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Influenza Vaccination: Updated Information for 2015-16
The CDC has published updates of last year’s recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the use of seasonal influenza vaccines. The following is a selection of some of the most pertinent ones.
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Scrub Typhus and the Brain
Scrub typhus infections involve the nervous system in a majority of cases and should be suspected in patients who live in, or are returning from, endemic regions with a compatible clinical syndrome.
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“Only Skin Deep” — Preventing and Managing Dermatologic Problems in Travelers
Skin infections and infestations account for significant concern among returned travelers. Appropriate diagnosis and treatment makes long-term morbidity unlikely.
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Community-acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization in Adults
An active population-based surveillance of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization in adults 18 years of age and older was conducted in five hospitals in Chicago and Nashville. The incidence of CAP requiring hospitalization was highest in older adults. Despite extensive diagnostic testing, no pathogen was identified in most patients. Respiratory viruses were identified more frequently than bacteria.
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Risk of Herpes Zoster Increases After Zoster Vaccination in Patients Taking Immunosuppressive Medications
In adults >18 years, taking immunosuppressive medications at the time of zoster vaccination increased the risk for herpes zoster for up to 6 weeks afterward (adjusted odds ratio, 2.99; 95% CI, 1.58-5.70).
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Legionella in the Bronx
On July 30, 2015, The New York Times reported that the New York City Department of Public Health was investigating an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in the South Bronx.
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Borrelia Miyamotoi Disease in the Northeast
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: It often goes undetected by physicians. Here are the reasons.
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Music for Postoperative Pain
Music, irrespective of type and timing, improves recovery from surgical procedures based on this meta-analysis.
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Preventing Adolescent Metabolic Syndrome: A Lesson from Finland
Adolescent metabolic syndrome predicts type 2 diabetes mellitus and subclinical atherosclerosis in adulthood. This Finish study found that repeated infancy-onset dietary intervention primarily aimed at reducing intake of saturated fat from infancy to early adulthood was effective in preventing adolescent metabolic syndrome.
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Acupuncture and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review of a Meta-Analysis
According to Zhou’s recent research, acupuncture is a safe option that may be effective at improving cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer’s disease when used in conjunction with certain pharmaceutical treatments.