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Evaluation of a clinical decision rule to guide antibiotic prescription in children with suspected lower respiratory tract infection in The Netherlands: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial.

van de Maat JS, Peeters D, Nieboer D, van Wermeskerken AM, Smit FJ, Noordzij JG, Tramper-Stranders G, Driessen GJA, Obihara CC, Punt J, van der Lei J, Polinder S, Moll HA, Oostenbrink R

Optimising the use of antibiotics is a key component of antibiotic stewardship. Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common reason for ant ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Clin. Cancer Res.   2020 Jan 30   

FDA Approval Summary: Atezolizumab plus paclitaxel protein-bound for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic TNBC whose tumors express PD-L1.

Narayan P, Wahby S, Gao JJ, Amiri-Kordestani L, Ibrahim A, Bloomquist E, Tang S, Xu Y, Liu J, Fu W, Song P, King-Kallimanis BL, Hou S, Gong Y, Kalavar S, Ghosh S, Philip R, Goldberg KB, Theoret MR, Blumenthal GM, Kluetz PG, Sridhara R, Pazdur R, Beaver JA

On March 8, 2019, the FDA granted accelerated approval to atezolizumab in combination with paclitaxel protein-bound for the treatment of adult patient ... Read More

Source: PubMed
PLoS ONE      

Pulmonary involvement in human visceral leishmaniasis: Clinical and tomographic evaluation.

Bispo AJB, Almeida MLD, de Almeida RP, Bispo Neto J, de Oliveira Brito AV, França CM

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe, systemic and potentially lethal parasitosis. The lung, like any other organ, can be affected in VL, and inter ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Medicine (Baltimore)      

A systematic review protocol of Tuina for children with acute bronchitis: A protocol for systematic review.

Feng H, Rong J, Pei K, Jing F, Zhuang Q, Lu T, Jing F, Yang J

Acute bronchitis (AB) is a common cause of childhood morbidity. Tuina, a kind of Chinese massage, is frequently used for the treatment of AB in childr ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Chest   2020 Jan 20   

Managing Chronic Cough due to Asthma and NAEB in Adults and Adolescents: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report.

Côté A, Russell RJ, Boulet LP, Gibson PG, Lai K, Irwin RS, Brightling CE

Asthma and non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis (NAEB) are among the commonest causes of chronic cough in adults. We sought to determine the role of ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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