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Corticosteroids in Children with Bacterial Meningitis
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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Adjuvant steroids did not affect mortality in children with bacterial meningitis.
- By Howard Bauchner, MD
- May 13, 2008
- Covering JAMA 2008 May 7
Does Supplemental Oxygen Keep Infants with Bronchiolitis in the Hospital?
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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Oxygen supplementation determines length of stay in hospitalized infants with bronchiolitis when the oxygen threshold is <94% SpO2.
- By Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD
- May 7, 2008
- Covering Pediatrics 2008 Mar
Corticosteroids in Children with Bacterial Meningitis: The Debate Continues
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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A retrospective study finds no effect of corticosteroids on overall mortality in children with bacterial meningitis — morbidity was not evaluated.
- By Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- May 6, 2008
- Covering JAMA 2008 May 7
Fluconazole to Prevent Invasive Candidiasis in Tiny Preemies
- Infectious Diseases
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Among neonates with birth weights below 1000 g, fluconazole prophylaxis reduced the incidence of invasive candidiasis without the development of fluconazole resistance.
- By Robert S. Baltimore, MD
- April 23, 2008
- Covering Pediatrics 2008 Apr
Old Diseases Make News
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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Vaccine failures spell the need for ongoing monitoring and fine-tuning of guidelines.
- By Abigail Zuger, MD
- April 22, 2008
- Covering N Engl J Med 2008 Apr 10
Prevalence of UTI in Children
- General Medicine
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Prevalence is highest in infants younger than 3 months, girls with fever, and uncircumcised boys.
- By Howard Bauchner, MD
- April 22, 2008
- Covering Pediatr Infect Dis J 2008 Apr
Recurrent Toxin-Mediated Perineal Erythema in Children?
- Dermatology
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Maybe, maybe not
- By Mary Wu Chang, MD
- April 11, 2008
- Covering Arch Dermatol 2008 Feb
Trends in Acute Otitis Media
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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The incidences of otitis media, treatment failure, and relapse have declined during the past decade.
- By Howard Bauchner, MD
- April 10, 2008
- Covering Pediatrics 2008 Apr
Mumps in the U.S.: Elimination by 2010?
- Infectious Diseases
- Summary and Comment
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The largest outbreak of mumps in 2 decades has made us reexamine vaccination strategies.
- By Larry M. Baddour, MD
- April 9, 2008
- Covering N Engl J Med 2008 Apr 10
Fluoroquinolones: Treating TB Reduces Pneumococcal Susceptibility
- Infectious Diseases
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The use of fluoroquinolones to treat MDR-TB was associated with the emergence of pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease caused by levofloxacin-nonsusceptible organisms.
- By Mary E. Wilson, MD
- April 2, 2008
- Covering Lancet 2008 Mar 29