Pediatrics
Commentary
It’s imperative to protect adolescents with HPV vaccine
Dr. Kara J. Denby encourages clinicians to get behind HPV immunization.
Commentary
It’s imperative to protect adolescents with HPV vaccine
Dr. Kara J. Denby encourages clinicians to get behind HPV immunization.
News
ED bedside flu test accurate across flu seasons
A rapid bedside diagnostic test for influenza showed consistent sensitivity and specificity across four consecutive flu seasons in a single...
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ED bedside flu test accurate across flu seasons
A rapid bedside diagnostic test for influenza showed consistent sensitivity and specificity across four consecutive flu seasons in a single...
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Modifying our behavior
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses behavior modification techniques for reducing overprescription of antibiotics.
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Pertussis vaccines effective against pertactin-deficient strains
Current pertussis vaccines remain effective against rapidly evolving pertactin-deficient strains of the organism.
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Immunization need not be delayed in most preterm infants with BPD
Respiratory decompensation after immunization of preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia is rare and should not be a cause for delayed...
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Postvaccination anaphylaxis still possible with certain vaccines
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Measles outbreak underscores vulnerability of infants
An outbreak of measles in infants who were too young for routine immunization with the MMR vaccine occurred in an Illinois day care center,...
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Intracranial calcification, hypomyelination seen with Zika virus congenital microcephaly
Key clinical point: Zika virus–linked congenital microcephaly is characterized by severe brain anomalies including intracranial calcifications,...
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Acute otitis media rates have dropped, but tied to upper respiratory infections
Acute otitis media rates have declined, but are associated with upper respiratory infections.