Hospital Medicine

Recent studies have shown the majority of potential FMT donors are ultimately rejected.

Recurrent CDI, severe CDI, and the number of stools were linked to lower Cdiff32 scores.

Dr. Robert Califf previously ran the FDA in 2016 and 2017 under former President Barack Obama.

Hospitalization rates from the baseline to Cycle 3 decreased 19% from 0.52/person/year to 0.43/person/year

The most severe outcomes occurred in patients with a history of unhealthy alcohol use.

Delgocitinib is the first and only topical JAK/STAT pathway inhibitor in Japan, and recent data suggests it is effective in the management of atopic dermatitis.

Just 7% of patients in the BPA group suffered a recurrent CDI episode within 14-56 days of initiating treatment.

Risky sexual behavior is the sole independent predictor of acute HDV.

Age, antibiotic use, and proton pump inhibitor use was associated with an increase in C difficile infections.

Healthcare provider knowledge on fecal microbiota transplantation as a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease is still lacking.

Both proton pump inhibitors and histamine 2 receptor antagonists are commonly prescribed for stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients.

Only 1 patient died due to HCV-related complications following liver transplantation.

RT001 and RT176 were the most prevalent C difficile ribotypes found from C difficile isolates using PCR testing.

The accuracy of transient elastography following a sustained virologic response was considered poor.

FMT treatment was less effective for primary C difficile infections.

An Australian study used data consistent with international literature on the subject of de-labeling penicillin for low-risk allergy patients.

The machine learning model outperformed a comparison logistic regression model in identifying high-risk patients for HBV.

Most of Europe lacks an active and coordinated surveillance plan in place for monitoring hospital-acquired CDI.

Investigators report that few medical schools in Europe consider allergology to be an important area of study, resulting in a lack of knowledge regarding certain allergy practices.

Hospitals that use the 3-dose vaccine would spend approximately 37% more on prophylaxis for hepatitis B.

CDI rates remained down in 2020 despite an increase in antibiotic use during the pandemic.

Dr. Javed Butler referenced several promising ongoing trials of diabetes-related medications and their effects on heart disease but added that unclear guidelines kept them from being properly acknowledged.

Dr. Peter Grant admits that the phenotypes surrounding certain cardiovascular diseases are complex, but notes treatments can be recommended based on individual patients’ complications.

Though the trial observing dapagliflozin for severe COVID-19 did not achieve statistical significance, investigators believe it showed the agent's benefit in acute illness.

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