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Vitamin C infusion falls short for sepsis and ARDS patients
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Hospital-acquired C. diff. tied to four ‘high-risk’ antibiotic classes
High-risk antibiotics included second-, third-, and fourth-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, and lincosamides.
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Health care–associated infection rates going down
Have targeted quality improvement measures led to an improvement in the prevalence of health care–associated infections (HAIs)?
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Some HCV medications associated with serious liver injury
In many cases, the medications should never have been prescribed, according to the FDA.
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Use hospital MRSA rates to guide pediatric osteomyelitis treatment
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CPAP safety for infants with bronchiolitis on the general pediatrics floor
SEATTLE – “Very, very few” hospitals do bronchiolitis CPAP outside of the ICU.
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FUO, pneumonia often distinguishes influenza from RSV in hospitalized young children
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – “These findings open new possibilities for antimicrobial stewardship in these groups of...
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FDA approves Xenleta for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia treatment
The approval was based on results from two trials with a total of 1,289 patients.
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Short-term parenteral antibiotics effective for bacteremic UTI in young infants
No significant differences in urinary tract infection recurrence or hospital reutilization between short- and long-term parenteral antibiotic...