by admin | Dec 23, 2012 | Medical
The usual knee-jerk response to fever is to reduce it (fever here is defined as rectal temperatures >38.3ºC / 101ºF). Although clinicians know that typical fevers below approximately 40-41ºC (104-105.8ºF) are generally harmless for most patients, fevers below this...
by admin | Dec 19, 2012 | Medical
On November 29th, 2012, the FDA’s Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee voted 13-2 to recommend telavancin (Vibativ®) for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia including hospital- and ventilator-acquired pneumonia (HAP, VAP) caused by MRSA in seriously ill...
by admin | Dec 19, 2012 | Medical
The Sepsis Clinical Guide version 2.0 for iOS includes ESCAVO’s News feed. Here, Sepsis app users will receive periodic news and information in the field of sepsis management, infectious disease, critical care, mobile health, and other relevant topics. We will...
