Articles Tagged With: CRE
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A Rapid Molecular Test Improves Time to Appropriate Therapy and Mortality in Patients with CRE Bacteremia
A multicenter observational study of patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteremia found that time to receipt of active antibiotic therapy and mortality were improved in those whose blood cultures underwent rapid molecular testing for the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase gene. The mortality rate was 10% with ceftazidime-avibactam compared to 31% with polymyxin monotherapy.
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Ten Percent of CRE Found in the Community
In a disturbing sign, a formidable superbug has left the hospital and appears to be spreading in the community in the absence of healthcare contact.
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What surveyors want to see for review of med orders
Most ED nurses breathed a sign of relief after The Joint Commission approved an interim action, effective Jan. 1, 2007, that changed the requirement for pharmacy review of ED medication orders (element of performance [EP] 1 for standard 4.10 of medication management). -
What surveyors asked ED nurses about drug storage
Surveyors walking through an ED see medication by a patient's bedside table with no staff in the vicinity. Or a medication is lying in plain sight on a counter by the nurse's station, and visitors have full access to it. -
EDs are using new video tool instead of interpreters
A 40-year-old man approached triage nurses at Marion (OH) General Hospital's ED clutching his chest, but he didn't speak a word of English. -
Full July 2007 Issue in PDF
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Full July 1, 2007 Issue in PDF