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Mortality trends in childhood after infant bacterial meningitis
June 3, 2021
Pneumococcal bacteria were associated with the highest mortality.
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CDC: New botulism guidelines focus on mass casualty events
June 2, 2021
The new guidance “was really specific [and] was meant to address the gap in guidance for mass casualty settings.”
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Microbiome therapeutic offers durable protection against C. difficile recurrence
May 28, 2021
“The hope would be that one or more ... would probably replace the vast majority of FMT [procedures] that we do clinically,”said Dr. Sahil Khanna.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and changes in pediatric respiratory and nonrespiratory illnesses
May 26, 2021
Reduced transmission of infectious agents may not fully explain these findings.
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Care of post–acute COVID-19 patients requires multidisciplinary collaboration
May 21, 2021
Expert addresses pathophysiology, epidemiology, and management of patients with postacute COVID-19 syndrome.
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Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship for lower respiratory tract infection
May 18, 2021
For hospitalists, the most clinically useful role for PCT testing is to guide the duration of antibiotic therapy.
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COVID-19 in children: Weekly cases drop to 6-month low
May 18, 2021
No increase seen in children’s share of weekly and cumulative cases.
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Update in Hospital Medicine relays important findings
May 13, 2021
Two panelists highlighted the year of research in areas most relevant and important to hospital medicine.
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Smart prescribing strategies improve antibiotic stewardship
May 13, 2021
Ruling out UTIs and limiting antibiotic duration in pneumonia patients can help reduce resistance and improve outcomes.
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CDC recommends use of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds
May 13, 2021
ACIP voted 14-0 in favor of the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine in younger teens.
