Search results for "Infectious diseases"
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
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
Review: In chronic hepatitis C virus infection, oral direct-acting antivirals have high sustained virologic response
A commentary in ACP Journal Club noted that while screening and treating all patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) would be cost-effective and probably cost-saving, some payers are still resistant.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/28/11.htm
28 Jul 2017
Nearly all patients in study achieved sustained virologic response after 12 weeks of new HCV treatment
The drug combination appeared effective in adults with HCV genotypes 1, 2, 4, 5, or 6 infection and compensated cirrhosis in the industry-funded trial.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/25/3.htm
25 Aug 2017
HCV treatment by NPs, PCPs appears safe, effective as that provided by subspecialists
Reversing insurance restrictions that limit prescribing of direct-acting antivirals might allow rapid escalation of safe, effective therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and could improve the care of patients, study authors noted.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/25/6.htm
25 Aug 2017
Short course of antibiotics worked as well as long for Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia
Rates of mortality, recurrent bloodstream infections, and Clostridium difficile infections within 30 days were similar whether patients received eight or 15 days of antibiotics.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/27/9.htm
27 Oct 2017
IDSA issues updated guidelines on infectious diarrhea
Among the recommendations, physicians should obtain a detailed clinical exposure history from all people with diarrhea, and patients who have fever or bloody diarrhea should be evaluated for enteropathogens that may respond to antimicrobial agents.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/27/8.htm
27 Oct 2017
Fecal transplants by pill noninferior to colonoscopy delivery
The primary outcome of the unblinded, randomized trial was the proportion of patients without recurrent Clostridium difficile infection 12 weeks after fecal transplant.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/22/1.htm
22 Dec 2017
Updated guidelines for C. diff infection address fecal transplant, laboratory testing
The guidelines recommend laboratory testing for C. diff only in patients with new-onset, unexplained diarrhea, defined as at least three unformed stools in 24 hours, among other guidance.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/23/1.htm
23 Feb 2018
Fidaxomicin has higher cure rate for C. difficile than other drug options, meta-analysis finds
The study authors concluded that fidaxomicin could be considered as a first-line therapy for Clostridium difficile infection and that metronidazole should not be recommended.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/27/2.htm
27 Jul 2018