Pulmonary Infections
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Pediatric bronchiolitis: Less is more
With bronchiolitis still the poster disease for low-value interventions, it’s time to retire widely used but ineffective therapies and focus on...
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Hospitalization not rare for children with COVID, study says
“Although most children with COVID-19 experience mild illness, some children develop serious illness that leads to hospitalization.”
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Prospective data support delaying antibiotics for pediatric respiratory infections
Children who were immediately prescribed antibiotics showed no significant difference in symptom severity or duration from those who received a...
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Arthritis drugs ‘impressive’ for severe COVID but not ‘magic cure’
U.S. and U.K. experts weigh in on research that compares monoclonal antibody therapies with usual care for people critically ill with COVID-19.
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COVID-19 symptoms persist months after acute infection
Majority of previously hospitalized patients were experiencing fatigue or muscle weakness 6 months after discharge.
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Seeking new vaccines against whooping cough: The PERISCOPE project
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Metapneumovirus infections clinically indistinguishable from flu, RSV
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Potentially practice-changing bacterial therapy trials analyzed
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Survey: Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine dips below 50%
Willingness to get such a vaccine has been steadily dropping since April.
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Proton pump inhibitors tied to COVID-19 risk
These drugs increase the risk for enteric infections, including infection by SARS-CoV-1.
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Infants around the world with bronchiolitis received excess tests despite guidelines
While antibiotic use was relatively rare in this global cohort, chest x-rays, blood tests, and other nonrecommended interventions were common.