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CDC: 1 dead in multistate outbreak of E. coli linked to organic carrots

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Winter months bring more infections occurring indoors

Winter months bring more infections occurring indoors

While visiting a neighbor’s home, a previously healthy 5-year-old boy was bitten on the right side of his face by an unleashed dog inside his neighbor’s home.

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December 15, 2021
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Boy presents with lesion on thumb; sometimes, there is no obvious answer

Boy presents with lesion on thumb; sometimes, there is no obvious answer

A 12-year-old boy presents to his primary care provider with a painful lesion on the medial aspect of his right proximal thumb.

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CDC: 1 dead in multistate outbreak of E. coli linked to organic carrots

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December 08, 2021
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FDA approves gel for bacterial vaginosis

FDA approves gel for bacterial vaginosis

Daré Bioscience announced the FDA approval of Xaciato, a vaginal gel, for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in females aged 12 years or older.

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November 22, 2021
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Staph remains leading SSTI, expert says

Staph remains leading SSTI, expert says

NEW YORK — Staphylococcus aureus remains the leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections, or SSTIs, according to a pediatric infectious diseases expert.

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November 20, 2021
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Video: Important updates in latest Red Book

Video: Important updates in latest <i>Red Book</i>

In this video, David W. Kimberlin, MD, the program director of the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium, discusses important changes in the AAP’s 2021 Red Book.

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November 03, 2021
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Low-dose amoxicillin noninferior to higher dose for pediatric pneumonia

Low-dose amoxicillin noninferior to higher dose for pediatric pneumonia

A lower dose of oral amoxicillin was noninferior to a higher dose in children with community-acquired pneumonia who were discharged from an ED or hospital ward, according to results of a 2x2 factorial, randomized clinical trial in JAMA.

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September 30, 2021
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Boy presents with fever, painful swelling behind right ear

Boy presents with fever, painful swelling behind right ear

A previously healthy and fully immunized 5-year-old male was seen in an urgent care clinic for an evaluation of a fever of 102.4°F and painful swelling behind his right ear.

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September 23, 2021
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Study shows conjugate typhoid vaccine effective in Malawian children

As typhoid fever becomes increasingly resistant to antibiotics, a study published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that a conjugate vaccine for the disease proved effective for Malawi’s younger population.

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September 08, 2021
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Q&A: Soleil Moon Frye on the importance of MenB vaccination

Q&amp;A: Soleil Moon Frye on the importance of MenB vaccination

Soleil Moon Frye, who recently reprised the character of Punky Brewster in a revival of the 1980s TV show, is part of a new campaign that encourages parents to speak with pediatricians about the importance of meningococcal B vaccination.

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August 12, 2021
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Most antibiotic prescriptions written without visit or ID-related code, large study finds

Most antibiotic prescriptions written without visit or ID-related code, large study finds

A study that assessed more than 22 million outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the United States found that more than half were not associated with a clinician visit or an infection-related diagnosis, researchers reported.

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