Pediatrics
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Two-dose HPV vaccine trials in teens show effective immunological responses
Are two doses of HPV vaccine as effective as three doses?
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Meningococcal B, C vaccines together lead to adequate immune response
Can you administer a meningitis B vaccine at the same time as a meningitis C vaccine?
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Molecular tests for GAS pharyngitis could spur overuse of antibiotics
SAN FRANCISCO – Too much use of molecular-based tests for GAS in children with sore throats could lead to antibiotic overuse.
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Safe, effective backup for U.S. MMR vaccine exists
There’s a safe and effective backup for the MMR vaccine used in the United States.
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Time to therapy for gram-positive bacteremia reduced from 60 hours to 4 hours
The time to establish effective antibiotic therapy was reduced from 60 hours prior to the use of multiplex PCR to 4 hours for MRSA.
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Lower-dose aluminum hydroxide–adjuvanted polio vaccine noninferior to standard IPV
New reduced-dose inactivated poliovirus vaccines may be low-cost alternatives for low-resource countries in the future.
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UTI predictors identified in infants under 3 months of age
Three biomarkers of urinary tract infection have been identified in infants younger than 3 months of age.
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HCV incidence in young women doubled from 2006 to 2014
The incidence of hepatitis C infection in reproductive-age women doubled from 2006 and 2014, while the number of acute cases increased more than...
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Refractory constipation implicated as an indicator of Helicobacter pylori infection
SAN FRANCISCO – Constipation may be a clinical marker of Helicobacter pylori infection.
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Each added day of pediatric MRSA bacteremia upped complication risk 50%
Every added day of MRSA bacteremia in children upped the risk of a complication by 50%.
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Two doses HPV vaccine are as good as three against genital warts
Although two doses of HPV vaccine appears as effective as three doses against genital warts, what about cervical dysplasia?