Archive: 22/04/2018
Seven-day antibiotic course delivers similar outcomes to 14-days for Gram-negative bacteraemia
A seven-day course of antibiotic treatment for Gram-negative bacteraemia (GNB), a serious infection that occurs when bacteria get into the bloodstream, was shown to offer similar patient outcomes as a 14-day course, according ...
Apr 22, 2018
Targeted radiotherapy for breast cancer offers good quality of life and fewer side effects
Quality of life for women treated with a more targeted radiotherapy treatment - called accelerated partial breast irradiation - is at least as good as quality of life for women treated with standard radiotherapy, according ...
Apr 22, 2018
Correcting tiny differences in patient's position for radiotherapy could increase survival chances
Very small differences in the way a patient lies during radiotherapy treatment for lung or oesophageal cancer can have an impact on how likely they are to survive, according to research presented at the ESTRO 37 conference.
Apr 22, 2018
Avoid piperacillin-tazobactam when treating BSI cause by ceftriaxone-resistant pathogens
The antibiotic combination treatment piperacillin-tazobactam was significantly less effective than meropenem when treating potentially fatal bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by ceftriaxone-resistant Escherichia coli and ...
Apr 22, 2018