Objectives: Respiratory viral illnesses (RVI) are reliably diagnosed by respiratory viral panel using polymerase chain reaction (RVP-PCR); however, owing to the scant data, clinical presentation alone is unreliable in establishing viral etiology. The primary objective of this study was to characterize signs and symptoms of RVI among inpatients in a…
Fungal infections of the heart are increasingly described especially in immunocompromised patients. Cardiac involvement can present with myocarditis, pericarditis or endocarditis. Cryptococcal endocarditis is extremely rare, with only four reported cases in the literature. The prognosis, natural history and the optimal management for cryptococcal endocarditis are not well described because…
Objective: Daptomycin is a novel antibiotic with activity against many Gram-positive organisms that has demonstrated efficacy in the management of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). However, data regarding the use of daptomycin for the management of burn wound infections are lacking. We assessed the efficacy and safety of daptomycin…
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