Vaccines
News
Patient-centered medical homes boost likelihood of preventive care in teens
Conference Coverage
Primary care residents’ approach to HPV vaccine vary by specialty
SAN DIEGO – Only about a third of ob.gyn. and internal medicine residents always recommend the vaccine.
News
Vaccination rates high at kindergarten entry, but gaps remain
Most families’ kindergarteners met the full vaccination requirements of their state in a 2013 national survey, although 17% of parents were...
News
Immunization improves with bidirectional data exchange between EHRs and registries
The implementation of bidirectional information sharing between electronic health records (EHRs) and immunization registries resulted in improved...
Conference Coverage
Male HPV vaccination rates soar with intensive QI project
A 3-year quality improvement (QI) measure succeeded in delivering the full human papillomavirus series to more than four out of five eligible boys...
News
Study reaffirms that maternal flu immunization reduces infants’ risk of flu
Infants born to mothers who received flu immunization during pregnancy were 70% less likely to contract lab-confirmed influenza and 81% less...
News
Neuraminidase inhibition titer a better predictor of influenza protection
Neuraminidase inhibition (NAI) titer is a better predictor of protection against influenza infection than hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) titer...
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
Pertussis vaccines effective against pertactin-deficient strains
Current pertussis vaccines remain effective against rapidly evolving pertactin-deficient strains of the organism.
News
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...