What Is Gentamicin Sulfate?

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Gentamicin sulfate is a potent antibiotic. It occurs as white to buff powder and is soluble in water but insoluble in non-polar solvents like alcohol and ether. Gentamicin sulfate is extremely useful drug to treat infections caused by aerobic and gram negative bacteria like Enterobacter, Acinetobact

Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients With Lower Limb Cellulitis

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How prevalent are DVTs in patients with lower limb cellulitis?

Coccidioidal Pneumonia, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 2000-2004

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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) often results in severe illness and death. In large, geographic areas where Coccidioides spp. are endemic, coccidioidomycosis is a recognized cause of CAP.

Severe Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infection in a Lung Transplant

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Despite early therapy with doxycycline, our patient had unusually severe illness.

Group B Strep Infection

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Group B strep is a common bacteria found in the intestines or the lower genital tract. This bacteria is usually harmless in adults but can cause serious illness in newborns. For this reason, testing for group B strep is a typical part of prenatal care.

Effect of Surveillance on Characteristics of Lyme Disease

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The epidemiology of Lyme disease may be subject to variation by surveillance method.

Yeast Infection Symptoms & Pregnancy

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Since women are more susceptible to yeast infections at times of vaginal change, it can be relatively common for pregnant women to suffer from this form of vaginitis, usually right around the second trimester as the hormones begin to fluctuate yet again. While a yeast infection, which is characteriz

Causes of Thrush

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What Thrush isThrush is caused by a yeast infection in your mouth. It is characterized by whiteness and itching. Oral thrush can occur when the natural organism balance in the body is compromised somehow. Imbalances can manifest in other areas of the body, like the intestines, but thrush...

The Epidemiology of VAP in Community Hospitals

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Incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia is associated with hospital size. What does this teach us about the surveillance and prevention of VAP?

Framework for Assessing Influenza Virus Pandemic Risk

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Which influenza virus subtype will cause the next pandemic? The Influenza Risk Assessment Tool provides a systematic approach for assessing viral threats.

Human Herpesvirus-8

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The distribution of human herpesvirus-8 infection and its main clinical consequence, Kaposi sarcoma, appears to vary greatly by geographic area

How to Recognize the Symptoms of Staph Infection

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Staph infections are something that most people want to avoid at all costs. However, in today’s bacteria-ridden world, that isn’t as easy as it might sound. It seems that the number of cases of this type of infection continue to grow in spite of the wide variety of antibiotics availabl

Staphylococcus Aureus Treatments

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Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacteria found on the skin and in the nose. Many healthy individuals carry the bacteria without ever suffering from an infection. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, up to 20 percent of individuals carry the bacteria off and on again. When the bacteria

When the Patient Is Discharged: Terminal Disinfection of Hospital Rooms

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Are your hospital's rooms as clean as they should be?

Candida CLABSIs in Pediatric Patients

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What are the risk factors for pediatric Candida central line-associated bloodstream infections?

Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants and Future Control

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What are the factors likely to influence the future epidemiology and health impact of antimicrobial-resistant infections?

Wow does that itch. What could it be?

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Scabies itches. Find out more about the disease, what it looks like in pictures, and how to treat it.

Threelac Candida Cure

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Candidiasis is a yeast infection caused by an overgrowth of yeast inside the body. The condition can affect your stomach, skin, mouth, urinary tract, esophagus, digestive tract and vagina. Women and people with compromised immune systems are at the greatest risk for getting candida infections. Sympt

Dengue Risk among Visitors to Hawaii during an Outbreak

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Despite the high rates of dengue in many tropical destinations frequented by tourists, limited information is available on the risk for infection among short-term visitors.

Acute Encephalitis Caused by Intrafamilial Transmission of Enterovirus 71

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A case of adult-onset encephalitis caused by intrafamilial transmission of a subgenogroup C4 strain of EV71 is reported.