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A Needs Assessment for Infectious Diseases Consultation in Community Hospitals
IntroductionInfectious diseases (ID) consultations have been demonstrated to improve patient outcomes in the treatment of severe infections. However,...
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Complexity of patients with or without infectious disease consultation in tertiary-care hospitals in Germany
PurposePatients seen by infectious disease (ID) specialists are more complex compared to patients treated by other subspecialities according to...
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Enterococcus faecalis bloodstream infection: does infectious disease specialist consultation make a difference?
PurposeTo evaluate the relationship between mortality or relapse of bloodstream infection (BSI) due to Enterococcus faecalis and infectious diseases...
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Predictors of mortality of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia and the role of infectious diseases consultation and source control; a retrospective cohort study
PurposeTo determine predictors of mortality among patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia.
MethodsRetrospective study.
Setting ...
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The impact of infectious diseases consultation for children with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
BackgroundDespite clear benefit of improved outcomes in adults, the impact of infectious diseases (ID) consultation for Staphylococcus aureus ...
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Development, reliability and validity of infectious disease specialist Nurse’s Core competence scale
AimThis study aims to develop an instrument to measure infectious disease specialist nurses’ core competence and examining the scale’s validity and...
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Impact of a pediatric infectious disease consultation service on timely step-down to oral antibiotic treatment for bone and joint infections
PurposeIn recent years an earlier step down to oral antibiotic therapy has been advocated for numerous infections. Trained infectious disease...
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Construction of an index system of core competence assessment for infectious disease specialist nurse in China: a Delphi study
Aim and objectiveThis study was to establish an index system for the evaluation of Chinese infectious disease specialist nurses’ core competence.
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Infectious disease hotlines to provide advice to general practitioners: a prospective study
BackgroundTelephone hotlines in infectious diseases (ID) are part of antimicrobial stewardship programs designed to provide support and expertise in...
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Quantitative analysis of the impact of infectious disease physicians on patients in the emergency department fast-track parenteral antibiotics program
IntroductionThe outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) program of Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) was supervised by emergency physicians...
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The relation between vaccination status and referral to a consultation–liaison psychiatry service for hospitalized patients with COVID-19
BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) are likely to be affected by delirium and other...
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Management of Psoriasis Patients with Serious Infectious Diseases
The management of patients affected by moderate-to-severe psoriasis may be challenging, in particular in patients with serious infectious diseases...
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Antimicrobial Stewardship with and without Infectious Diseases Specialist Services to Improve Quality-of-Care in Secondary and Tertiary Care Hospitals in Germany: Study Protocol of the ID ROLL OUT Study
BackgroundAntimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs aim to secure the rational prescription of antibiotics through implementing department- or...
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Infectious eye disease in the 21st century—an overview
Infectious diseases affecting the eye often cause unilateral or asymmetric visual loss in children and people of working age. This group of...
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An algorithm for simplified hepatitis C virus treatment with non-specialist care based on nation-wide data from Taiwan
BackgroundBoth European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) and American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Infectious...
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Medical centres for the homeless in Hamburg – consultation reasons and diagnoses compared to primary care patients in the regular health care system
BackgroundIn Germany, homeless people are entitled to health care within the regular health care system. However, due to their specific living...
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Emergency paediatric medicine consultation—a practical guide to a consultation with refugee and asylum-seeking children within the paediatric emergency department
There are increasing numbers of refugee and asylum-seeking children entering the UK annually who face significant barriers to accessing healthcare...
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Infectious optic neuropathy (ION), how to recognise it and manage it
Optic neuropathy can be of infectious or non-infectious/idiopathic aetiology. Many infectious organisms can cause optic neuropathy that can be of...
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The impact of infectious diseases consultation on the management and outcomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia in adults: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundPseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia (PAB) is associated with high mortality. The benefits of infectious diseases consultation (IDC) has...
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Constructing an emergency preparedness evaluation index system for public use during major emerging infectious disease outbreaks: a Delphi study
BackgroundThe major emerging infectious diseases (MEIDs) have occurred frequently and become increasingly serious in the world. Sufficient personal...