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Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (Human) Lyophilized Powder (Kcentra)
A new product has been approved for the urgent reversal of warfarin or other vitamin K antagonists anticoagulation in the setting of acute bleeding. This human plasma-derived product contains vitamin K-dependent coagulation Factors II, VII, IX, and X as well as antithrombotic Protein C and Protein S. It is heat-treated and viral filtered. Prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) is manufactured by CSL Behring GmbH in Germany and marketed by CSL Behring LLC as Kcentra. The product has been licensed in Germany since 1996. -
Will Being Optimistic Lower Your Cholesterol Level?
Optimism is associated with a significantly healthier lipid profile than is present in less optimistic persons, possibly due to healthier behaviors and lower body mass indices, which are found with increased frequency in optimistic individuals. -
Resistant bugs a top CDC priority, will CMS follow?
The antibiotic pipeline is really on life support -
Live and let live: Why trying to ‘kill the bug’ only spurs more antibiotic resistance
CDC: C. diff and CRE are urgent threats -
Debate: Should infected surgeons disclose status?
There is a striking disconnect between patients and infectious disease clinicians on the controversial issue of whether surgeons and other health care workers infected with bloodborne pathogens should disclose their status before performing invasive procedures. -
Flu: 41% of nursing home workers unvaccinated
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C. diff Transmission: It’s Complicated
Most cases are not linked to other patients -
Norovirus vaccine shows efficacy in early trials
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Hospital Infection Control & Prevention - Full November 2013 Issue in PDF