Hospital Medicine Alert – October 1, 2006

October 1, 2006

• Linezolid-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci

  At the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, laboratory-based surveillance of coagulase-negative staphylococci found that 4% were linezolid resistant.

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• Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

  In this report, Sauer and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania describe the prevalence, significance, and management strategy for patients who have AV node reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) in association with atrial fibrillation (AF).

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• How Long is Long Enough?

  Three days of amoxicillin is as effective as five for mild-to-moderately severe community-acquired pneumonia.

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• Putting Therapeutic Hypothermia Into Practice

  This retrospective 'real-life' single-center study found that therapeutic hypothermia could be readily implemented and that it improved outcomes in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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• Can Headaches Put the Heart at Risk? Yes, for Patients with Migraine with Aura

  Active migraine with aura increases risk of myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, and angina, as well as ischemic stroke. Active migraine without aura and non-migraine headaches are not associated with increased vascular risk.

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