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Unique daptomycin dosing studied in obese patients with VRE bacteremia
Major finding: The rate of clinical cure was similar between obese patients with vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteremia who received...
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PTPB formaldehyde resin proposed as pediatric allergen of the year
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Dalbavancin stands up to severe skin infections
Major finding: The proportion of patients with severe acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections who took dalbavancin and achieved the...
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Novel breath test helped identify invasive aspergillosis
Major finding: A new breathalyzerlike test correctly identified 27 of 29 patients with invasive aspergillosis and 24 of 25 patients without...
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Edoxaban pivotal trial shows VTE efficacy, safety
Major finding: Treatment of acute venous thromboembolism with edoxaban reduced clinically relevant bleeds by a relative 19%, compared with...
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Spot checks suffice for monitoring pediatric bronchiolitis
Major finding: The average length of stay was 1.9 days with intermittent monitoring and 2.0 days with continuous monitoring (P = .98).Data source...
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Ketamine produces quick antidepressant effect
Major finding: MADRS scores improved significantly within 24 hours in 64% of patients treated with ketamine and in 28% treated with midazolam.Data...
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STREAM trial endorses fibrinolysis-first in selected STEMIs
Major finding: The 30-day composite rate of death, shock, congestive heart failure, or reinfarction in STEMI patients was 12.4% in those...
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For overweight children, inject epinephrine in lower thigh
Major finding: 82% of obese children and 25% of nonobese children had inadequate upper thigh skin surface to muscle depth.Data source: A...
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New concussion guidelines stress individualized approach
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EBSOS implementation improves asthma guideline compliance
Major finding: Before order set implementation, 55.4% of patients received at least one dose of ipratropium bromide, compared with 90.9% after...