Pulmonary Infections
From the Journals
Measles causes B-cell changes, leading to ‘immune amnesia’
This leads to an increase of secondary infections after a bout of measles.
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Brain abscess with lung infection? Think Nocardia
ST. LOUIS – Patients don’t have to be immunosuppressed.
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ACIP approves child and adolescent vaccination schedule for 2020
Minor changes in wording and design to child and adolescent ACIP vaccination schedule match updates to adult schedule.
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ACIP approves 2020 adult vaccination schedule
Updates to ACIP adult vaccination schedule include language on shared clinical decision making.
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ACIP recommends two options for pertussis vaccination
Updated language allows use of either Tdap or Td for pertussis booster, prophylaxis, and catch-up immunization, according to ACIP recommendations...
From the Journals
New test edges closer to rapid, accurate ID of active TB
The blood-based triage test, which relies upon four host proteins and one TB antigen, is another step closer toward standards proposed by the WHO...
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Amoxicillin/clavulanate emerges as best antibiotic for childhood bronchiectasis
MADRID – In children with nonsevere bronchiectasis, amoxicillin/clavulanate should be the first-line antibiotic.
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Oral drug cut viral respiratory tract infections in elderly
WASHINGTON –
From the Journals
IPD in children may be a signal of immunodeficiency
Children with invasive pneumococcal disease may have a higher likelihood of underlying primary immunodeficiencies.
From the Journals
Vitamin C infusion falls short for sepsis and ARDS patients
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FUO, pneumonia often distinguishes influenza from RSV in hospitalized young children
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – “These findings open new possibilities for antimicrobial stewardship in these groups of...