Critical Care

Discarded Blood Tests May Offer Life-Saving Information
Blood culture isolates are the cornerstone of adequate antibiotic treatment, but many blood cultures are contaminated with bacteria residing on the skin, and the most common contaminants are coagulase-negative staphylococci. More...08 Sep 2014

White-Matter Deficits Found in Codeine-Containing Cough Syrup Users
A magnetic resonance imaging study of chronic users of codeine-containing cough syrups has found deficits in specific regions of brain white matter and linked these changes with increased impulsivity in codeine-containing cough syrup users. More...01 Sep 2014

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