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HHV6 infection occurred primarily during the first 2 years of life. Most infections were symptomatic, but with nonspecific symptoms. Among 81 children with well-defined time of infection, roseola occurred in only 23%. None of these children had febrile seizures.
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Palifermin, a recombinant form of human keratinocyte growth factor, reduced the duration and severity of oral mucositis and the incidence of febrile neutropenia and bacteremia among patients given intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy for hematologic cancers.
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Amoxicillin-Clavulanate vs Ciprofloxacin; AD Therapy and Cognitive Function; LDL Lowering in CHD Patients; FDA Actions
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Although streptokinase is widely used in the management of pleural infection, a large, randomized, controlled trial showed no benefit in terms of mortality, need for surgery, or hospital stay.
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Is your state next? Laws requiring disclosure of individual hospital infection rates are sweeping the nation. Four statesPennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, and Missourihave passed infection rate disclosure laws, and 20 others have introduced bills.
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A major focus of the recent Conference Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston in February 2005, was the issue of cardiovascular disease and risk factors in patients with HIV infection.
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To make full disclosure work, you first have to remember that it is not a program or an effort, or a policy, says a leader at one hospital that has undergone a major change in way adverse events are discussed with patients and families. Full disclosure is more of a philosophy and an overall way of working with people, says the chief operating officer and vice president of care delivery at Childrens Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
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Any statement by staff that is construed as discouraging a patient from staying for treatment could be seen as an EMTALA violation.
