India's first heart failure registry reveals younger patients, high mortality rates, and varying causes of heart failure.

However, during pregnancy maternal GBS colonization greatly predisposes the mother and baby to a wide range of adverse outcomes, including preterm birth (PTB), stillbirth, and neonatal infection.

mayo.edu Infective endocarditis (IE) is uncommon and has, in the past, been most often caused by viridans group streptococci (VGS). Due to the indolent nature of these organisms, the phrase ‘subacute ...

mgh.harvard.edu We read with interest the article ‘Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis prevents severe/life-threatening infections following ... These treatments likely contributed to the risk ...

The updated AHA guidelines are reflective of an ongoing evolution in endocarditis prevention ... number of individuals who warrant antibiotic prophylaxis. A re-evaluation of the feasibility ...

Prophylactic measures are crucial to reduce infection-related morbidity and ... meningitis, cellulitis, endocarditis, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, endocarditis, herpes simplex, and ...

Pritelivir mesylate is under clinical development by AiCuris Anti-infective Cures and currently in Phase III for Simplexvirus (HSV) Infections. According to GlobalData, Phase III drugs for ...

Prophylaxis and treatment of infective endocarditis in adults: a concise guide. Clin Med 2004;4:545-50. Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to summarize key changes in ...

Seventy-four of 77 patients with undoubted bacterial endocarditis have had negative ... be removed before treatment is completed, as a prophylaxis against subsequent reinfection of the heart ...

The Association for Dental Safety (ADS), formerly known as the Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention, will once again host its annual Dental Infection Control Boot Camp. This is a ...

Ten days before discharge he received a 9-day course of cephalothin and streptomycin as prophylaxis while ... In this study 4 patients with bacterial endocarditis who were allergic to penicillin ...

CRBSI can lead to further infectious complications, such as infective endocarditis, septic pulmonary emboli, osteomyelitis and abscesses (Box 1), as a result of hematogenous seeding and ...