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Abstract & Commentary: Impact of Prebiopsy Antibiotics on Pathogen Recovery in Vertebral Osteomyelitis
Of 150 patients with hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis, 92 (61%) underwent biopsy 60 (65%) needle and 32 (35%) open. Imaging studies revealed discitis in 75%, vertebral osteomyelitis in 70%, and epidural abscess in 44% of patients. -
Special Feature: Superbugs Keep Coming, but New Antibiotics Do Not
The headlines once again warn of a new superbug threatening mankind. -
Pharmacology Watch - Full May 2011 Issue in PDF
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FDA actions
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Insulin degludec in Phase 3 trials
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full April 25, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Norovirus — It's Here to Stay
Noroviruses are the major single cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks throughout the world and the leading cause of foodborne disease in the United States. -
Hypothermia for Acute Brain Trauma
Therapeutic hypothermia does not result in improved outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury. -
Mechanical Ventilation: A Marker of the End-of-Life or Loss of Independence for the Elderly?
This study of outcomes among more than 50,000 elderly Medicare beneficiaries found that activities of daily living and mobility had deteriorated substantially more among those who had been hospitalized the previous year, and that only 27% of those who had received mechanical ventilation were alive 1 year after hospitalization. -
Hospital Medicine Alert - Full May 2011 Issue in PDF