Walking Pneumonia Cases Spike Among Young Kids
IDSA: Vaccination Less Likely With Increasing Social Vulnerability, Black Race
Lower likelihood of vaccination for flu, SARS-CoV-2, RSV seen with increasing quartile of social vulnerability index, especially for Black people
Complete Vaccination Coverage Down in Kindergarteners for 2023-24 School Year
Simultaneously, exemptions increased in most U.S. jurisdictions
Half of Patients Admitted to an ED for Sepsis Died Within Two Years
Age, cancer, ischemic heart disease, dementia, and previous sepsis admission tied to mortality
Many More Lives Could Have Been Saved With Convalescent COVID-19 Plasma
Per a recent study, ideal CCP use could have saved 234,869 lives and prevented 1,136,133 hospitalizations
IDSA: MVA-BN Vaccine Against Mpox Tolerated, Effective for Teens
Vaccine is well tolerated and peak geometric mean titer met prespecified noninferiority criteria for adolescents
IDSA: EHR Order Set Reduces Antibiotic Duration in Children With AOM
EHR order set that preselected a five-day antibiotic duration increased compliance with recommended antibiotic duration
In Utero Exposure to COVID-19 Not Tied to Later Neurodevelopmental Issues
Findings seen for offspring evaluated through 24 months postpartum
Listeria Recall Expands to Include Nearly 12 Million Pounds of Meat, Poultry
Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Increased for Children After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Risk increased in the six months after infection; elevated risk also seen in subpopulation with overweight, obesity and hospitalized patients
