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C. Diff eradication not necessary for clinical cure of recurrent infections with fecal transplant
July 27, 2021
“I think the advice should be: Give a full anti–C. diff antibiotic course to treat the C. diff infection, and then give FMT afterward to restore the microbiota.”
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PHM virtual conference promises practical pearls, plus Dr. Fauci
July 23, 2021
A “full spectrum” of offerings at the upcoming Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2021 virtual conference.
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HIV increases risk for severe COVID-19
July 20, 2021
“We don’t have any information from this about the T-cell counts [or] the rates of viral suppression, which I think is tremendously important,” one physician said about the data.
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Long COVID seen in patients with severe and mild disease
July 20, 2021
A Swiss study shows how even mild COVID cases can lead to debilitating symptoms, according to Dr. Christopher Terndrup.
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Unmanaged diabetes, high blood glucose tied to COVID-19 severity
June 26, 2021
Findings suggest in part that hospitalized COVID-19 patients need aggressive treatment of hyperglycemia, regardless of the diagnosis of diabetes or A1c value.
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Simple risk assessment predicts post-PCI ischemic events
June 15, 2021
Determining if PCI patients have just one or more guideline-based risk features predicts their odds of ischemic events, and can be used to tailor antiplatelet therapy, suggests a real-world analysis.
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Infections in infants: An update
June 14, 2021
Among newer tests developed, a negative procalcitonin has the highest negative predictive value.
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Mavrilimumab may aid severe COVID-19 recovery
June 10, 2021
The granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) blocker reduced the need for mechanical ventilation and death by day 29 versus placebo.
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Improving racial and gender equity in pediatric HM programs
June 8, 2021
Be wary of conscious biases and the mental burden placed unfairly on underrepresented minorities in your institution.
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A primer on COVID-19 in hospitalized children
June 7, 2021
Once hospitalized with COVID-19, the ICU admission rates for children have been similar to those in adults.
