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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Antibiotic increases honeybee mortality; Sustained hepegivirus infection in injection drug users; Decrease SSIs: Take August off
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2016 Surviving Sepsis Guidelines Update
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign recently published an update to the 2012 guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock. The document incorporates literature published through July 2016.
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Sepsis Management: What We Think We Know
In the Protocolized Resuscitation in Sepsis Meta-Analysis (PRISM), 3,723 patients’ outcomes from the ProCESS, ARISE, and ProMISe randomized, controlled trials of early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) were evaluated. EGDT did not result in better outcomes than usual care and was associated with higher costs. The authors of a second study looked at outcomes of 49,331 patients with sepsis treated in New York from April 2014 to June 2016. More rapid completion of the three-hour sepsis bundle and antibiotic administration (but not rapid bolus administration of IV fluids) was associated with reduced in-hospital mortality.
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Bug Bytes From Barcelona: Report of the 15th Conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine
In addition to issues of malaria, vaccination, and trauma in travelers, viral diseases and the management of diarrhea were key topics at the biannual meeting of the International Society of Travel Medicine in Barcelona, Spain, during May 2017.
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Not Just Ebola — Lassa Fever Rears its Ugly Head Once Again
Outbreaks of Lassa fever are occurring in Nigeria and several other West African nations, some of which also are endemic for Ebola virus infections.
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Dual Antibiotic Therapy Is Not Routinely Necessary for Uncomplicated Cellulitis
A randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical trial that enrolled patients presenting to emergency departments with uncomplicated cellulitis found the addition of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to cephalexin did not lead to better outcomes.
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Hospital and Physician Prevail on Medical Negligence/Wrongful Death Appeal
A California court of appeals recently upheld a motion for summary judgment in a case involving the death of a child during birth.
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Failure to Monitor Medication During Birth Leads to $14.5 Million Verdict
A family brought suit against a hospital and physician, alleging that lack of monitoring of Pitocin during labor led to a baby's brain damage.
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$18 Million to Settle Kickback Claims of Loans for Referrals
Indiana University Health, and HealthNet, an IU Health affiliate that serves low-income patients, have agreed to pay $18 million to resolve claims they engaged in a kickback scheme that involved IU Health paying for the referral of OB/GYN patients to IU Health’s Methodist Hospital.
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Health System Included PHI in Press Release, OCR Says
Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston has agreed to pay $2.4 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and adopt a comprehensive corrective action plan to settle potential HIPAA violations related to claims it included a patient’s protected health information in a press release.