Transfusion guidelines regarding platelet-count thresholds before the placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) offer conflicting recommendations because of a lack of good-quality evidence. The ...
O.W., a 55-year-old woman, was admitted to the hospital on November 1, 1965, for surgical treatment of intermittent claudication of 10 weeks' duration. The previous medical history included 4 ...
The ability of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) to decrease transmission by blocking the acquisition of colonization has been attributed to herd immunity. We describe the role of mucosal ...