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A total of 6.2% of hospital employees were nasal carriers of MRSA, with the rate highest among workers in long-term care (36%). In 4 of 10 families surveyed, family members were colonized by the same MRSA as the employee.
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An antibiotic preparation meant for addition to animal feed was found to be contaminated with antibiotic resistance genes. Fortunately, the genes being used generally encode for resistance mechanisms that are already highly prevalent in gastrointestinal bacteria.
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A substantial difference in clinical quality was found between the winners of the Health Grades Inc./J.D. Power & Associates Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence winners and all other hospitals, Health Grades Inc. reports.
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The arimidex, tamoxifen alone or in combination (ATAC) trial is a large-scale, international, industry-sponsored interventional, randomized study involving almost 10,000 early-stage postmenopausal breast cancer patients who were randomized to receive either anastrozole alone or in combination with tamoxifen, or tamoxifen alone.
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Controversy exists regarding the best approach to early epidermoid cancers of the lip. Various approaches have been advocated, including surgery with or without postoperative radiotherapy, and low- dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy.
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The management of advanced, hormone-resistant prostate cancer remains challenging.
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Oral rofecoxib (Vioxx) may have a role in controlling postoperative pain patients undergoing knee surgery.
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