At a briefing from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, officials reported that children need to get back to face-to-face learning, but most must be vaccinated to help achieve herd immunity.
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The results of a randomized clinical trial suggest a shorter course of antibiotics in children who have community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is as effective as a longer course, Canadian researchers reported this week in
JAMA Pediatrics.
The noninferiority trial, involving children at two Canadian hospitals who had CAP that did not require hospitalization, found that clinical cure rates were similar in children treated with 5 days of amoxicillin versus those treated with 10 days.
The authors of the study say the findings are consistent with randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that have found short-course antibiotic therapy is preferable in adults with CAP, and suggest that clinical practice guidelines, in accordance with antimicrobial stewardship principles, should consider recommending 5 days of antibiotics for management of pediatric CAP.
China dramatically increases ethanol purchases from the US (SPY +0.6%). BTFD buyers were out in full force DOW ends at record above 32,000 as bond yields fall.
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China Dramatically Increases Ethanol Purchases From The U.S. ThreeReuterssources said Monday that Beijing made massive purchases of US energy products. The sources said, three ships carrying ethanol were heading to China from the US Gulf Coast. They said it s a sign that ethanol exports from the United States to the country are increasing drastically. The purchases are so big that they re expected to surpass the total amount of US ethanol that China imported last year, said Reuters. Each vessel is carrying 30,000 tons or about 240,000 barrels of ethanol, the sources said. It
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