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IV Fosfomycin To The Rescue – And To a Place Near You

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A recent letter to the Editor by Simkins et al. is worth reviewing [1]. The authors describe the complicated course of a patient who suffered graft rejection after liver transplantation, received broad-spectrum antibiotics during prolonged hospitalization and eventually had a bloodstream infection with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) which was resistant Continue reading IV Fosfomycin To The Rescue – And To a Place Near You→

Moving Towards Greater Transparency – One Step At A Time, Inexorably

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Sharing trial data has been a controversial topic for quite a while. Recently the editors of major medical journals decided to take a stand. They will make access to trial source data a requirement, as a condition of publication, arguing that patients and the scientific community have a right to this Continue reading Moving Towards Greater Transparency – One Step At A Time, Inexorably→

Ibuprofen for uUTI (Part 2): Antibiotic or NSAID? Or Both? Or Neither?

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While the news is abuzz with reports of Zika virus coming to a place near you, an interesting article on a much more mundane topic – the treatment of uncomplicated UTIs – should be competing for your attention. It is a publication we have been waiting for, as mentioned in an earlier blog. Results Continue reading Ibuprofen for uUTI (Part 2): Antibiotic or NSAID? Or Both? Or Neither?→