Duplex Doppler ultrasonography

Gram stain

Vancomycin

Vancomycin is an antobiotic indicated for the treatment of serious, life-threatening infections by Gram-positive bacteria that are unresponsive to other less-toxic antibiotics. In particular, vancom...

Anti Infective Peptides

Anti-viral peptides are used to treat infections such as HIV and AIDS, influenza incl. H5N1 strains, hepatitis C virus infections (HCV). Anti-bacterial peptides are used to treat infectiou...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Vaccines

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic gram-negative bacteria that lives in soil, water, and even in environments like hot tubs. For most healthy people, this bacteria seldom poses a problem. Pse...

Fiber optic duplex jumper

Siemon, a global network infrastructure specialist, has introduced the new LC BladePatch fiber optic duplex jumper, which offers high-density fiber patching with easy access. With its intuitive, ergon...

Gram's stain not accurate in ventilator-associated pneumonia

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), negative Gram's staining reliably rules out the diagnosis, but positive Gram's staining doesn't necessarily rule it...

Dialysis: Cefazolin associated with better outcomes than is vancomycin for MSSA infection

Injection prevents vesicoureteral reflux in children with complete duplex systems

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Endoscopic subureteral injection of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid (Dx/HA) safely and effectively prevents intermediate and high-grade vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in child...

Mass spectrometry aids Gram-negative bacteremia management

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mass spectrometry technique for analyzing fragile biomolecules is superior to Gram staining for guiding treatment of Gram-negative bacteremia, Swiss researchers say.

The Impact of Recent Antibiotics on Gram-negative Sepsis

Does prior antibiotic exposure increase complications for gram-negative sepsis patients? BMC Infectious Diseases

EU approves Nanosphere's gram-negative blood assay

Nanosphere has earned CE mark approval to market its Gram-Negative Blood Culture, or BC-GN, test in Europe.  -More- 

Fedora Pharmaceuticals Inc.

In recent decades, both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria previously susceptible to beta-lactam antibiotics have developed enzymes that render them inactive. Fedora Pharmaceuticals Inc. believe...

Elution Profiles of Cefazolin from PMMA and Calcium Sulfate Beads Prepared from Commercial Cefazolin Formulations.

Antibiotic beads have become popular for the treatment of local bacterial infections. The preparation of antibiotic beads from commercial pharmaceutical antibiotics is a convenient method in clinic. T...

Vascular Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Study (VSAPS).

This prospective, randomized study was performed at a single institution. Low-risk patients undergoing elective vascular procedures were enrolled (August 2007 to June 2009). Participants were randomiz...

A Seven-Year Survey of Management of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Vancomycin May Not Be Necessary as Empiric Therapy.

Background: The typical empiric therapy for coagulase-negative staphylococcal (CONS) sepsis includes vancomycin. In our neonatal intensive care unit, we have consistently avoided the use of vancomycin...

Effects of renal function on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of prophylactic cefazolin in cardiothoracic surgery.

The purpose of this investigation was to study the effects of renal function on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) of free cefazolin administered prophylactically in cardiothoracic surg...

Are Bone and Serum Cefazolin Concentrations Adequate for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis?

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial prophylaxis is considered beneficial for preventing surgical-site infections in clean orthopaedic surgery. However, whether tissue concentrations of cef...