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Vanquish the vancomycin trough: a real‐world experience of pharmacist‐driven Bayesian software‐guided dosing using area under the curve (AUC) targets

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A tertiary healthcare institution, located in New Zealand, switched from targeting trough vancomycin concentrations to 24‐h area under the concentration‐time curve (AUC24), facilitated by pharmacists using a Bayesian software‐guided approach.
Duncan Yorkston, Marie‐Claire Morahan, Vicki Campbell, Nirvana Selagan, Karensa Houghton, Sharon Gardiner, Paul Chin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rare case of bacterial endocarditis associated with ostium secundum atrial septal defect

Heart India, 2019
Aortic valve disease and ventricular septal defects are common lesions to be associated with Infective Endocarditis. However atrial septal defect is rarely associated with infective endocarditis, due to shunting taking place between low pressure ...
Rahul Singla, Nagesh Waghmare, Vikas Mishra, Anil Kumar, N O Bansal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antibiotic prophylaxis of infective endocarditis [PDF]

, 2017
Links between infective endocarditis (IE) and den-tal and other invasive procedures were first identified in the1920s, and the use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) to prevent IEwas first recommended by the American Heart Association in1955. Recognising the
Dayer, M., Lockhart, P.B., Prendergast, B., Thornhill, M.   +3 more
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Auricular Perichondritis in the Cartilage Piercing Era

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
The demographics, clinical presentation, treatment, and complications of piercing‐induced auricular perichondritis (P‐IAP) and piercing‐free auricular perichondritis (P‐FAP) were studied. P‐IAP has different demographics, comorbidities, disease course, and microbiology compared to P‐FAP.
Omer J. Ungar, Noa Bursztyn, Shahaf Shilo, Ophir Handzel, Nidal Muhanna, Yahav Oron, Rani Abu Eta, Narin N. Carmel Neiderman   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laboratory diagnosis of infective endocarditis [PDF]

, 2017
The diagnosis of infective endocarditis is based on positive blood cultures. Modern microbiological techniques can isolate the aetiological agent in 90-95% of cases.
Auckenthaler, R. W.
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Central line–associated bloodstream infections and complications in adult home parenteral nutrition: Observations from a quality improvement initiative

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract The literature is inconsistent regarding differences in infection risk between central venous catheter types used for home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Our goal was to determine if significant differences exist in rates of infection and other complications between peripherally inserted central catheters, tunneled central venous catheters, and ...
Theresa A. Fessler, Mary B. Crandall, Sarah E. Schumacher, David N. Martin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lupeol as a Potential Inhibitor of NorA Efflux Pumps in Staphylococcus aureus: In Silico and In Vitro Evidence

ChemistryOpen, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial resistance remains one of the major challenges to global public health, compromising the effectiveness of treatments and contributing to increased morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial infections. Among the mechanisms involved, efflux pumps—such as NorA, expressed in resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus—are particularly ...
Nara Juliana Santos Araújo, Camila Aparecida Pereira Silva, Vanessa Lima Bezerra, Cicera Datiane Morais Oliveira‐Tintino, Gabriel Gonçalves de Alencar, Maria do Socorro Costa, Ana Raquel Pereira da Silva, Josefa Sayonara dos Santos, Kamila Correa Camara, Heberty diTarso Fernandes Facundo, Lívia Pereira Ferreira, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, José Maria Barbosa Filho, Carolina Bandeira Domiciano, José Bezerra de Araújo‐Neto, Jacqueline Cosmo Andrade‐Pinheiro.   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

An unusual cause of shortness of breath and fever [PDF]

, 2005
A case of a 57 year old man who presented with shortness of breath and fever is discussed . The patient was suffering from multiple lung abscesses.
Cachia, Mario J., Despott, Edward
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Surgical treatment for endocarditis in Iceland 1997-2013 [PDF]

, 2017
Efst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinnInngangur: Opna hjartaaðgerð getur þurft að gera í alvarlegum tilfellum hjartaþelsbólgu.
Arnar Geirsson, Ragnheiður Marta Jóhannesdóttir, Tómas Guðbjartsson   +2 more
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Precision Daptomycin Dosing: Comparison of 3‐, 2‐, 1‐, and 0‐Concentration Sample Strategies

Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Daptomycin is a once‐daily lipopeptide antibiotic with a narrow therapeutic window. As higher doses (8–12 mg/kg) are increasingly used to treat resistant gram‐positive infections, achieving therapeutic exposure while minimizing toxicity has become critical. Understanding daptomycin therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and what sampling
Simone Giuliano, Manjunath P. Pai, Jacopo Angelini, Sarah Flammini, Luca Martini, Massimo Baraldo, Carlo Tascini   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source