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Using liquid medium with a commercial air sampler, air was sampled at varying distances from 19 patients admitted to the hospital with Pneumocystis pneumonia. Samples were examined and DNA quantified using a real-time PCR assay targeting the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene.
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Colistin (Ppolymyxin E) was isolated from bacillus colistinus 60 years ago and, during the 1960s, a new intravenous formulation (Coly-Mycin M Parenteral) became available for use in clinical practice.
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In this issue: Lorcaserin submitted for FDA review, FDA advisory panel votes against phentermine/topiramate, mixed vote on rosiglitazone, advisory panel votes to remove breast cancer indication from bevacizumab labeling, no increase in seizures found with DTaP vaccine, new REMS for quinine.
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Pediatric head trauma is a common presenting complaint to the emergency department (ED) and is a major cause of pediatric death and disability. This article will address the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of moderate to severe pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI), with a focus on strategies to improve outcome.
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According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, there are currently more than 100,000 people in the United States in need of life-saving organ transplants. Unfortunately, this demand far exceeds the number of available organs, and each day an average of 18 people die because of the shortage of organs and organ donors.
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This meta-analysis casts serious doubt on the ability of rapid response teams to significantly reduce hospital mortality.
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The etiology of blood culture-negative endocarditis was identified in 62.7% of 759 patients using combinations of serological, molecular, and histopathological assays. The majority of the agents not detected by conventional cultures were Coxiella burnetii (30%) and Bartonella spp. (11%), both diagnosed using serological tests, and Trophyrema whipplei, other unusual bacteria, and fungi making up the remainder. For 14% of patients, diagnosis required PCR testing on valve tissue removed during surgery (not in paraffin). The cause of disease could not be determined for 264 patients; 2% of patients had non-infectious endocarditis.