Infectious Diseases
News
Hospital isolates C. difficile carriers and rates drop
NEW ORLEANS – Screen for and isolate asymptomatic carriers.
Conference Coverage
New one-time treatment for head lice found safe for children
CHICAGO - More help is on the way for little itchy heads.
CE/CME
July 2017: Click for Credit
Topics include: Vitamin D3 and suburn • Sleep disorders in women • RA treatment and disability • Self-medication of mood and anxiety...
News
Daily probiotics have no effect on infections causing child care absences
There seems to be little difference between probiotics and placebo in preventing infections in young children, but age may play a role.
Conference Coverage
New drug choices emerging to battle antibiotic resistance
SAN FRANCISCO – Effective antibiotics may not be available to treat seriously ill patients in the near future.
Opinion
Hepatitis C is a pediatric disease now
The baby looked perfect: healthy term male, weight at the 60th percentile, normal exam. The mother, a 26-year-old diagnosed with hepatitis C virus...
News
Study shows that 20% of inpatients given antibiotics develop adverse reactions
Twenty percent of hospitalized adults given antibiotics develop adverse drug events, including GI, nephrotoxic, hematologic, cardiac, and...
News
Earlier childhood measles vaccination elevates the risk of vaccine failure
Postponing the first measles vaccine would likely improve childhood protection.
Conference Coverage
LARCs are underutilized, even where Zika risk is high
SAN DIEGO – Officials in LA County are bracing for increased Zika transmission this summer by educating women about effective birth control.
News
First trimester use of inactivated flu vaccine didn’t cause birth defects
Is maternal flu vaccination in the first trimester safe?