Amoxicillin–clavulanate therapy warrants consideration in children in whom H. influenzae is likely to predominate (i.e., those who have received antibiotics in the previous 30 days, have ...

A bill introduced in Minnesota attempts to criminalize vaccine technology that has been proven safe and effective, and infectious disease experts are baffled. A group of Republican members of the ...

Did you know that Medicare fully covers a number of vaccines for its beneficiaries? Well, they do. All adult vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) Advisory Committee on ...

Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus. A prolonged fever beyond 2–3 days after rash onset may suggest a superimposed infection. Other complications include otitis media, diarrhea ...

The UIP provides a comprehensive schedule that includes vaccines for tuberculosis, polio, hepatitis B, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, Haemophilus influenzae type b, rotavirus, measles, and rubella.

The dissemination of transferable plasmids, a major type of mobile genetic elements (MGEs), is one main driver of antibiotic resistance outbreaks. While the plasmid persistence condition in well-mixed ...

Engineers and biologists at Dartmouth College have found that, just like word order affects meaning in a sentence, the placement of genes within a plasmid—known as gene syntax—can influence ...

Despite numerous well-conducted research studies proving that vaccines do not cause autism, the claims suggesting a link continue. This leads to unvaccinated people and often involves minimizing the ...

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with ongoing and timely medical, scientific, and public health advice relating to immunization ...

A new smartphone-sized device can deliver tuberculosis (TB) test results at the point of care in less than an hour, an innovation that could improve diagnosis of the deadly disease in settings in ...