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Ross River and Barmah viruses are causes of febrile illness often associated with severe joint symptoms, which may persist for months.
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Neither adding a single dose of ceftriaxone to a 10-day course of doxycycline nor extending the duration of doxycycline therapy to 20 days is better than a straightforward 10-day course of oral doxycycline in the treatment of patients with erythema migrans.
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Organisms that may only be isolated by using coculture with amoeba and that are present in hospital water supplies may be implicated in some cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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Anaerobes were not found to play an important role in the etiology of pneumonia in nursing home residents with an increased risk of aspiration.
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Cidofovir (CDV), which was licensed in the United States in 1996 for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis, has been used successfully in a number of other viral infections, including those due to drug-resistant herpes simplex, varicella-zoster, and adenovirus.
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West Nile virus (WNV) was alien to North America before the summer of 1999. That year, WNV infection invaded New York City, establishing a beachhead that has now led to invasion of much of the United States, as well as intrusions into Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. WNV is clearly here to stay.
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Synopsis: Amphotericin B deoxycholate was administered by continuous infusion in doses as high as 2 mg/kg/d with acceptable toxicity. But is this the right approach?
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The nationwide switch to alcohol hand rubs is running afoul of fire marshals who fear the flammable products might accelerate a hospital blaze.
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JCAHO Addresses Issue of Fire, Alcohol Rubs
