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Despite many years of practice, a recent questionnaire about therapeutic drug monitoring of vancomycin revealed marked variability and a lack of consensus regarding postdose assay sampling times, target ranges, and what constituted a toxic level.
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KS Fails to Respond to Cidofovir; Acyclovir & Renal Dysfunction; Broad-Range Bacterial PCR in Meningitis; Why is BCG Less Virulent than MTb?.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Smallpox Vaccination and Adverse ReactionsGuidance for Clinicians in the Jan. 24th edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The guidance is a thorough review of the smallpox vaccine with a well-illustrated compendium of complications.
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The study established a policy of routine susceptibility testing of linezolid and quinupristin/dalfopristin isolates of VRE from any sterile site.
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Indices have been developed to help assess the risk of neutropenic patients developing Gram-positive infections when they become febrile that might allow strategies to be developed for managing these infections.
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Barrett E-P. St. John's wort for the treatment of depression: An update. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(3):25-30.
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Herb-drug interactions: How to identify one and what to do. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(3 suppl):S1-S2.
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Marcolina S. What's the buzz? Honey for topical wound dressings. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(3):30-33.
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Ramalanjaona G. Olive leaf extract for hypertension. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(3):33-35.
