A multicenter sepsis educational program implemented in Spain has improved compliance with treatment guidelines and reduced hospital mortality, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association for May 21. Reuters Health Information
The incidence of paratyphoid fever is increasing in the United States, and most isolates show decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, according to a report in the June 1st Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
In patients on methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), concomitant treatment with isoniazid for latent or active TB appears to be well tolerated, researchers report in the April issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Chest pain in patients with parvovirus B19 (PVB19) myocarditis stems from coronary vasospasm, according to a report in the November Heart. Reuters Health Information
Polymicrobial bloodstream infections are not unusual in children and adolescents with central venous catheters (CVCs) receiving ambulatory care. Reuters Health Information
Polymorphisms in the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene of hematopoietic stem cell donors are associated with increased risk of invasive aspergillosis in unrelated transplant recipients, investigators in Seattle report in The New England Journal of Medicine for October 23. Reuters Health Information
