Pediatrics
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Some household pets found to be colonized with S. aureus
In households of children with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection, pet dogs and cats were often colonized with S. aureus...
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Lithium safe, effective for kids with bipolar type I
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One-third of children with mental health conditions see PCPs only
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Refining confinement
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses the practice of confinement post partum in China and how we can help new mothers post partum in the United States...
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Federally funded prevention programs tied to drop in suicide attempts
Key clinical point: Federally funded suicide prevention programs may have helped avert more than 79,000 suicide attempts by young people over 3...
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Children with metabolic syndrome at higher risk for diabetes
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Antibiotic prescribing patterns for pediatric CAP vary widely
Antibiotic prescribing patterns for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia vary substantially across both children’s hospitals and non–children’s...
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Study: Disproportionately high HIV infection rate for Hispanics
Hispanics or Latinos, particularly homosexual males and those engaging in intravenous drug use, make up a disproportionately high percentage of...
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Early inhaled budesonide cuts bronchopulmonary dysplasia, but ups mortality
Inhaled budesonide delivered within 24 hours of birth decreases the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely preterm neonates, but...
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Carbapenem resistance on the rise in children
The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in children is low but has increased significantly since 1999, particularly among...
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Oral H. pylori vaccine found effective, safe
Key clinical point: For the first time, an oral vaccine against H. pylori infection proved effective and safe in a phase III trial. Major finding...