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Investigational norovirus vaccine reduces GI symptoms
Major finding: Vaccination reduced vomiting and diarrhea by 52% versus placebo.Data source: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study...
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Novel S. aureus vaccine found safe, immunogenic
Major Finding: The vaccine was highly immunogenic across dose levels and age groups, and was safe and well tolerated, although local reactions...
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PCV13 vaccine benefits extend to nonimmune children
Major Finding: Colonization among nonimmune children fell to the levels seen among immune children at week 52 after the PCV13 vaccine was...
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Infliximab Not Cardioprotective in Kawasaki
Major Finding: Compared with placebo, infliximab reduced the erythrocyte sedimentation rate by 22% and shortened the duration of fever by 50%, but...
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Pertussis Immunity Drop Linked to Whole Cell Vaccine Withdrawal
Major Finding: Compared with their peers who had received at least one dose of whole cell vaccine, patients who had received only acellular...
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Pneumonia Prevalence Highest of Health Care-Associated Infections
Major Finding: The overall prevalence of health care–associated infections among hospitalized patients nationwide was 4%.Data Source: Preliminary...
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Postpartum Tdap Acceptance Impacts Infant Vaccine Rates
Major Finding: Mothers who accepted the Tdap vaccine were 13.5 times more likely to fully immunize their infant than not to do so.
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Serious Bacterial Infections Uncommon in Infants
Major Finding: The overall incidence rate of serious bacterial infections was 4.6/1,000 full-term births while the incidence rate of febrile...
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Typhoid Vaccines Estimated to Be 84% Effective
Major Finding: The estimated effectiveness of typhoid vaccines in travelers stands at 84%.Data Source: A study of 649 cases of typhoid fever and...
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Intervention Halves Off-Guideline Antibiotic Use in Children
Major Finding: There was a greater reduction in the rate of off-guideline prescribing of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in the...
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Study Spotlights Benefits of School-Based Flu Shots
Major Finding: Rates of influenza were significantly lower in elementary schools that offered on-site flu shots, compared with schools that did...
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Study Spotlights Long-Term Burden of Influenza in Children
Major Finding: Of children in the United States who died from influenza over an 8-year period, 43% had no high-risk medical conditions.Data Source...
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UV-C Light Blasts 'Bad Bugs' in Hospital Rooms
Major Finding: UV-C irradiation of hospital rooms with a portable disinfection system reduced colony-forming units of vancomycin-resistant...
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H. Influenzae Type a Emerging in Alaskan Children
Major Finding: During 2002-2011, 27 Alaskan children younger than 5 years developed an invasive infection caused by Haemophilus influenzae...