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In the first report (Newland et al), a quasi-experimental study with a control group (also known as a nonrandomized, postintervention design) was performed from 20042010 to determine the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) implemented in March, 2008 in a tertiary care children's hospital that was based on prospective-audit-with-feedback.
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One of the unintended consequences of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) performance measures for CAP was that clinicians often started antibiotics too quickly in patients without infection. Subsequently, the requirement that antibiotics be initiated within 6 hours of patient presentation was retired as of January 1, 2012.
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Dealing with cytomegalovirus (CMV) can be vexing for everybody involved, but a recent paper may help with the management and counseling of patients infected with this virus at different times before and during pregnancy.
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Hong Kong investigators conducted 2 separate community studies using careful face-to-face instructions to potentially influenza infected patients. Sterile nasal swabs were rotated around the anterior nares.
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In this issue: Statins and diabetes risk; new treatment guideline for diabetes; new pertussis vaccine recommendation; antibiotics and rhinosinusitis; fluoroquinolones and cystitis; and FDA actions.
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Infection is the second leading cause of death in hemodialysis patients, with mortality rates ranging from 12-36% in this vulnerable population.
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The number of infants born with HIV-infection in the United States reached its peak in 1991 with about 1650 HIV-infected infants, at which point the implementation of prevention guidelines resulted in a rapid reduction in neonatal infection.
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A retrospective analysis was conducted of all blood cultures collected on full-term (>=37 weeks) previously healthy infants presenting for care from 1 week to 3 months of age in a large California healthcare system over 5 years (2005-2009).
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In a recent discussion of a clinical case in the New England Journal of Medicine, the authors correctly indicate itraconazole is recommended for all but the most severe cases of disseminated histoplasmosis (when amphotericin B is used).
