Infectious Diseases
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Novel breath test helped identify invasive aspergillosis
Major finding: A new breathalyzerlike test correctly identified 27 of 29 patients with invasive aspergillosis and 24 of 25 patients without...
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GSK expands two-dimensional barcoding for vaccines
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Avoid C. difficile testing in infants
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Four different PCV13 schedules yield similar antibody levels
Major finding: All four vaccine schedules induced comparable IgG antibody responses, so no schedule could be deemed superior to the others.Data...
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Pearls in clinical diagnosis of pertussis
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Metronidazole needed for complete pelvic inflammatory disease coverage
Major finding: Of women with PID, 12% have Prevotella species resistant to doxycycline and ceftriaxone, but not metronidazole.Data Source:...
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A call for new pertussis vaccines
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'But I'm vaccinated!': Why chemoprophylaxis is needed after pertussis exposure
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Novel risk factors for serious RSV identified
Major finding: Children with congenital malformations, neuromuscular disease, interstitial lung disease, a variety of chromosomal abnormalities,...