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Evidence or anecdote: Clinical judgment in COVID care
May 4, 2021
Friendly debate emphasizes the need to weigh evidence for drug treatment of COVID-19.
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New child COVID-19 cases drop for second consecutive week
May 4, 2021
Report shows that 5% of all U.S. children have been infected during the pandemic.
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Fecal microbiota transplantation impacts microRNAs implicated in recurrent C. difficile
May 4, 2021
“The findings from this study are extremely exciting and promising for the creation of novel therapeutics for patients with C. difficile.”
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FMT cuts risk of bloodstream infections in patients with recurrent CDI
April 29, 2021
In patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI), does fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) decrease the risk of bloodstream infection (BSI) and related complications including hospital length of stay and death?
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Being overweight ups risk of severe COVID-19 in hospital
April 29, 2021
This research “adds to the known data on the associations between obesity and severe COVID-19 disease and extends these findings” to patients who are overweight and/or have diabetes.
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IV drug users: The new face of candidemia
April 28, 2021
Intravenous drug use is an increasingly common risk factor for candidemia as the opioid crisis worsens.
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Infective endocarditis from IV drug use tied to hemorrhagic stroke
April 27, 2021
The incidence of patients with IVDU-associated endocarditis increased 630% from 2014 to 2018.
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Pediatric bronchiolitis: Less is more
April 27, 2021
With bronchiolitis still the poster disease for low-value interventions, it’s time to retire widely used but ineffective therapies and focus on supportive care, researchers say.
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Trend reversed: New cases of COVID-19 decline in children
April 27, 2021
Children’s share of weekly cases continues to rise, setting another pandemic high.
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Ten reasons airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 appears airtight
April 20, 2021
Infectious aerosols are the principal means of person-to-person transmission, according to experts.
