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New MRSA Treatment Guidelines May Encourage Nephrotoxic Vancomycin Doses
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Recent guidelines recommending vancomycin trough concentrations of 15-20 mg/L for patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections may prompt the use of vancomycin doses of 4 mg a day or greater -- doses that are associated with nephrotoxicity, investigators warn in the April issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Reuters Health Information
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Higher Neutrophil Counts Associated With Worse Outcomes After MI
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In patients undergoing fibrinolytic therapy for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), higher baseline neutrophil counts are associated with worse angiographic findings, higher mortality, and a diminished response to clopidogrel, according to a report in the April European Heart Journal. Reuters Health Information
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