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Laissez-faire
While reducing antibiotic resistance is an important concern at a patient and community level, we should not become complacent about the risks to...
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Profile of respiratory bacteria in children younger than 6 months
Researchers provide heretofore unreported contemporary data in a highly PCV13-immunized, community-based child population in the United States.
Opinion
Young children quickly outgrow the need for ear tubes
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.
Opinion
Immunity debt and the tripledemic
The significant reduction in respiratory illness during the COVID-19 epidemic we and others observed resulted in a large pool of children who did...
Opinion
Acute otitis media pneumococcal disease burden in children due to serotypes not included in vaccines
In pneumococcal conjugate–vaccinated populations, vaccine pressure and antibiotic resistance drive PCV serotype replacement with nonvaccine...
Opinion
Antibiotics use and vaccine antibody levels
Our study adds new reasons to be cautious about overprescribing antibiotics on an individual child basis because an adverse effect extends to...
Opinion
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on respiratory infectious diseases in primary care practice
Public health measures to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 included a concurrent reduction in risk for children to acquire and spread respiratory...
Opinion
Respiratory infection– and asthma-prone children
The pathogenesis, development, severity, and clinical outcomes of respiratory infections are largely dependent on the resident composition of the...
Opinion
Myth busting: SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
The mRNA and replication-defective DNA vaccines never interact with your DNA. They cannot alter your DNA.
Opinion
Understanding messenger RNA and other SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
Technological advances make these new and revolutionary vaccines a reality.
Opinion
COVID-19: A primary care perspective
Continued education, cooperation, and adaptation will be needed in the months ahead.
