Infectious Diseases
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Most pediatric norovirus cases occur from 6 to 23 months
Should norovirus vaccines currently in development gain approval, immunization should be completed before age 6 months to provide the most benefit...
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States looking for more effective ways to encourage vaccinations
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ICEID: Fish-based outbreaks may be on the rise despite drop-off in recent years
Foodborne outbreaks from consumption of fish have decreased over time but may be on the rise again, so health care providers need to know which...
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Pneumococcal vaccination rates increase with intervention
A pediatric rheumatology clinic substantially increased the pneumococcal vaccination rates of their high-risk patients through a targeted,...
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Evidence of a respiratory virus does not exclude Kawasaki disease
Many children with Kawasaki disease (KD) have respiratory viruses and a positive viral PCR should not exclude a KD diagnosis.
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Expert shares treatment tips for molluscum contagiosum and warts
In her practice as a pediatric dermatologist, Dr. Sheryll L. Vanderhooft sees her share of children who present with molluscum contagiosum and...
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In diabetic foot ulcers, use 50% rule to gauge need for advanced therapies
Strongly consider using advanced wound therapies in a patient whose diabetic foot ulcer isn’t at least 50% smaller after 4 weeks of optimal...
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Quadrivalent flu vaccine administration nearly equal to trivalent usage in 2013-2014 season
Administration of the quadrivalent influenza vaccine in U.S. children nearly matched that of the trivalent vaccine during the 2013-2014 flu season...
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HPV vaccination rates worst in white adolescents
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New shingles vaccine delivers whopping efficacy
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S. aureus seen in 1% of pediatric CAP cases
Key clinical point: About 1% of children presenting to a hospital with community-acquired pneumonia had Staphylococcus aureus infections, which do...