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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine beats Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia
PCV13 delivers knockout punch to pneumococcal bacteremia.
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CF patients live longer in Canada than in U.S.
People with cystic fibrosis survive an average of 10 years longer if they live in Canada than if they live in the United States, according to a...
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Health care costs higher after prolonged ventilation
Depending on the duration of patients’ in-hospital mechanical ventilation, health care costs varied more than threefold over the next year.
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Corticosteroids reduce risks in elective extubation
Prophylactic corticosteroids before elective extubation could significantly reduce postextubation stridor and the incidence of reintubation in...
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Cancers in patients deemed lowest risk under Lung-RADS
A Florida team reports positive findings in four patients classed as category 1, or lowest risk for cancer.
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Pulmonary embolism common in patients with AE-COPD
A meta-analysis shows that pulmonary embolisms are often present in unexplained acute exacerbations of COPD.
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DTaP5-IPV noninferior to DTaP5 plus IPV for fifth dose
Is a combination DTaP5-IPV comparable to the two vaccines given separately?
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Children with chronic conditions have poor influenza vaccination coverage
Should children with chronic diseases get the flu vaccine?
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Rotavirus vaccine and PCV reduce hospital burden of young children
Can rotavirus and PCV vaccines affect more than the diseases they target?
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In Oregon pertussis outbreak, unvaccinated children were affected earlier
Does timing of infection affect a pertussis epidemic?