Infectious Diseases
Clinical Inquiries
What should you tell pregnant women about exposure to parvovirus?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: TELL PATIENTS that parvovirus infections before 20 weeks’ gestation confer a risk of fetal morbidity and mortality as high...
Medical Verdicts
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Low-Dose IL-2 Induced HCV Vasculitis Remission
Major Finding: Low-dose interleukin-2 resolved purpura, arthralgia, and nephropathy in 8 of 10 patients with refractory HCV-induced mixed...
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Large HIV Testing, Treatment Gaps Remain in U.S.
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Treating Intestinal Bacteria May Improve Rosacea
Major Finding: Of 28 adults with both rosacea and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), 46% of those treated with rifaximin for 10 days...
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Postimmunization Fever Boosts Sleep More Than Acetaminophen
Major Finding: While prophylactic acetaminophen for infants increased postimmunization sleep by about 1 hour, only increased body temperature was...
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Acellular Pertussis Vaccine's Waning Immunity Caused California Epidemic
Major Finding: By the sixth year after children received their fifth childhood vaccination with the acellular pertussis vaccine, the rate of...
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New Tracking System Streamlines Inpatient Antibiotic Monitoring
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Physicians Are Paid Less for Combo Vaccine Administration
Major Finding: Physicians were paid $23 less by commercial health plans and $13 less by Medicaid when they used the combination vaccine Pediarix,...
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FDA Panel: Expand Approval of Pneumococcal Vaccine
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Pediatric Rotavirus Immunization Curbs Adult Infections
Major Finding: Rotavirus prevalence in adult stool specimens fell by 49% from 2006-2007 to 2008-2010, concurrently with increasing pediatric...