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French warn of upsurge in pneumococcal meningitis
MALMO, SWEDEN – Culprit is emergence of serotype 24F, not covered by PCV13.
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Next-gen sputum PCR panel boosts CAP diagnostics
NEW ORLEANS – The BioFire film array panel is now before the FDA.
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ACP roadmap to raise adult immunization rates
NEW ORLEANS – National adult immunization improvement initiative hits home run in Georgia pilot project.
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Sapien 3 performs well (mostly) in bicuspid aortic stenosis
PARIS – A propensity-matched comparison of outcomes in patients with either bicuspid or tricuspid aortic stenosis sought to fill a knowledge gap...
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Four syndromes suggest life-threatening PVL-positive S. aureus infection
MALMO, SWEDEN – Suggested empiric treatment is vancomycin, clindamycin, plus IVIG.
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Cost-effective wound healing described with fetal bovine collagen matrix
CHICAGO – “We have observed favorable healing times and good cosmesis,” according to Katarina R. Kesty, MD.
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DTPa-HBV-IPV/Hib in infancy maintains lasting immune memory against HBV in teens
MALMO, SWEDEN – “We saw a clear fantastic anamnestic response.” – Tino F. Schwarz, MD.
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Synergy DES shines in acute MI
PARIS – Swedish registry report analyzes key clinical outcomes in more than 36,000 consecutive acute MI patients who received newer-generation...
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Skip ultrasound in acute UTI in small children
MALMO, SWEDEN – Wait at least 2 weeks after treatment initiation to avoid high false-positive rates triggering unnecessary invasive testing, a...
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Reducing risk of febrile convulsion after first dose of MMRV
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How to prescribe effectively for opioid use disorder
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New studies expand on Aimovig for migraine
SAN FRANCISCO – “It’s a very encouraging 1-year study for erenumab,” said Stewart J. Tepper, MD.