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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is rampant in the nations nursing homes, and 4% of MRSA isolates in long-term care facilities (LTCF) are the emerging community associated strains (CA-MRSA), an epidemiologist reports.
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Clinicians should not prescribe amantadine and rimantadine because the influenza A (H3N2) virus currently circulating in the United States has developed almost complete resistance to the antiviral drugs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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There exists no consensus about the best means for diagnosing bloodstream infections related to intravascular devices (IVD), leading Safdar and colleagues to conduct a formal meta-analysis using the data supplied by 51 of the 185 studies published between 1966 and July 31, 2004, that met the selection criteria.
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Trying to head off pandemic panic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has created a common-sense influenza pandemic planning guide for individuals and families.
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Wait and see prescriptions (WASP) is a new concept for the treatment of otitis media in children.
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Because of its impact on quality of life, insomnia is one of the most common problems for which patients seek help from the primary care physician.
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In this randomized-controlled trial, Koeman and associates wanted to determine the effect of two oral decontaminating gels, chlorhexidine 2% (CHX) or chlorhexidine 2% plus colistin 2% (CHX/COL), compared to a placebo, on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients requiring more than 48 hours of mechanical ventilation.
