Antimicrobial prophylaxis in immunosuppressed cancer patients -IDS, ASCO Updated Guideline Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Sept 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) have released an updated guideline on antimicrobial...
Levofloxacin With Chemo Reduces Bacteremia in Pediatric Leukemia Vinay Singh singh24 Sept 2018 7:05 PM ISTA new study published in JAMA reports that among children with acute leukemia receiving intensive chemotherapy, receipt of levofloxacin prophylaxis...
Rezafungin- New drug for Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infection Vinay Singh singh27 Sept 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted both Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) and Fast Track designations to rezafungin for the...
A Case of Baboon syndrome induced by paracetamol Hina Zahid19 Oct 2018 8:35 PM ISTDr.Roopa B at RVM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Siddipet, Telangana, India and colleagues have reported a case of baboon syndrome...
Aspirin alone sufficient for post operative VTE prophylaxis Vinay Singh singh21 Oct 2018 7:20 PM ISTAspirin was not inferior to other anticoagulants in the postoperative rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE)or death in patients undergoing Total Knee...
Prophylactic pantoprazole in ICU offers no mortality benefit Vinay Singh singh29 Oct 2018 7:20 PM ISTA new study published in NEJM reports that no significant differences were found between pantoprazole and placebo with regard to either 90-day...
Case of fatal rabies despite post-exposure prophylaxis Hina Zahid11 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTA case of Case of fatal rabies despite post-exposure prophylaxis has been reported by Dr DG Deshmukh at Department of Microbiology, Government Medical...
Latest Whooping cough guideline by Public Health England Vinay Singh singh20 Nov 2018 7:00 PM ISTPublic Health England has released its latest Whooping cough guideline. The new guideline which updates the 2012 Health Protection Agency (HPA)...
Prevention of hepatitis A Infection: ACIP updated recommendations Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Dec 2018 7:00 PM ISTThe United States Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has updated recommendations for the prevention of hepatitis A virus (HAV)...
Management of acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis: NICE 2018 Guidance Hina Zahid1 Jan 2019 7:00 PM IST NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has released a guidance document, on antimicrobial prescribing strategy for managing...
Migraine Headache Guidelines: US Headache Consortium, American Headache Society Vinay Singh singh15 Feb 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society collaboratively released guidelines on the pharmacologic treatment for episodic...
FDA approves drug for preventing gout flares in adults Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Feb 2019 7:07 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug administration , FDA has approved first liquid formulation of colchicine as Oral Solution for the prophylaxis of gout flares in...
