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Early transition to oral beta-lactams for low-risk S. aureus bacteremia may be acceptable
Is early switch to oral antibiotics safe in low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (LR-SAB)?
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‘A few mutations away’: The threat of a vaccine-proof variant
“When we have lots of people infected, we give more chances to the virus to diversify and then adapt to selective pressures.”
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Vaccinated people infected with Delta remain contagious
The CDC data show people with so-called breakthrough cases of the Delta variant may be just as contagious as unvaccinated people, even if they do...
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As common respiratory viruses resurface, children are at serious risk
Younger children may be especially vulnerable to the reemergence of common respiratory viruses such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus...
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ESC heart failure guideline to integrate bounty of new meds
It has a simple answer to a seemingly complex issue: how to merge the newly approved with mainstay drug therapies. And it conditionally okays meds...
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Unclear benefit to home NIPPV in COPD
Are better outcomes achieved with use of home NIPPV for patients with COPD and hypercapnia?
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Pfizer vaccine protection wanes after 6 months, study finds
Strong protection against serious illness and hospitalization remains.
Clinical
No prehydration prior to contrast-enhanced CT in patients with stage 3 CKD
What is the renal safety of omitting prehydration with sodium bicarbonate prior to iodine-based contrast media in patients with stage 3 chronic...
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CDC calls for masks in schools, hard-hit areas, even if vaccinated
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The VA, California, and NYC requiring employee vaccinations
The trifecta of federal-state-municipal
- vaccine
requirements arrived as the nation searches for ways to get more people...