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This study from the California collaborative treatment Group examined renal function over time in 146 patients included in the CCTG 578 prospective, randomized clinical trial of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM).
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Over the past decade, tremendous progress has been made to increase the tolerability of treatment regimens and to reduce the pill burden for HIV-1 infected patients.
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (formerly known as Pseudomonas maltophilia, Xanthomonas maltophilia) is a motile, gram-negative bacillus that is widely distributed in nature, particularly in water and soil.
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In a news conference February 8, 2008, officials from the CDC announced that preliminary data suggest there is a mismatch between circulating influenza virus in the United States this winter and this year's influenza vaccine.
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A group of hospitals implements an inexpensive, evidence-based intervention to prevent costly, potentially fatal infections in acutely ill patients. Investigators monitor the results and find a significant improvement in infection rates that is sustained over time.
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Would you like to decrease falls and nosocomial skin breakdown, reduce the frequency of patients' call light use, and increase satisfaction of both patients and nursing staff? After a 2006 study linked these and other benefits to nursing rounds, a growing number of organizations are implementing this practice.
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Improving the safety of using medications has always been a National Patient Safety Goal. Each year the goal is reviewed by The Joint Commission and requirements are adjusted based on current priorities.
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