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Pneumonia

08/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Study shows children are typically prescribed two antibiotics for pneumonia unnecessarily, with no proven additional benefit in health outcomes

Antibiotic resistance is an alarming trend, and according to a JAMA Pediatrics study, the combination of two antibiotics usually “prescribed to treat community-acquired pneumonia in children” is unnecessary. The use of a single antibiotic is often all a patient needs. Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center have revealed that administering amoxicillin on its own is a better option compared to […]

02/28/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Opioid use found to increase risk of serious bacterial infection

A new study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine has found that opioid users are at a higher risk of serious bacterial infection. The researchers of the study at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) assessed whether prescription opioid use is an independent risk factor for serious bacterial infections called invasive pneumococcal diseases. […]

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