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...
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 »
WASHINGTON– Recent isolated cases of anthrax in Minnesota and elsewhere, along with the disease’s relative ease of transmission from animals or pl... More »
The estimated 453,000 infections and 29,300 deaths caused by Clostridium difficile in the United States in 2011 underline the importance of appropriat... More »
The Clostridium difficile bacterium resulted in nearly 500,000 infections and 29,000 deaths in the United States in 2011, Dr. Fernanda C. Lessa and he... More »
PHILADELPHIA – Clostridium difficile infections among nursing home residents resulted in some 31,000 hospitalizations and 9,000 deaths nationally in 2012, population-based surveillance data...
BOSTON – Terlipressin proved noninferior to noradrenaline as a vasopressor for patients with cirrhosis and septic shock in an open-label study that randomized 84 patients.
Terlipressin also seemed...
Children under 6 years old are among those at the highest risk for poison control calls related to energy drinks, yet those most likely to experience moderate or major clinical effects from energy...
PHILADELPHIA – Every recurrence of Clostridium difficile was associated with a hospital admission in 1 in 4 cases and a complication in 1 in 15 cases, according to a retrospective Canadian...
A rectal foam formulation of 2% budesonide has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating distal ulcerative colitis, the manufacturer, Salix Pharmaceuticals, has...