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Novel score spots high-risk febrile children in ED
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Procalcitonin advocated to help rule out bacterial infections
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In newborns, concentrated urine helps rule out UTI
SEATTLE – Dr. Raymond Parlar-Chun: “If urine is concentrated, you have [more confidence] that you don’t have a UTI...
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Hospital slashes S. aureus vancomycin resistance
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Staphylococcus aureus resistance to vancomycin is not a one-way street ending in a cliff plunge.
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mRNA technology for respiratory vaccines impresses
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IV fluid weaning unnecessary after gastroenteritis rehydration
SEATTLE – Saving “even a couple hours” to get kids out of the hospital quicker matters.
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Too many blood cultures ordered for pediatric SSTIs
SEATTLE – Culture draws were associated with a 20% increase in hospital length of stay.
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Novel translocation inhibitor shows efficacy in treatment-naive HIV-1–infected adults
Potent, first-in-class antiretroviral drug may eventually allow for once-weekly or once-monthly dosing, investigator says.
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Antiretroviral-eluting implant could provide HIV prophylaxis for a year or more
The long-term islatravir implant could one day provide an easier adherence alternative for many.
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Two-drug integrase inhibitor–based regimen noninferior to standard in HIV-infected adults
In light of these findings and those from other studies, it may be time to “rethink the position of dual therapy in the international guidelines...
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New WHO recommendations promote dolutegravir benefits in the face of lowered risk signal for neural tube defects