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Federal value-based incentive programs are not associated with reductions in device-associated catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates

Value-Based Incentive Program Does Not Cut Catheter-Linked UTIs

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VBIP implementation not linked with immediate changes or changes in trends for any outcome
Omadacycline is noninferior to moxifloxacin for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and noninferior to linezolid for acute bacterial skin infections

Omadacycline Noninferior to Moxifloxacin for Pneumonia

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Second study shows noninferiority to linezolid for acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections
Recommendations have been updated for tonsillectomy in children; the revised clinical practice guideline was published as a supplement to the February issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Recommendations Updated for Tonsillectomy in Children

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Strong recommendations presented against administering perioperative antibiotics, codeine after tonsillectomy
Preliminary results from a patient being tested for Ebola suggest that the patient has another condition

Patient Tested for Ebola at Philadelphia Hospital

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Testing was done out of 'an abundance of caution'
The 2019 recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedules have been issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 5 in Pediatrics.

AAP Releases 2019 Childhood Immunization Schedules

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Influenza row modified to reflect current recommendations for live attenuated flu vaccine
During the first eight months of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) use

CDC Examines Safety of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine

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Total of 4,381 reports of adverse events during first eight months of use; 3 percent were serious
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has released its updated adult immunization schedule for 2019; the schedule was published online Feb. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Updated ACIP Immunization Schedule Released for Adults

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Changes recommended to influenza vaccine, hepatitis A and B vaccines
There have been 48 confirmed cases of measles in Washington state since the start of the year as health officials struggle to stop the spread of the infectious disease.

Washington State Measles Cases Now at 48 Since Jan. 1

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Thirty-four cases involved children ages 1 to 10; 41 patients not vaccinated against measles

January 2019 Briefing – Infectious Disease

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for January 2019. This roundup includes the...
Educational videos in pediatric clinics can increase rates of human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescents

HPV Educational Video May Increase Vaccination Rates

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Adolescents whose parents watched the video were three times more likely to be vaccinated