Browsing School of Medicine (MU) by Title "ID corner"

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  • C diff....Again 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2012-01)
    The AHRQ commissioned a systemic review of C diff. Bottom line....vancomycin ($1300) is probably not better than metronidazole ($20); also, fidaxomicin ($3400) appears to reduce relapse vs vancomycin for non-NAP1 strains.

  • Guidelines for use of antimicrobials in neutropenia 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-09)

  • ID corner 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2014-01)
    The NEJM is running a series of review articles on Critical Care Medicine.

  • ID corner 

    Rojas Moreno, Christian (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-01)
    Should an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) or a tuberculin skin test (TST) be performed in individuals in whom it has been decided that testing for latent tuberculosis is warranted?

  • ID corner 

    Rojas Moreno, Christian (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-04)

  • ID corner : A H1N1 2009 flu pandemic 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-08)
    "A nice review of last year's flu pandemic; this year's seasonal flu will probably be a descendent of that strain."

  • ID corner : C difficile--again! 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-10)
    "The most recent Annals of Internal Medicine (10-5-10) has a nice In the Clinic review of C Diff (Volume 153, ITC4). These reviews are concise, to the point and well referenced."

  • ID corner : Candidiasis guidelines 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-02)
    The IDSA has updated their practice guidelines for Candida infections; this includes candidemia, other invasive forms and superficial infections.

  • ID corner : catheter-related urinary tract infections 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-02)
    When should you culture or treat urine culture results from Foley catheters?

  • ID corner : community acquired pneumonia 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-10)
    Citation with link to article authored by Michael Niederman.

  • ID corner : diagnosis and treatment of intra-abdominal infections 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-01)
    The IDSA has recently updated its guidelines for the management of complicated intra-abdominal infections.

  • ID corner : fever and infection in older adults 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-01)
    The IDSA has just released practice guidelines for the evaluation of fever and infection in older adults who are in LTCFs.

  • ID corner : Helicobacter pylori infection 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-05)
    Author states, "A nice review on the diagnosis and treatment of H. pylori infection," and provides a link to the article.

  • ID corner : Infection associated with prosthetic joints 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-09)

  • ID corner : influenza 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-03)
    Citation with link to and article on "guidelines for the management of patients with influenza and outbreak control."

  • ID corner : intraabdominal infections 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-04)
    Citation and link to an article on evidence-based guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of intraabdominal infections from the IDSA.

  • ID corner : management of Herpes zoster 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-07)
    Citation of article in JAMA: Whitley, Richard, A 70 year old woman with shingles. Review of Herpes Zoster.

  • ID corner : new clostridium difficile guidelines 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-04)
    SHEA and IDSA have updated their guidelines on Clostridium difficile, addressing epidemiology, diagnosis, infection control and treatment, including management of patients with relapses.

  • ID corner : New drug review : telavancin 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-12)
    Citation with link to a drug review of telavancin.

  • ID corner : prevention and treatment of nosocomial infections 

    Salzer, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-06)
    Citation and link to a recent article from the NEJM that nicely and concisely reviews nosocomial infections, their prevention and their treatment.