Search results for "Clostridium difficile infection"
MKSAP quiz: Evaluation for Crohn disease flare
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate treatment in a 22-year-old pregnant woman evaluated for a flare of Crohn disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/22/4.htm
22 Sep 2017
ACG updates clinical guidelines on prevention, diagnosis, treatment of C. difficile infection
While the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) included new recommendations for using fecal microbiota transplantation in recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, it recommended against the use of probiotics for both primary and secondary prevention.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/28/1.htm
28 May 2021
Intensive fecal microbiota transplant may improve outcomes in active ulcerative colitis
Researchers at three Australian hospitals assigned patients with active ulcerative colitis to receive fecal microbiota transplant infusions from three to seven unrelated donors or placebo infusions.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/24/1.htm
24 Feb 2017
PPI prophylaxis didn't affect 90-day mortality rates among ICU patients
Gastrointestinal bleeds were less common among at-risk ICU patients who received IV pantoprazole instead of placebo, but rates of clinically important events were similar overall.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/26/2.htm
26 Oct 2018
Recurrent C. difficile infections more than doubled between 2001 and 2012
Risk factors for recurrence include age; sex; and use of antibiotics, proton-pump inhibitors, or corticosteroids. These factors could adjust treatment algorithms for high-risk patients, including earlier use of fecal transplant.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/28/7.htm
28 Jul 2017
Antibiotic stewardship programs reduce incidence of C. difficile, multidrug-resistant infections, review finds
The systematic review also found that antibiotic stewardship programs were significantly more effective when implemented along with infection control measures.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/28/12.htm
28 Jul 2017
In uncomplicated, left-sided acute diverticulitis, observation did not differ from antibiotics for recovery
At 6-month follow-up, no differences were found in time to recovery, readmission, development of complications, or mortality in patients assigned to observation or those assigned to antibiotics.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/24/7.htm
24 Feb 2017
Facility-level antibiotic use associated with C. difficile rates in long-term care
Importation of Clostridium difficile was three times more common in long-term care than in acute care, leading the study authors to recommend better coordination of infection control across settings.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/23/7.htm
23 Jun 2017