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AAE's Updated Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines by Dr. Jason Hales Doctor of Dentistry

Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 11:57pm As many of you know, on April 19th, 2007, the American Heart Association announced a major change in the guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis... antibiotics prior to dental procedures. ( click here to see the official statement from AAOS) Read on »

Dental Prophylaxis for Cats by heru m. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 22 Nov 2010 12:54am Sponsored Links veterinarian Tips : Dental Prophylaxis for Cats Watch Free video Shows the #1 reason dog's die early & 3 simple steps you can take today, proven to add up to 8.3 years to the life of your dog. Posted on November Read on »

IV Pentamidine prophylaxis by Mark Levin Posted Wed 15 Jul 2009 8:07pm . Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly carinii, pneumonia (PCP) poses a life-threatening risk to oncology patients. The use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) or dapsone prophylaxis...-sulfamethoxazole for prophylaxis against PCP has been clearly demonstrated among pediatric cancer patients. The only reported randomized controlled trial of this drug combination for HIV Read on »

Interview with Ernest Hopkins and Bob Grant about Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) by Health & Human Services Posted Fri 06 Aug 2010 12:36pm by Miguel Gomez , AIDS.gov Director Recently I sat down with Ernest Hopkins, Legislative Director at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation , and Bob Grant, M.D.,M.P.H. , Senior Investigator at the Gladstone Institute at University of California San Francisco , to talk about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Here is a video Read on »

Fungal prophylaxis in intensive chemotherapy by Mark Levin Posted Tue 08 Dec 2009 3:04pm neutropenia. Much of the clinical data evaluating the efficacy and safety of antifungal prophylaxis has been generated in cancer patients. The choice of antifungal agent for prophylaxis in this population remains controversial. However, azole compounds such as clotrimazole, ketoconazole and fluconazole appear to be more effective and better tolerated than Read on »

Acyclovir prophylaxis for Velcade based therapies by Mark Levin Posted Thu 16 Sep 2010 3:34pm acyclovir prophylaxis for high-risk patients treated with bortezomib. National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines recommend that herpes zoster prophylaxis be considered Read on »

Trick of the Trade: Conveying risk for postexposure prophylaxis by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 09 Feb 2011 12:00am . You discussed the very low risk of contacting HIV and the side effects of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). She asked, 'What does very low risk mean?' Is there another... Protocol (RASP) to help patients decide on the use of postexposure prophylaxis for HIV exposure. CJEM : Canadian journal of emergency medical care. 2003, 5(1), 46-8. PMID: 17659153 Read on »

Politics, Parents, and Prophylaxis Podcast by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:26pm Kudos to the New England Journal of Medicine for publishing this fascinating podcast interview with bioethics law professor R. Alta Charo on how cancer prevention (the HPV vaccine) has fallen victim to the culture wars. Dr. Charo describes how sexual politics are distorting public health concerns, the political landscape at the federal and s ... Read on »

Long Term Malaria Prophylaxis by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:33am Long Term Malaria Prophylaxis I seem to be hearing this question a lot, lately. I will try to give a brief summary of what I know… Atovaquone/Proguanil (Malarone...: Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual Author: Jong and McMullen TravMed TravMed.com Pretty good journal link about long term malaria protection (technical) Malaria Prophylaxis Read on »

Rabies treatment and prophylaxis by Dr. Erik McLaughlin Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 08 Dec 2009 12:00am of injections/immunizations exists to help prevent rabies, before being bitten. This series of immunizations is known as Rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis. Children and their natural... have had a potential rabies exposure into two groups: Those who have had pre-exposure prophylaxis and those who have not. Any type of exposure require treatment after Read on »