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Nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia

CDC: Increase in Rate of STDs for Fourth Consecutive Year in U.S.

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Nearly 2.3 million total cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis diagnosed in the United States in 2017
Medical collections decrease substantially with age

Medical Bills in Collections Decrease With Patient Age

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Mediating roles probable for increases in health insurance coverage and incomes
Very young children with urinary tract infections who receive parenteral antibiotics before emergency department discharge do not have lower rates of revisits leading to admission than children receiving oral antibiotics

Pediatric Revisits, Admissions for UTI Similar With Oral or IV Meds

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Findings support ED discharge with oral antibiotics for children with urinary tract infection

National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Aug. 25-27

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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo The Total Store Expo of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)...
Possible Escherichia coli contamination has triggered the recall of ground beef products made from chuck that were sold at Publix Super Markets in Florida.

Ground Chuck Products Recalled by Publix Super Markets

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Recall due to possible E. coli O26 contamination, USDA officials say
The prevalence of oral high-risk human papillomavirus infection in adult men and women is low in England

Oral High-Risk HPV Prevalence Appears to Be Low in England

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Smoking and sexual behavior associated with high-risk HPV status
Changing from intravenous to oral antibiotic treatment is non-inferior to continued intravenous antibiotic treatment among patients with endocarditis on the left side of the heart

Partial Oral Abx Non-Inferior in Endocarditis on Left Side of Heart

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Changing to oral antibiotics was non-inferior to continued intravenous antibiotic treatment
Emergency department visits for antibiotic adverse drug events (ADEs) in children account for 46.2 percent of emergency department visits for ADEs resulting from systemic medication

Many ED Visits for Antibiotic Adverse Drug Events in Children

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Antibiotic ADEs among children account for 46.2 percent of ED visits for ADEs tied to systemic meds
In pretreatment isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

MICs of Isoniazid, Rifampin May Predict Tuberculosis Relapse

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Higher MIC in pretreatment M. tuberculosis isolates linked to relapse risk
There was no meaningful increase in physician compensation in 2017

No Meaningful Increase in Physician Compensation Last Year

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Average change in median compensation 1.2 percent in 2017 for all medical specialties