudomonas and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients hospitalized with healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP)? Background: Patients identified with HCAP have an increased risk for multi-drug-resistant p
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Postoperative Clostridium Difficile Infection Associated with Number of Antibiotics, Surgical Procedure Complexity
April 8, 2016
Clinical question: What are the factors that increase risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in postoperative patients? Background: CDI has become an important infectious etiology for morbidity, lengthy and costly hospital admissions, and mortality.
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UK Report Shows Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection
April 7, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) has reached such high levels in many countries that existing empiric therapies may no longer be effective, researchers from UK report." Prevalence of resistance to commonly prescribed an
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Increase in Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Disproportionate to Rate of Resistant Organisms
March 28, 2016
Clinical question: Have healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) guidelines improved treatment accuracy? Background: Guidelines released in 2005 call for the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for patients presenting with pneumonia who have had recent healthcare exposure.
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SHM’s Twitter Contest Encourages Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing
March 14, 2016
When developing the “Fight the Resistance” campaign last year, the SHM team knew that antibiotic resistance would continue to be one of the most high-profile medical concerns heading into 2016.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Infectious Disease Emergencies: Three Diagnoses You Can’t Afford to Miss
March 8, 2016
Presenter: Jim Pile, MD, Cleveland Clinic Summary: The following three infectious diagnoses are relatively uncommon but important not to miss as they are associated with high mortality, especially when diagnosis and treatment are delayed.
