Infectious Diseases

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Flu season showing its staying power

Author:

Richard Franki

MDedge News

Publish date: February 15, 2019

Effectiveness of this season’s vaccine was estimated at 47% across all age groups, CDC says.

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United States now over 100 measles cases for the year

Author:

Richard Franki

MDedge News

Publish date: February 11, 2019

Outbreak in Clark County, Wash., continues to be the country’s largest in 2019.

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Flu activity hits seasonal high

Author:

Richard Franki

MDedge News

Publish date: February 8, 2019

After dropping in early January, the outpatient visit rate is now almost double its national baseline.

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New study determines factors that can send flu patients to the ICU

Author:

Steve Cimino

MDedge News

Publish date: January 24, 2019

Patients with the flu sent to the ICU had a more frequent history of sleep apnea, MI, and a BMI greater than 30 g/m².

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Prescribed opioids increase pneumonia risk in patients with, without HIV

Author:

Mark S. Lesney

MDedge News

Publish date: January 23, 2019

Community-acquired pneumonia risk was greatest with higher doses and immunosuppressive opioids.

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Flu activity down for second consecutive week

Author:

Richard Franki

MDedge News

Publish date: January 18, 2019

Weekly flu deaths were up, but only to one-tenth of last season’s level.

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More than 23% of antibiotic fills deemed unnecessary

Author:

Richard Franki

MDedge News

Publish date: January 16, 2019

Study shows “unacceptable scale of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the United States.”

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Flu season showing signs of decline

Author:

Richard Franki

MDedge News

Publish date: January 11, 2019

State and national measures of activity dropped during the first of week of 2019.

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Topical antibiotic decolonizes S. aureus in NICU infants

Author:

Mark S. Lesney

MDedge News

Publish date: January 3, 2019

Application of the topical antibiotic mupirocin significantly prevented both primary and persistent S....

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CDC: Flu activity ‘high’ in nine states

Author:

Richard Franki

MDedge News

Publish date: December 28, 2018

The proportion of outpatient visits for influenza rose from 2.7% to 3.3% in the last week.

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