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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.
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Small increase seen in new COVID-19 cases among children
May 11, 2021
Data-administration issues in Rhode Island raised its case total by 30% in just 1 week.
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Infective endocarditis with stroke after TAVR has ‘dismal’ prognosis
May 7, 2021
More than half die during the index hospitalization and two-thirds within the first year, a new study shows.
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Evidence or anecdote: Clinical judgment in COVID care
May 4, 2021
Friendly debate emphasizes the need to weigh evidence for drug treatment of COVID-19.
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New child COVID-19 cases drop for second consecutive week
May 4, 2021
Report shows that 5% of all U.S. children have been infected during the pandemic.
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Fecal microbiota transplantation impacts microRNAs implicated in recurrent C. difficile
May 4, 2021
“The findings from this study are extremely exciting and promising for the creation of novel therapeutics for patients with C. difficile.”
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FMT cuts risk of bloodstream infections in patients with recurrent CDI
April 29, 2021
In patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI), does fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) decrease the risk of bloodstream infection (BSI) and related complications including hospital length of stay and death?
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Being overweight ups risk of severe COVID-19 in hospital
April 29, 2021
This research “adds to the known data on the associations between obesity and severe COVID-19 disease and extends these findings” to patients who are overweight and/or have diabetes.
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IV drug users: The new face of candidemia
April 28, 2021
Intravenous drug use is an increasingly common risk factor for candidemia as the opioid crisis worsens.