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Vaccine-Preventable Infections Common After Peds Transplant
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Hospitalization for vaccine-preventable infections occurs in more than 15 percent of pediatric solid organ transplant recipients in the first five years after surgery, according to a study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics.
January 2019 Briefing – Infectious Disease
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for January 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, […]
Oral Antibiotics Noninferior to IV for Bone, Joint Infection
by modernClinician Editorial Team
For patients being treated for bone or joint infection, oral antibiotics are noninferior to intravenous antibiotics, according to a study published in the Jan. 31 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Nine Cases of Wound Botulism ID’d in Injection Drug Users
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Among persons who inject drugs, nine cases of wound botulism were identified in Southern California from September 2017 to April 2018, according to research published in the Jan. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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