Infectious Disease Alert Updates

Sepsis Bundle Erodes Gains in Stewardship; Asymptomatic Transmission of COVID-19 in Households; When Is Hand Hygiene Personally Protective? Four different categories of antibiotic use were observed, including broad-spectrum antibiotics for community-acquired infection, broad-spectrum antibiotics for nosocomial infection/multidrug-resistant organisms, the use of anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) agents (such as vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, ceftaroline, etc.), as well as antibiotics for surgical prophylaxis. [...]a gap of up to 24 hours may occur before the physician picking up the case the next day begins to tackle the process of re-evaluating the initial choice of antibiotic. [...]a gap of 24-72 hours occurs before micro data are available, and physicians may be reluctant to stop antibiotics without those data. Medical teams, especially in teaching hospitals, function in a more collaborative approach (meaning that no one person “owns” the decision) and often take the path of least resistance, waiting for clinical outcomes and specific micro data before making decisions.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news