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HPV Vaccines: Why Are We Failing to Vaccinate so Many of Our Adolescents?
Barriers to HPV vaccination are multiple.
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Raccoon Roundworm Infection Associated with Central Nervous System and Ocular Disease
During a two-year period, six cases of neural Baylisascaris larva migrans and one case of ocular larva migrans were identified by case report forms and serologic testing submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All patients survived, but some were left with severe neurologic sequelae.
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Reported Beta-lactam Allergy Is Associated with More Adverse Events Among Inpatients
A prospective cohort study from three hospitals determined that patients who did not receive a preferred beta-lactam antibiotic were at greater risk for an adverse event (adjusted odds ratio, 3.1; 95% confidence interval, 1.28-7.89) compared to controls without a beta-lactam allergy.
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Adding Azithromycin to Standard Prophylaxis in Non-Elective Cesarean Sections?
Adding intravenous azithromycin to “routine” cephalosporin prophylaxis prior to non-elective cesarean section delivery significantly reduces the risk of postpartum endometritis and wound infection.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
HBV Infection in the HAART Era; Current Trends in Salmonella Resistance
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Zika Virus Infection in Utah — Transmission by Mysterious Means
A caretaker of a patient with extreme viremia due to Zika virus became infected by the virus by uncertain means, but most likely as a consequence of close contact with body fluids.
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Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
While the incidence of infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement is low, the resultant morbidity and mortality is severe. Enterococci were the leading cause, a finding that raises questions about appropriate peri-procedural antibiotic prophylaxis.
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Houston, We Have a Problem: Eosinophilic Meningitis in Children
In addition to causing eosinophilic meningitis in tropical regions, Angiostrongylus cantonensis now has been associated with chronic, otherwise unexplained fever in children in Texas.
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Screening for Latent Tuberculosis: An Update After 20 Years
Detection and treatment of latent tuberculous infection remains a key element of tuberculosis control in the United States.
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Possibly Associated with Enterovirus D68 Respiratory Infection
During the late summer and fall of 2014, cases of acute flaccid myelitis were reported in pediatric patients in the United States. Of 120 cases of acute flaccid myelitis reported, 47% had enterovirus D68 isolated from respiratory secretions when virus isolation was attempted seven days or less after onset of respiratory symptoms.