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An outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by a macrolide resistant unencapsulated pneumococcus occurred among naval trainees who were receiving azithromycin as prophylaxis against atypical pneumonia.
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Overall, caspofungin was at least as effective as liposomal amphotericin B for empiric therapy in persistently febrile neutropenic patients. Caspofungin therapy was associated with greater survival 7 days after the end of therapy, greater efficacy in treatment of baseline fungal infections, and it was better tolerated.
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Merck announced on September 30th that it is voluntarily withdrawing rofecoxib (Vioxx) from the worldwide market.
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Physicians increasingly are aware of the need to provide prophylaxis against venous thrombosis for the medically ill patient in the hospital environment. This article attempts to separate the fact from fiction regarding VTE prophylaxis.
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Folic acid and B vitamins may yet be proven to have a positive role through decreasing HC levels, but enthusiasm for such an approach is no longer appropriate.
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These data should force us to look at factors other than the traditional variables we have used to assess risks among patients with a history of ventricular arrhythmias.
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Mild, perivalvular regurgitation cannot be used as a diagnostic criteria for prosthetic valve endocarditis.
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Reflex tachycardia, during a Valsalva maneuver, is a sign of normal LV filling.
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At this time, BNP seems to be a useful initial test that should not be repeated during short hospital stays.
