Nasopharyngeal samples collected from young children with acute otitis media were analyzed for S pneumoniae, H influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis and compared before and after PCV13 introduction.
New recommendations suggest that high risk tuberculosis patients with cough should be screened for pulmonary tuberculosis.
Midturbinate swabs for influenza detection provided a more comfortable experience for patients compared with traditional nasopharyngeal swabs.
The American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology has issued updated guidelines on seasonal allergic rhinitis treatment.
Using serum procalcitonin levels to diagnose and manage bacterial pneumonia decreases length of hospital stay.
Influenza vaccine in the prior season did not decrease the efficacy of the current season’s vaccine.
