Search results for "Infectious Diseases"
DEI or DIE?
The College has become a leader in the world of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. While it is tempting to feel a sense of accomplishment, there is a gnawing feeling that more needs to be done.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/dei-or-die.htm
1 May 2021
Risk of re-infection, benefits of anticoagulation, cause of sex differences among COVID-19 research
Researchers published evidence of re-infection with SARS-CoV-2, anticoagulation was associated with halved inpatient mortality, recommendations were made on pulmonary embolism in COVID-19, and a study attributed differences in men's and women's outcomes to T cells.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/01/2.htm
1 Sep 2020
Joint guidelines on Lyme disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment open for comment
Among other recommendations, the draft guidelines favor oral antibiotic therapy with doxycycline, amoxicillin, cefuroxime axetil, or phenoxymethylpenicillin over other antimicrobials for treatment of Lyme disease.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/02/2.htm
2 Jul 2019
COVID-19 research covers taste and smell alterations, incidence in nursing homes and shelters, resource allocation policies
Other topics of note this week include guidance from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) on personal protective equipment, plus information from the FDA and IDSA on serum antibody tests.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/28/1.htm
28 Apr 2020
ACP supports National Immunization Awareness Month, urges vaccination discussion with patients
ACP is committed to helping raise adult immunization rates, especially among patients with chronic conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/30/5.htm
30 Jul 2019
ACP calls for improvements in health care for incarcerated patients
Adequately funded policies and procedures are needed to reduce health care disparities in access to, and quality of, health care for the U.S. jail and prison population, ACP said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/22/1.htm
22 Nov 2022
An ode to Osler
The influential internist died 100 years ago this December.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/an-ode-to-osler.htm
1 Nov 2019
CDC issues interim guidance on evaluation, treatment of suspected vaping injuries
The evaluation of patients with suspected e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) should include pulse oximetry, chest X-ray, and, in some cases, chest CT, the CDC advised.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/22/2.htm
22 Oct 2019
Panel issues updated guidance on ART for HIV treatment, prevention
The recommendations from the International Antiviral Society-USA cover initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), switching regimens, ART in older patients with HIV, and HIV and COVID-19, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/06/1.htm
6 Dec 2022
Nearly half of inpatients with pneumonia or urinary tract infection were overprescribed antibiotics after discharge
The most common types of antibiotic overuse after discharge included excess duration for pneumonia and unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, a retrospective cohort study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/22/5.htm
22 Sep 2020