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Children and COVID: New vaccinations increase as cases continue to climb
July 20, 2021
Vaccine initiations among children aged 12-15 years had declined in 6 of the previous 7 weeks.
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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.
Opinion
The febrile infant: New AAP guidance for the first 2 months of life
July 19, 2021
The recommendations were derived from interpretations of sequential studies in young, febrile, but well-appearing infants.
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Children and COVID: New vaccinations drop as the case count rises
July 13, 2021
About a quarter of all 12- to 15-year-olds and 37% of 16- and 17-year-olds have been fully vaccinated.
News
Standard medical mask can protect wearer from aerosols
July 12, 2021
Although this study showed how well different masks filtered out particles, it could not assess how well different masks prevent actual infection.
News
Clostridioides difficile: Two sets of guidelines disagree
July 8, 2021
Clinicians may find themselves trying to reconcile conflicts between the American College of Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines.
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Antimicrobial resistance threat continues during COVID-19
July 6, 2021
For some patients, the pandemic and antimicrobial resistance are intertwined.
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Asymptomatic C. diff carriers have increased risk of symptomatic infection
July 6, 2021
Do admitted patients who are asymptomatic carriers of Clostridioides difficile progress to symptomatic C. difficile?
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Lack of fever in ESRD with S. aureus bacteremia is common
June 30, 2021
What is the incidence of fever in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremic patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) presenting to the emergency department?
