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Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy Seems Safe for Mother, Infant

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Finding should reassure women who get Tdap to help protect their infant against pertussis
For the treatment of adults with complicated urinary tract infections

IDSA: New Treatment Offers Promise for Complicated UTIs

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Meropenem-vaborbactam effective against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Private sector employer-sponsored health insurance offerings were similar in 2013 and 2014

Few Changes in Employer-Sponsored Insurance 2013-2014

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Only 3.5 percent of employers dropped coverage and 1.1 percent added coverage from 2013 to 2014
In a clinical report published online Oct. 31 in Pediatrics

Guidelines Presented for Fluoroquinolone Use in Children

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Fluoroquinolones should be considered in specific situations when there is no safe, effective alternative
In research published online Oct. 28 in Science Immunology

New Way Bacteria Can Trigger Inflammation in Acne Identified

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Findings may lead to new avenues for treatment
In an article published in Medical Economics

Useful Tips Offered for Addressing Negative Patient Reviews

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Doctors should respond quickly, validate patient complaints, demonstrate willingness to take action
There is no significant difference in the presence of bacteriuria plus pyuria over one year among older women living in nursing homes receiving cranberry capsules versus a placebo pill

IDSA: Cranberry Capsules Don’t Appear to Help Prevent UTIs

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In female nursing home residents, no significant effect on bacteriuria plus pyuria over one year
The estimated prevalence of current immunosuppression is 2.7 percent among the U.S. population

ISDA: U.S. Prevalence of Immunosuppression 2.7 Percent

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Prevalence ranged from 1.8 to 3.1 percent; highest among women, whites, those aged 50 to 59 years
The intravenous drug ibalizumab might revolutionize the treatment of HIV patients who don't respond to existing drugs

IDSA: Experimental Rx May Be Option in Drug-Resistant HIV

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'This is potentially a lifesaving therapy,' researcher says
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

IDSA: Measles Complication SSPE More Common Than Thought

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Clinicians to be aware of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis