Adopting Evidence-Based Medicine in the Surgical Suite | Opinion Article
June 11, 2013
Dr. Counihan and his colleagues at Berkshire Medical Center collaborated with a clinical team to develop an evidence-based colectomy module.
antibiotics
Bronchitis in the ED: Analyzing Antibiotic Use | Feature
June 4, 2013
Although current guidelines recommend against the use of antibiotics in uncomplicated acute bronchitis, as most are viral in etiology, a recent analysis found that they are still grossly overprescribed.
Optimizing Diagnosis & Management of Bartonella Infection | Opinion Article
April 12, 2013
Research is now showing that a persistent Bartonella bacteremia may contribute to wide ranging chronic symptomatology, even in those who are immunocompetent.
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Call to Action | Feature
January 8, 2013
New recommendations for implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs have been released, giving special attention to measures for monitoring these interventions and to deficiencies in education and research in the field.
CDI: Making the Case for Better Prevention Efforts | Feature
November 7, 2012
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is becoming increasingly problematic across healthcare settings, causing mortality rates to escalate substantially. Following infection control precautions may decrease the burden of CDI while enhancing efforts to prevent transmission of the infection.
CHEST 2012: Antibiotics Don’t Cure Cough from ‘Common Cold’ in Kids | Feature
October 22, 2012
New Research suggests that antibiotics are not effective in treating cough due to the common cold in children. The study, presented at CHEST 2012, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, found that when children with acute cough were treated with either antitussive medication or antibiotics, antibiotics alone showed a lower percentage of cough resolution.…
Dead People Don’t Get Bronchitis — Thoughts on Zithromax | Guest Blog
June 1, 2012
It was during my residency that the first indication of heart toxicity of antibiotics affected me personally. The threat was related to the use of the first of the non-drowsy antihistamines – Seldane – in combination with macrolide antibiotics such as erythromycin causing a potentially fatal heart arrhythmia.…
Procalcitonin & Antibiotic Decisions | Opinion Article
May 8, 2012
A novel approach for determining the need and optimal duration of antibiotic therapy is to use biomarkers, such as procalcitonin, of bacterial infections.
Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 2012 Annual Congress | Conference Coverage
April 24, 2012
New research was presented at the 2012 Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Critical Care Congress from February 4-8 in Houston. The features below highlight just some of the studies that emerged from the conference.
>> Analyzing Short-Course Antibiotic Use for VAP
>> Caloric Restrictions & Acute Lung Injury
>> Assessing VTE Prophylaxis After Intracranial Hemorrhage
Analyzing Short-Course Antibiotic Use for VAP
The Particulars: Antibiotic treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by organisms other than non–lactose-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli (NLFGNB) is typically stopped after 8 days.…
First-Ever Guidelines for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis | Medical Blog
April 10, 2012
The first-ever recommendations for the diagnosis and management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) infections were published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Posted online at the end of March, they will appear in the April 15, 2012 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.…
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