Geriatrics
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Delayed treatment associated with higher mortality from VRE bloodstream infections
Key clinical point: Among patients with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus bloodstream infections, early initiation of treatment with linezolid or...
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Cefazolin outperforms nafcillin for staphylococcal bacteremia
Key clinical point: The time is nigh for cefazolin to replace nafcillin as first-line therapy for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus...
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Underweight patients showed greater mortality with gram-negative bacteremia
Patients hospitalized for gram-negative bacteremia who weighed more than 70 kg had improved 30-day mortality, compared with those who weighed 70...
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ESC: Obstructive sleep apnea often complicates heart failure
Key clinical point: Significant sleep disordered breathing is common among heart failure patients, most often manifesting as obstructive sleep...
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ESC: Registry confirms liver dysfunction’s heart-failure importance
Key clinical point: Liver dysfunction was a statistically significant, independent predictor of 1-year mortality in acute heart-failure patients....
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Prolonged sepsis increased inpatient mortality risk
The longer patients have sepsis, the more likely they are to die while in the hospital, a retrospective, single-center study showed.
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VIDEO: CDC urges flu shots for all eligible patients
The CDC and National Foundation of Infectious Diseases hosted a press conference to talk about the important of getting influenza vaccinations for...
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New cancer cases to reach nearly 2.4 million in 2035 – AACR
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EASD: High HbA1c linked to elevated dementia risk in patients with 2DM
Key clinical point: Lowering HbA1cand good general diabetes risk-factor control may help prevent dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes. Major...
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ICEID: TCAD regimen shows promise against H3N2 flu variant
Triple combination antiviral drug therapy offers a broad spectrum treatment option for H3N2 variant influenza virus, according to findings from an...
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ESC: Atrial fibrillation accelerates brain atrophy
Atrial fibrillation appears to accelerate brain aging in the elderly independent of cerebral embolism.