Hematology/Oncology
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Norovirus vaccine shows efficacy in early trials
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Hospital Infection Control & Prevention - Full November 2013 Issue in PDF
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Failure to communicate enabled HCV+ drug thief
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Early use of Daptomycin Compared to Vancomycin for MRSA Bacteremia
In a matched, retrospective cohort study, early use of daptomycin compared to vancomycin in MRSA bacteremia with vancomycin MICs > 1 µg/mL resulted in improved clinical outcomes, including less clinical failure at 30 days, lower mortality and less persistent bacteremia. -
Macrolide Antibiotics May Increase the Risk of Statin Toxicity
The toxicity of statins was increased in older adults who were coprescribed the CYP3A4 inhibitors clarithromycin or erythromycin. -
Overnight Vital Signs — Are They Always Beneficial?
Low MEWS score may be beneficial in identifying a subset of hospitalized patients unlikely to benefit from nocturnal vital sign monitoring. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full August 2013 Issue in PDF
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Chest Pain and Dyspnea? Taking Steroids? Think PE.
Corticosteroid use is associated with an increased risk of symptomatic pulmonary embolism. The greatest risk is in the first 30 days of use and increases with increasing steroid dose. -
Penicillin to Prevent Recurrent Cellulitis?
Following an index episode of recurrent cellulitis, penicillin decreased the rate of recurrent leg cellulitis during a 12-month prophylactic period as compared with placebo, but this effect was not observed to be sustained. -
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
The Get with the Guidelines-Resuscitation registry is a large, prospective registry of in-hospital cardiac arrests that analyzes data to promote quality improvement. In this paper, Chan and colleagues report the long-term outcomes in Medicare-age patients who suffered an in-hospital cardiac arrest and survived to discharge.