Infectious Diseases
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Interferon-free antiviral regimens achieve high response rates in HCV
Key clinical point: A 12-week course of oral daclatasvir, asunaprevir, and beclabuvir, with or without ribavirin achieves a high response rate in...
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Fecal microbiota transplant effective for C. difficile infections
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PAS: Flu shots increasing among children with asthma
Key clinical point: Influenza vaccination among children with asthma has continued to increase in recent years.
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EASL: Mortality and CV burden increase with NAFLD severity
Key clinical point: Mortality and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease increase across the spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD...
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Pertussis vaccination of infants reduces death, hospitalization risk
Key clinical point: Pertussis vaccination reduces death, hospitalization, and pneumonia in infected infants. Major finding: Vaccinated infants...
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Teens’ Tdap booster dose begins to wane after 2 years
Key clinical point: Tdap effectiveness for pertussis prevention wanes 2 years after the sixth dose in teens. Major finding: Tdap booster...
Conference Coverage
PAS: Vaccine refusal in first year of life relatively uncommon
Key clinical point: Undervaccination during the first year of life is uncommon. Major finding: From 2009 through 2013, there was no change for...
Conference Coverage
ILC: Statins linked to better outcomes in hepatitis C cirrhosis
Key clinical point: Hepatitis C–infected patients with associated cirrhosis had fewer deaths and decompensations when receiving statin treatment....