Eggerthella lenta displays high minimal inhibitory concentrations to piperacillin-tazobactam (TZP), and empiric TZP monotherapy is a risk factor for 30-day mortality.
Vaginal microbiota composition is a risk factor for subsequent preterm prelabor rupture of the fetal membranes and is associated with adverse short-term maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Findings indicate the critical role of conservative fluid strategy in the management of patients with complicated influenza.
MRSA nares screening can be a stewardship tool to streamline empiric antibiotic therapy among those not nares colonized with MRSA.
This will be the first systematic review and meta-analysis on risk factors for pneumonia among neonates in India.
Maternal vaccination against pertussis between 27 and 36 weeks of gestation was associated with a high percentage of newborns with protective pertussis antibody concentrations.
Further studies are required to evaluate the effectiveness of the ivermectin schedule for treatment of strongyloidiasis, and quantitative methods of high sensitivity and accuracy are needed to monitor treatment success or to predict reactivation.
Induced hypothermia (target temperature 32°C-34°C) proved harmful with regards to respiratory function and it also prolonged septic shock.
Participants underwent a pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry, single-breath diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide, CT, and echocardiogram.
Healthcare resource utilization and costs attributable to primary Clostridium difficile infection and recurrent C difficile infection are substantial.
