Prognosis in Invasive Aspergillosis

Nice study in CID demonstrating that platelet count and baseline creatinine clearance can identify patients at higher risk of poor outcomes in newly diagnosed IA

http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/54/12/e173/

On the proper use of colistin

Nice article in CID which will be useful in providing the dosing

http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/54/12/1720.full

Interesting editorial further highlighting the harms of tube feeding in advanced cognitive impairment

http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1151405

Polypharmacy in dialysis

An interesting read... Similar to other articles on rationalizing (NOT RATIONING) medication use in our patients.
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/172/7/593

Also interesting to look at issues around end of life care and aggressive medical intervetions in dialysis patients
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/172/8/663

Anticoagulation Guidelines 2012 link below

Chest 2012:
http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/141/2_suppl/e152S.full

Challenging the modern concept of pulmonary embolism

Very interesting editorial on the history (and future) of PE

https://webvpn.mcgill.ca/http/archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/archinternmed.2012.195

I have previously blogged about PE/DVT (see search function).

On the treatment of VRE

https://webvpn.mcgill.ca/http/cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/54/suppl_3/

A nice suppliment to CID on the "new hope" oritavancin.  This table shows US data on enterococcal resistance.