Most of the tested drugs did not show any signs or evidence of incompatibility reactions. However, phenytoin and diazepam should not be in contact with the three tested solutions, including NS. Thiopental should be used with caution because it can precipitate in solutions with a low pH (e.g., BS).
A few international pneumococcal clones dominate the population of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci. Despite the scientific paradigm that a loss in fitness is the price for acquisition of resistance, these clones spread successfully. One hundred fifty-four isolates from adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) were analyzed. Thirty percent showed a close relationship to international clones and had fitness equal to or exceeding that of other strains (P ؍ 0.015); these factors may result in the endurance of these strains despite a reduction of antibiotic usage.
Background: Intravenous fluids for perioperative infusion therapy should be isotonic to maintain the body fluid homeostasis in children. Modified fluid gelatin 4% in a balanced electrolyte solution has a theoretical osmolarity of 284 mosmol L −1 , and a real osmolality of 264 mosmol kg H 2 O −1 . Because both values are lower than those of 0.9% saline or plasma, gelatin would be expected to be hypotonic in-vitro and in-vivo.
Aim:We thus hypothesized that the infusion of gelatin would be expected to decrease plasma osmolality. We performed an in-vitro experiment and an in-vivo study to evaluate the impact of gelatin on the osmolality in children.
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