The CDC Estimates 2018-2019 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness
Influenza vaccine efficacy, between November 23, 2018 and February 2, 2019, was 47% overall and 61% for young children.
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Illicit Drug Use Associated With Heterosexual Syphilis Transmission
Heterosexual syphilis transmission and methamphetamine use in women, and men who have sex with women only have increased rapidly in recent years.
Treatment Efficacy in HABP/VABP: Clinical Endpoints Consensus
Expert opinions on judgment-based criteria for the assessment of antimicrobial treatment efficacy in HABP and VABP are heterogenous.
New Algorithm Identifies Risks in Nosocomial Pneumonia
A new algorithm can search administrative data for individuals with HAP and VAP, who are at significant risk for carbapenem-resistant infection.
Sinusitis vs Sequential Upper Respiratory Infections in Children
Children who develop acute bacterial sinusitis secondary to viral upper respiratory infections (URIs) have higher symptom severity scores and more frequent URI episodes.
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Vancomycin for Recurrent C difficile
The combination of vancomycin and fecal microbiota transplantation was found to be superior to fidaxomicin or vancomycin for patients with recurrent CDI.
Measuring Influenza Vaccine Responses of Pregnant Women With and Without HIV
Tafenoquine has performed comparably with primaquine in terms of hemoglobin level decrease in individuals with malaria and normal glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme levels.
Infection and Infarction: Cause and Effect?
Investigators sought to confirm long-standing hypotheses that acute infections can lead to myocardial infarction.
Practices Vary in Treating Adult Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Practices vary among clinicians in diagnosing and managing Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in adults.
Effectiveness of Live Attenuated vs Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in Children
In pediatric patients aged 2-17 years, the live attenuated vaccine was less effective against influenza A/H1N1pdm09 compared with the inactivated vaccine.
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