Infectious Diseases
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Host RNA biosignatures distinguish bacterial from viral fever
Key clinical point: RNA biosignatures derived from the patient’s peripheral blood distinguish bacterial from viral causes of fever in young...
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Clinical decision tree pinpointed risk of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase bacteremia
Key clinical point: A clinical decision tree helped identify bacteria producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. Major finding: The positive...
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Most sepsis cases begin outside of the hospital
Sepsis is a medical emergency that begins outside of the hospital in 79% of cases. In addition, 72% of patients with sepsis had recently used...
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Clean-catch urine method effective in young infants
A noninvasive clean-catch urine sample method can be effective in infants under 90 days old.
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Pertussis often goes undiagnosed, especially in adults
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Mortality rates higher among influenza B patients than influenza A patients
Influenza-attributable mortality was significantly greater in children with influenza B, compared with influenza A, investigators found.
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NIAID to test new yellow fever vaccine
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has initiated a phase I clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed to protect...
Commentary
Viruses on mobile phones
Several studies have shown that mobile phones used at hospitals are contaminated by bacteria, including highly pathogenic ones. These devices may...
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West Nile testing underutilized in endemic areas
Conference Coverage
Clindamycin confers no extra benefit for kids with SSSS
MINNEAPOLIS – A large single-site case review found that most pediatric patients with staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) had a classic...
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In septic shock, vasopressin not better than norepinephrine
Vasopressin didn’t perform better than norepinephrine in preventing kidney failure when used as a first-line treatment for septic shock.