Infectious Diseases
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‘Substantial burden’ of enterovirus meningitis in young infants
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – “Not a single one of the patients with enterovirus/human parechovirus meningitis had a secondary bacterial infection – and...
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CDC updates recommendation for serologic Lyme disease detection
The CDC’s updated recommendation is based on the approval of a new test that uses a modified two-test methodology different from the two-test...
Clinical
How to nearly eliminate CLABSIs in children’s hospitals
One hospital went 6 months without a central line–associated bloodstream infection after quality improvements.
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FDA approves drug combo to treat highly resistant TB
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Study: Cardiac biomarkers predicted CV events in CAP
The results suggest a change in usual practice is needed to reduce cardiovascular community-acquired pneumonia complications, according to a study...
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Novel score spots high-risk febrile children in ED
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Procalcitonin advocated to help rule out bacterial infections
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In newborns, concentrated urine helps rule out UTI
SEATTLE – Dr. Raymond Parlar-Chun: “If urine is concentrated, you have [more confidence] that you don’t have a UTI...
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Hospital slashes S. aureus vancomycin resistance
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Staphylococcus aureus resistance to vancomycin is not a one-way street ending in a cliff plunge.
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Too many blood cultures ordered for pediatric SSTIs
SEATTLE – Culture draws were associated with a 20% increase in hospital length of stay.