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AMA Prepares for COVID-19 Vaccine with Coding Updates
There are codes unique to two possible vaccines and other unique codes concerning administration of those vaccines.
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Analysis: Nurses at High Risk of Contracting COVID-19
Investigators emphasized the need for rigorous infection control practices in healthcare settings as well as mitigation efforts aimed at reducing transmission of the virus in the community.
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Tips for Successfully Implementing a Flu Vaccination Program
Pediatric ED leaders interested in implementing a screening protocol to boost flu vaccination rates in children should rely on quality improvement principles.
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Nurse-Driven Screening Protocol Seeks Flu Vaccine for Every Eligible Child in ED
Frustrated with low vaccination rates, the ED at Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee implemented a screening protocol to offer the flu vaccine to every eligible child who presents for care. Now in its third year, the nurse-driven intervention has proven successful, with leaders working to expand the approach ahead of an expected COVID-19 vaccine.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Fatal ESBL Infection from Fecal Microbiota Transplant; Second Joint Infection When One Prosthetic Gets Infected?
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Predictors of Therapy Outcomes for Cryptococcal Meningitis: Failure of In Vitro Susceptibility Testing, Success of Early Fungicidal Activity
Although in vitro susceptibility testing failed to have value in predicting therapeutic outcome in patients with cryptococcal meningitis, detection of a rapid decline in fungal density in cerebrospinal fluid was associated with improved outcomes in a separate study.
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Antibiotics for Traveler’s Diarrhea
International travel carries a risk of colonization by antimicrobial-resistant intestinal flora. The use of a quinolone, but not a macrolide, during travel further increases the risk of acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
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Flying Fox Hemolytic Fever
A novel mycoplasma causes a systemic infection characterized by fever, hemolytic anemia, and other cytopenias, sometimes with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, painful splenomegaly with risk of rupture, and response to doxycycline.
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Voriconazole vs. Itraconazole for Treatment of Histoplasmosis
A retrospective cohort study found that patients treated with voriconazole had increased mortality during the first 42 days after the start of treatment compared to patients who received itraconazole.
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Virtual Visits and Antibiotic Prescribing
Compared to in-person visits, virtual visits were associated with improved antibiotic prescribing practices for women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections.