The concentration of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in nasal wash specimens of young children with bronchiolitis is a significant independent predictor of illness severity, clinicians report in the February issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
When metronidazole or vancomycin fail, the new broad-spectrum antibiotic tigecycline may be worth a try in patients with severe refractory C. difficile colitis. Journal Watch
A relatively limited increase in systolic blood pressure with exercise stress testing (EST) is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality, according to the results of a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. Reuters Health Information
