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Delayed antibiotics in older adults with UTI associated with bloodstream infections, death

An editorial noted that the relationships found in the study may not be causal and advised clinicians to offer prompt treatment to patients at the highest risk of bloodstream infections: older patients, men, and those living in areas of greater socioeconomic deprivation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/05/4.htm
5 Mar 2019

Recommendations and research negative on hydroxychloroquine, early testing after exposure

New ACP practice points say not to use chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with azithromycin for COVID-19 except in trials, and a new study finds that testing for the novel coronavirus is most accurate one to three days after symptom onset.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/19/1.htm
19 May 2020

New COVID-19-related guidance on CPR, chest imaging, hydroxychloroquine

Medical societies addressed appropriate resuscitation and chest imaging practices for patients with COVID-19, issued guidelines on treatment and management, and warned about arrhythmia risks with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/14/1.htm
14 Apr 2020

COVID-19 continues spread in U.S., CDC issues recommendations for high-risk patients

Those at higher risk from COVID-19 should take everyday precautions to keep space between themselves and others and avoid crowds as much as possible, the CDC said. Updated resources on COVID-19 for health care professionals are available from ACP and the CDC.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/10/1.htm
10 Mar 2020

Prepare for next pandemic by training leaders

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the prospect of others, public health and medical groups are developing training initiatives to increase the numbers of infectious disease and public health specialists across the country.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/03/prepare-for-next-pandemic-by-training-leaders.htm
1 Mar 2023

Coronavirus outbreak prompts CDC guidance, free ACP resources

The CDC issued advice on dealing with symptomatic patients, ACP is offering an online guide and podcast with free CME, and an Annals of Internal Medicine paper has modeled virus spread in China.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/11/1.htm
11 Feb 2020

Managing superbugs in your community

General internists are poised to assume a key role in tackling the increasingly formidable threat of antimicrobial resistance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/superbugs.htm
1 May 2017

Register now for ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine's latest forum, ‘Monkeypox: Challenging Clinical Questions'

During the Oct. 11 virtual live event, experts will discuss and provide answers to questions about the human monkeypox virus that physicians are facing today.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/04/2.htm
4 Oct 2022

Promoting diversity in medicine

An expert addressed medicine's limited diversity as the “health care crisis of our times” and offered potential solutions at Internal Medicine Meeting 2022.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/promoting-diversity-in-medicine.htm
1 Jul 2022

Penicillin allergy associated with risk of MRSA, C. diff, due to use of other antibiotics

Systematically addressing penicillin allergies may be an important public health strategy to reduce the incidence of MRSA and C. difficile among patients with a documented penicillin allergy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/03/6.htm
3 Jul 2018

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