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Infectious Diseases

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    Pediatric HM Literature: Serious Bacterial Infection Rates Very Low in Bronchiolitis

    January 27, 2012

    This study provides useful information to guide clinical decision-making in the setting of a young, febrile infant presenting with bronchiolitis.

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    High-Tech Linens Could Reduce Bacteria in Hospital Settings

    November 30, 2011

    A company pitching bacteria-resistant hospital linens is studying just how effective their product can be in the hospital setting.

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    When Should a Patient with Ascites Receive Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) Prophylaxis?

    April 1, 2011

    Evidence supports the use of SBP prophylaxis in patients with ascites presenting with a gastrointestinal bleed or those with a prior history of SBP

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    Bacterial Meningitis, Non-Specific Troponin Elevation, Antibiotics for ECOPD, VTE Update, and More

    April 1, 2007

    Treatment of Bacterial Meningitis with Vancomycin Ricard JD, Wolff M, Lacherade JC, et al. Levels of vancomycin in cerebrospinal fluid of adult patients receiving adjunctive corticosteroids to treat pneumococcal meningitis: a prospective multicenter observational study. Clin Infect Dis.

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    Reduce CR-BSI, Quality Performance Measures, Treat DVT. Plus Adult Bacterial Meningitis in “Classic Lit”

    March 2, 2007

    Reduce CR-BSI Pronovost P, Needham D, Berenholtz S, et al. An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. N Engl J Med. 2006 Dec 28;355(26):2725-2732. For practicing clinicians, quality improvement (QI) is a difficult and important task.

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    Bacterial Meningitis

    September 1, 2006

    8 frequently asked questions

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    Virus Alerts

    August 2, 2006

    CDC issues warnings about two viruses with serious potential complications

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    Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Adults

    September 1, 2005

    Background Acute bacterial meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, which results from bacterially mediated recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Bacterial meningitis was an almost invariably fatal disease at the start of the 20th century.

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    Calcitonin Precursors and IL-8 as a Screening Panel for Bacterial Sepsis

    January 2, 2005

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    Practice Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis

    January 2, 2005

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