AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHospital Infection Prevention: An interim cancer-center trial found that stopping empiric antibiotics early for fever in patients with low white-cell counts did not increase deaths, septic shock or ICU transfers, while roughly tripling antibiotic-free days. Researchers say results from the completed trial are needed for a firmer assessment. At University Medical Center Ljubljana, a separate trial in 166 hospitalized adults found five days of oseltamivir prevented influenza as effectively as 10 days after exposure. Animal Health Watch: Shamonda virus has been detected in livestock in Slovenia and other European countries. France has reported the first known human infection, in a seriously ill patient who died; authorities say no risk to the general public has been identified, and investigations continue.
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