AHA EPI/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions

SAN DIEGO – Sheldon L. Kaplan, MD discusses recent study results indicating that the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine sharply reduced the incidence of disease associated with the new bacterial types. In addition, Kaplan discusses significant declines in overall incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in children aged <2 years and in persons aged ≥65 years.

SAN DIEGO — Hospital admissions rates for children with venous thromboembolism related to community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis appear to be increasing, but results of a study presented here during IDWeek 2012 indicated that these children can be treated with anticoagulants safely and effectively.

SAN DIEGO — Infliximab may soon be a treatment addition for Kawasaki disease, as it was found to be safe and well-tolerated and also reduced IV immunoglobulin reaction rates, data presented at ID Week 2012 indicate.

SAN DIEGO — Asthma and diabetes are associated with increased rates of invasive pneumococcal disease and all-cause pneumonia across all age groups including older children, adolescents and young adults, according to data presented here during IDWeek2012.

SAN DIEGO — Inappropriate antibiotic use was common among patients prior to diagnosis of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile, according to data presented at ID Week 2012.

SAN DIEGO – Andi Shane, MD, MPH, MSc, discusses recent study results indicating that exposure to antibiotics during the first 6 months of life was associated with consistent increases in body mass from 10 to 38 months at ID Week 2012.

SAN DIEGO — The death toll has reached 20 in the fungal meningitis outbreak as of Oct. 18, officials from the CDC reported here at ID Week 2012.

SAN DIEGO — Children generally require higher doses of antifungal agents than adults to provide clearance of infection, according to a presenter here at ID Week 2012.

SAN DIEGO —Wheezing occurs in only a minority of pertussis infections and is associated with delayed diagnosis, according to a retrospective database review presented here at ID Week 2012.

SAN DIEGO — Children generally require higher doses of antifungal agents than adults to provide clearance of infection, according to a presenter here at ID Week 2012.