Blogs about: Vancomycin
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It feels like trying to scale a slimy well wall
Every time we make a bit of progress, oh no… we slide right back down to the bottom. On Monday my mother saw the infection control specialist at the hospital. He took her off the IV Vancomycin … more →
Sandra Thornton's Heart Beats On
Continued Fever
wrote 2 days ago: Even with BOTH antibiotics and tylenol Isa is running a fever of about 39 to 39.3. ( you have to tra … more →
Management of a Diabetic Patient Presenting with Forefoot Osteomyelitis: The use of Cerament™|Bone Void Filler Impregnated with Vancomycin - An Off Label Use
wrote 2 days ago: Author: Jeffrey C. Karr, DPM, ACCPPS, CWS, FAPWCA, FCCWS 1 The Journal of Diabetic Foot Complication … more →
Fever Central
wrote 3 days ago: Today found Isa playing Wii with her dad. It is on a cart that they can roll into their room. I, ho … more →
Antibiotic resistance on the rise
wrote 1 month ago: By Yvette Martyn Antibiotic resistance is on the riseGP’s have yet again been warned to cut back on … more →
Medicine- Day 13
wrote 3 months ago: Procedure Log: Vanco dosing Today, we received a pre-vanco level back. It was taken prior to 4th dos … more →
It's a Bug's Life
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wrote 8 months ago: I had an infection in my head recently which recurred repeatedly despite treatment with antibiotics. … more →
Can we diagnose Infective endocarditis without vegetation ?
wrote 8 months ago: Yes , we can . Abstract : Link to Indian heart journal Vegetation Negative Infective-Endocar … more →
What to say when there's nothing more you can do
wrote 9 months ago: Often doctors as well as families sense that matters were left unfinished when someone dies after a … more →
Global Health Alert: New Zealand MRSA Infections Up 3500 pct
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wrote 9 months ago: Also Mirrored at: New Zealand MRSA Infections Up 3500 pct New Zealand Cases of antibiotic-resistant … more →
ASHP, Infectious Disease Specialists Take New Look At Vancomycin
wrote 11 months ago: A consensus statement recently published in the January 1, 2009 , issue of the American Journal of H … more →
ASHP, Infectious Disease Specialists Take New Look At Vancomycin
wrote 11 months ago: A consensus statement recently published in the January 1, 2009 , issue of the American Journal of H … more →
Fighting hospital superbugs
wrote 1 year ago: In recent years the “hospital superbug” Clostridium difficile has gained notoriety as a … more →
It feels like trying to scale a slimy well wall
wrote 1 year ago: Every time we make a bit of progress, oh no… we slide right back down to the bottom. On Monday … more →
One step forward, one step back, one step forward
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s the dance of health recovery. My mother was released from hospital on October 3 after 18 … more →
Nanotech v. superbugs
wrote 1 year ago: Looks like nanotechnology might be the golden gun against superbugs. The release: Nanotechnology boo … more →
Homeward bound...maybe
wrote 1 year ago: On Thursday, we went to the hospital at 1:30 PM to meet with a nurse from the IV home program to get … more →
Vancomycin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A case report
wrote 1 year ago: by Al Kline, DPM1 The Foot & Ankle Journal 1 (10): 4 Vancomycin has been implicated as a cause o … more →
Steps in the right direction
wrote 1 year ago: This morning I got to the hospital in time to have a good chat with the attending doctor. He said Mu … more →
Infective endocarditis : Is it primarily a surgical disease ?
wrote 1 year ago: I … more →
