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Not recommending LAIV didn’t reduce flu vaccination in Oregon children
An ACIP recommendation had no apparent adverse effect on children getting needed flu vaccinations in Oregon.
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Expanding treatment options to deal with antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance took the stage in IDWeek’s opening seminar on what’s hot
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Anidulafungin effectively treated invasive pediatric candidiasis in open-label trial
SAN DIEGO – The intravenous echinocandin anidulafungin effectively treated invasive candidiasis in children, with a safety profile resembling that...
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High percentage of nursing home residents found to harbor MDROs
SAN DIEGO – About one of every two nursing home residents is colonized with multidrug resistant organisms, according to a large surveillance study...
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MIPS: It’s time to get started
Pick Your Pace offers a way to get started with Medicare’s new QPP and ready physicians for meaningful quality improvement, AMA President David O...
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Thinking may be shifting about first-line AOM treatment
But a 10-day antimicrobial course is still best for younger children.
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Current pneumococcal vaccines knock out many serotypes, but others take their place
Trying to target the latest serotype before another one pops up.
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HCA is the country’s highest-volume health system
The Nashville, Tenn.–based corporation discharged twice as many patients as any other health system in 2016.
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What is the HIV state of the art?
IDWeek 2017 features a special HIV treatment symposium with a renowned panel of experts.
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Hepatitis C drug’s lower cost paves way for Medicaid, prisons to expand treatment
The recent approval of a less expensive drug that generally cures hepatitis C in just eight weeks may make it easier for more insurers and...
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IDWeek 2017 opens in San Diego
The IDWeek 2017 symposia, oral abstract sessions, and poster abstract sessions are the highlights.