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Antibiotic therapy an option for acute appendicitis

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 16:00

Antibiotic therapy failed to be shown as noninferior to surgery in a study of adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, but it did resolve the problem and avert surgery with no adverse effects in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

MRSA coverage in cellulitis treatment

Posted on: 08/06/2015 - 19:40

A 57-year-old man presents with pain and swelling in his leg. He has had low-grade fevers. He has a history of type 2 diabetes. On exam, his right lower extremity is warm, erythematous, and swollen...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

FDA warns of possible dosing errors with Zerbaxa

Posted on: 21/05/2015 - 20:30

Confusion about the strength of the antibacterial drug Zerbaxa could potentially lead to dosage errors, the Food and Drug Administration cautioned in a May 20 <a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

AMWA: Recognizing human-trafficking victims

Posted on: 27/04/2015 - 18:53

CHICAGO – Physicians can play a leading role in identifying patients who are human trafficking victims by knowing the signs to watch for during visi... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Indiana HIV outbreak prompts national advisory

Posted on: 24/04/2015 - 20:41

As health officials continue to battle an intravenous drug use–related HIV outbreak in a rural county in Indiana, the Centers for Disease Control an... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

United States experiencing drug-resistant shigellosis outbreak

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 18:00

The United States is currently experiencing an outbreak of shigellosis caused by a strain of the Shigella sonnei bacteria that is resistant to ciprofl... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Clindamycin, TMP-SMX are equally effective for skin infections

Posted on: 18/03/2015 - 21:00

Clindamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are similarly safe and effective for treating uncomplicated skin infections, including both cellulitis a... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

FDA panel recommends two new strains for 2015-2016 influenza vaccines

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 22:41

SILVER SPRING, MD.– Two components of the trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccines used during the current season should be replaced for the 20... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Environmental factors could increase U.S. anthrax cases

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 22:09

WASHINGTON– Recent isolated cases of anthrax in Minnesota and elsewhere, along with the disease’s relative ease of transmission from animals or pl... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

FDA approves antibacterial combo drug, Avycaz

Posted on: 26/02/2015 - 22:58

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the antibacterial drug ceftazidime- avibactam (Avycaz) on Feb. 25 for complicated intra-abdominal infect... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Antibiotic therapy an option for acute appendicitis

MRSA coverage in cellulitis treatment

FDA warns of possible dosing errors with Zerbaxa

AMWA: Recognizing human-trafficking victims

Indiana HIV outbreak prompts national advisory

United States experiencing drug-resistant shigellosis outbreak

Clindamycin, TMP-SMX are equally effective for skin infections

FDA panel recommends two new strains for 2015-2016 influenza vaccines

Environmental factors could increase U.S. anthrax cases

FDA approves antibacterial combo drug, Avycaz

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