Pediatrics
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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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IV fluid weaning unnecessary after gastroenteritis rehydration
SEATTLE – Saving “even a couple hours” to get kids out of the hospital quicker matters.
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When normal urinalysis is a red flag
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Dr. Arrieta and his coinvestigators zeroed in on three presenting features as potential...
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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.
Clinical
Enteral feeding is safe during bronchiolitis HFNC
SEATTLE – Parents feel better when they know their children are “getting food in their belly.”
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U.S. infant mortality continued slow decline in 2017
Massachusetts had the nation’s lowest rate; Mississippi had the highest.
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Short-course azithromycin no benefit in pediatric asthma admissions
SEATTLE – Clinicians should consider these data before prescribing azithromycin to children hospitalized with asthma.
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FDA approvals permit double-immunoassay approach to Lyme disease diagnosis
The streamlined approach to diagnosis may speed treatment of Lyme disease.
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FDA approves Baqsimi nasal powder for emergency hypoglycemia treatment
It is the first glucagon therapy approved for this indication that is administrable without an injection.