Search results for "Infectious diseases"
H. pylori frequently resistant to usual antibiotic treatments, meta-analysis finds
Primary and secondary resistance rates to clarithromycin, metronidazole, and levofloxacin were found to be at least 15%, the common threshold for choosing alternative empiric regimens, in almost all World Health Organization regions.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/27/3.htm
27 Jul 2018
Study identifies potential predictors of hospital-onset C. difficile infection
In patients colonized with Clostridioides difficile, risk factors for infection included longer length of stay, exposure to multiple classes of antibiotics, use of opioids, and cirrhosis, whereas use of laxatives was associated with a lower risk.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/26/8.htm
26 Jul 2019
Spotlight on Clostridioides difficile infection
Recent research on Clostridioides difficile infection found changing trends in infection rates at Veterans Health Administration hospitals and questioned common practices with regard to treatment.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/22/5.htm
22 Nov 2019
Spotlight on HCV screening
New guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommended universal hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening for all adults, and two recent studies reported on interventions that improved HCV screening and care in baby boomers.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/27/5.htm
27 Dec 2019
CDC updates guidance on responding to health care exposures to HCV
The CDC called for hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing of both the patient and exposed personnel as soon as possible after an exposure incident, preferably within 48 hours.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/28/2.htm
28 Aug 2020
Effects of gastric acid suppression drugs on COVID-19 outcomes still unclear
A meta-analysis didn't find an association between famotidine use and severe disease or death from COVID-19, and the association of these outcomes with proton-pump inhibitors varied by study type.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/26/1.htm
26 Feb 2021
Use of PPIs may be associated with C. difficile infections
A Danish nationwide cohort study found that ongoing exposure to proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) was associated with moderately increased community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection risk during treatment and for up to one year afterward.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/26/3.htm
26 Mar 2021
Studies examine impact of hospital policies on C. difficile infection rates
While one study found that participation in an antibiotic stewardship program from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality led to reductions in hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection rates, a simulation study found that visitor contact precautions may not be as helpful.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/26/7.htm
26 Mar 2021
Computerized clinical decision support may help reduce unnecessary C. diff testing
A two-year cohort study of nine academic and six community hospitals in the U.S. found that testing for Clostridioides difficile decreased when the electronic health record stopped a clinician from proceeding with a test order if the patient had already been tested or had recently received laxatives.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/25/7.htm
25 Feb 2022
Most asymptomatic C. difficile carriers in health care settings did not progress to infection
In a study at three U.S. hospitals and affiliated long-term care facilities, most patients who were found to be carriers of Clostridioides difficile had cleared the bacteria on subsequent testing, and only 13.4% were subsequently diagnosed with infection.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/24/8.htm
24 Mar 2023