Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy: The Vancouver Hospital experience by Grant Stiver, Amy Wai, Lynne Chase, Luciana Frighetto, Carlo Marra, Peter Jewessen

“…Peripherally inserted central catheters were employed in 61 of 107 (57%) patients, peripheral short catheters in 20 (19%), Hickman lines in 14 (13%), and Port-a-caths in 12 (12%). Ninety-two of 107 patients treated in the VHHSC program completed their course uneventfully with resolution of the infection. …”
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Rapid Screening and Quantitative Determination of Illegal Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors (PDE-5i) in Herbal Dietary Supplements by Thi Oanh Nguyen, Cao-Son Tran, Thi Thu Hang Do, Thi Minh Hoa Nguyen, Quang-Dong Bui, Cao-Tien Bui, Hong-Ngoc Nguyen, Thu-Hien Dang, Viet-Chien Dinh, Thi Anh Huong Nguyen, Thi Hong Hao Le

“…Liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry has become one of the most effective methods to identify and measure PDE-5i concentration. …”
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