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Hospital-acquired C. diff. tied to four ‘high-risk’ antibiotic classes
September 16, 2019
High-risk antibiotics included second-, third-, and fourth-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, and lincosamides.
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September 12, 2019
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Drug doses for heart failure could possibly be halved for women
September 12, 2019
Women reached the highest level of drug efficacy at half the doses of ACE inhibitors or ARBs and beta-blockers needed by men to reach the same level.
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Standardized communication may prevent anticoagulant adverse drug events
September 2, 2019
What information is needed on discharge to reduce anticoagulant adverse drug events (ADEs)?
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FDA approves drug combo to treat highly resistant TB
August 14, 2019
The combination of pretomanid tablets with bedaquiline and linezolid primarily was approved for a limited population infected with drug resistant TB.
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Hospital slashes S. aureus vancomycin resistance
August 7, 2019
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Staphylococcus aureus resistance to vancomycin is not a one-way street ending in a cliff plunge.
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Older adults’ interested in conversations about deprescribing
July 29, 2019
Among older adults, what attitudes exist toward deprescribing?
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Statins crush early seizure risk poststroke
July 18, 2019
BANGKOK – Statin initiation upon hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke was linked to a major antiseizure benefit in a Japanese study.
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What’s new in pediatric sepsis
June 26, 2019
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Don’t obsess about “Golden Hour” for delivering sepsis treatment bundle, expert advises.
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Rapid assay distinguishes viral from bacterial infection
June 14, 2019
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Aim is to cut inappropriate antimicrobial therapy in febrile children while awaiting culture results.
