Antibiotic Therapy in Clinical Practice

Utilisation of antibiotic therapy in community practice.

The aim of the study was to identify outpatient antibiotic consumption between Jan 2000 and Dec 2005 through analysis of the HSE-Primary Care Reimbursement Services (PCRS) database as part of the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance in Ireland (SARI) project. Total antibiotic consumption on the PCRS scheme between January 2000 and December 2005 expressed in Defined Daily Dose per 1000 PCRS ...

Proton therapy in clinical practice

Radiation dose escalation and acceleration improves local control but also increases toxicity. Proton radiation is an emerging therapy for localized cancers that is being sought with increasing frequency by patients. Compared with photon therapy, proton therapy spares more critical structures due to its unique physics. The physical properties of a proton beam make it ideal for clinical applicat...

Optimizing Antibiotic Pharmacodynamics for Clinical Practice

In recent decades, emerging bacterial resistance is defying the efficacy of currently available antibiotics. Of the approximate 1.7 million hospital acquired infections in the US annually, a staggering 350,000 infections can be attributed to just a few multi-drug resistant pathogens [1-3]. Current consensus indicates Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobac...

Optimizing triptan therapy in clinical practice

Life histories in occupational therapy clinical practice.

This article defines and compares several narrative methods used to describe and interpret patients' lives. The biographical methods presented are case histories, life-charts, life histories, life stories, assisted autobiography, hermeneutic case reconstruction, therapeutic employment, volitional narratives, and occupational storytelling and story making. Emphasis is placed the clinician as a c...