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Profile of respiratory bacteria in children younger than 6 months
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
Researchers provide heretofore unreported contemporary data in a highly PCV13-immunized, community-based child population in the United States.
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Young children quickly outgrow the need for ear tubes
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
Children having several ear infections in a short time does not predict that they will have a similar number of ear infections in the future.
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Immunity debt and the tripledemic
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
The significant reduction in respiratory illness during the COVID-19 epidemic we and others observed resulted in a large pool of children who did...
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Acute otitis media pneumococcal disease burden in children due to serotypes not included in vaccines
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
In pneumococcal conjugate–vaccinated populations, vaccine pressure and antibiotic resistance drive PCV serotype replacement with nonvaccine...
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Antibiotics use and vaccine antibody levels
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
Our study adds new reasons to be cautious about overprescribing antibiotics on an individual child basis because an adverse effect extends to...
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Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on respiratory infectious diseases in primary care practice
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
- Steven A. Schulz, MD
Public health measures to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 included a concurrent reduction in risk for children to acquire and spread respiratory...
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Respiratory infection– and asthma-prone children
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
The pathogenesis, development, severity, and clinical outcomes of respiratory infections are largely dependent on the resident composition of the...
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Myth busting: SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
The mRNA and replication-defective DNA vaccines never interact with your DNA. They cannot alter your DNA.
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Understanding messenger RNA and other SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
Technological advances make these new and revolutionary vaccines a reality.
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COVID-19: A primary care perspective
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- Steven A. Schulz, MD
- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
Continued education, cooperation, and adaptation will be needed in the months ahead.
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Why is AOM frequency decreasing in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era?
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
Changing recommendations and campaigns to reduce unnecessary and inappropriate antibiotic use appear to be some...
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New research in otitis media
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
Biofilms, probiotics, and overdiagnosis were topics of new research discussed at an international otitis media...
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Children who are coughing: Is it flu or bacterial pneumonia?
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
A prolonged cough or cough that subsides then recurs should raise concern.
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The powerful virus inflammatory response
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
The viral induced inflammatory response not only facilitates bacterial superinfections but also plays a role in...
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Summer colds
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- Michael E. Pichichero, MD
Enteroviral infections may strike individual members of a family with different presentations.