Top in ID: Inappropriate prescribing at dental visits; statin use in adults with HIV
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Recent data show that more than 6.6 million antibiotics are inappropriately prescribed at dental visits each year, resulting in about $31 million each year in health care costs and out-of-pocket expenses.
Additionally, researchers estimated that inappropriate dental antibiotic prophylaxis led to an excess of 768 inpatient Clostridioides difficile infection cases annually and up to 103 cases of severe hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis requiring hospitalization. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.
Another top story was about new study results that showed daily statin use can lower the risk for CVD in adults with HIV, which is considered a risk factor for CVD.
Read these and more top stories in infectious disease below:
Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing at dental visits costs millions annually
Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing at dental visits costs approximately $31 million annually, most of which are out-of-pocket expenses for patients, researchers determined. Read more.
Adults with HIV can lower risk for cardiovascular disease with daily statin, study finds
Adults with HIV can lower their risk for serious cardiovascular events like heart attack or stroke by more than one-third if they take a daily statin, a large phase 3 trial found. Read more.
Physicians overestimate diagnostic probability of ventilator-associated pneumonia
ICU physicians regularly overestimate the diagnostic probability of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. Read more.
Bariatric surgery safe for people with HIV who are on ART
Bariatric surgery is safe for people with HIV whose viral load is being managed using ART, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Read more.
People with HIV, mpox not at increased risk for hospitalization unless immunosuppressed
People with HIV diagnosed with mpox were not at an increased risk for hospitalization unless they were immunosuppressed, according to findings presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science. Read more.