Infectious Diseases
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Pertussis Outbreak Reinforces Need for Earlier Tdap Booster
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High-Dose Vitamin D Did Not Curb URTIs
Major Finding: The mean number of upper respiratory tract infections was 3.7 per person in healthy adult patients who received vitamin D...
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Antibiotics Helpful in Chlamydia-Induced Reactive Arthritis
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Reactions to HPV Vaccine Found Brief, Minor
Major Finding: Only 2 of 265 possible categories of short-term adverse effects were found to be significantly associated with routine HPV4...
Practice Alert
Battling influenza: Changes for the 2012-2013 season
A revised vaccine algorithm aids in decision making for children ages 6 months to 8 years; a newly approved quadrivalent LAIV should be available...
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Guideline Reflects New Thinking on Renal Scarring
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Flu Vaccination Called an 'Ethical and Professional Responsibility'
Conference Coverage
Linezolid Bests Vancomycin in Obese MRSA Pneumonia Patients
Major Finding: Clinical success – ICU or hospital discharge by day 14 in the absence of death, therapy change, or intubation – is more likely when...
What Matters
Cranberry Juice for UTIs Update
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Don't Rush to Intervene in Pediatric Epiglottitis
Major Finding: Managing pediatric epiglottitis without intervention significantly shortened hospital stays (4 days vs. 11 days) and cut costs ($18...
Conference Coverage
UV Light Beat Bleach for C. difficile Decontamination
Major Finding: Bleach killed 70% of C. difficile spores in hospital rooms compared with 95% decontamination using nonbleach cleaning plus UV light...