A Case of Confusion in an Obese Patient Treated With Daptomycin: Neurotoxicity.

Daptomycin (DAP) is a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic with bactericidal activity against gram-positive bacteria. The most common adverse reaction is myotoxicity characterized by rhabdomyolysis. Other reported adverse reactions include gastrointestinal symptoms, skin lesions, bleeding, and pulmonary involvement.

[Systemic lupus erythematosus: a French general hospital experience].

Objectives: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease requiring long-term follow-up. Most studies published in the literature concerned teaching hospitals. We wanted to study a population of SLE patients, their follow-up and therapeutic modalities in a general hospital in order to evaluate professional practices.

Multiple liver amoebic abscesses detected on FDG PET/CT.

We report a case of liver amoebic abscesses in a 58-year-old man referred for a FDG PET/CT with an initial diagnosis of secondary hepatic lesions. This patient, coming from Sri Lanka, presented with fever and shivers, pain in the right flank, vomiting, and diarrhea for a month. The FDG PET/CT showed a hepatic heterogeneous uptake with multiple cold lesions surrounded by a faint hypermetabolism.

[A simulation exercise in a flu clinic].

A simulation exercise aimed at assessing the management and provision of ambulatory care in the context of a highly pathogenic influenza pandemic was conducted in a specifically dedicated consultation center (Centre de Consultation Dédié (CCD) à la grippe) based on official French guidelines. The exercise was carried out in a school in Paris equipped to simulate a "flu clinic". 3 practitioners provided treatment lasting 2 hours to nursing students acting as patients.

[Highly pathogenic influenza pandemic: results of a feasibility study in a general practice (SIMUGRIP-MG2)].

The French Pandemic Influenza Plan ("Plan National de Prévention et de Lutte Pandémie Grippale") places general practitioners at the heart of the provision of care to patients through consultations and house calls. The purpose of this study was to determine whether GP practices are able to provide treatment to flu patients within their premises in the event of a highly pathogenic influenza pandemic. A simulation exercise conducted in a GP practice (SIMUGRIP-MG2) was carried out in the autumn of 2009.