Infectious Diseases
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Respiratory virus season hits health care personnel hard
Major finding: 22% of health care workers developed ARI symptoms and another 19% remained asymptomatic but had verifiable infection during...
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Antibiotics are overprescribed for sore throat, bronchitis
Major finding: Doctors prescribed antibiotics in 60% of office visits for sore throats and 73% of visits for acute bronchitis, although the...
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Four-variable score predicts acute kidney injury
Major finding: The odds for developing acute kidney injury was greatest among patients on vasopressors (OR, 5.92), followed by those with a...
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Varicella vaccine: Two doses are better than one
Major finding: Implementation of a two-dose varicella vaccine was associated with decreased disease incidence, hospitalizations, and outbreaks,...
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Investigational norovirus vaccine reduces GI symptoms
Major finding: Vaccination reduced vomiting and diarrhea by 52% versus placebo.Data source: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study...
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Universal glove, gown precautions reduce MRSA spread
Major finding: The relative risk reduction for MRSA was 40.2% vs. 15.0% in the intervention vs.
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New apnea risk study: RSV is not the only culprit
Major finding: Low or high respiratory rates or low oxygen saturation on presentation were associated with apnea in the hospital among infants...
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Unique daptomycin dosing studied in obese patients with VRE bacteremia
Major finding: The rate of clinical cure was similar between obese patients with vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteremia who received...
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High-dose flu vaccine immunogenic in frail elderly
Major finding: Geometric mean titers in the standard vs. high-dose group, respectively, for 2011-2012: 27.9 vs. 67.7 for A/California/07/2009; 9.3...
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Data provide guidance on herpes zoster vaccination in rheumatoid arthritis
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Recurrent otitis may be linked to neonate-like immune response in young children
Major finding: Low immune response was found in 5.7% of children aged 6-30 months with recurrent otitis media.Data source: Analysis of serum...