Abstract Background Serious bacterial infection rates in febrile infants < 60 days are about 8–11%. Less than 1% of with no respiratory symptoms will have pneumonia however, chest radiography (CXR) remain between 30 and 60%. Rapid Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) influenza (flu) testing is common, there not enough data to determine if without any should be tested. The goal this study the ra...

ost offices are well aware of the hassles involved in administering flu vaccines. By November, the phone lines become jammed with patients asking, “When will it be available?” “How much will it cost?” “Do I need an appointment?” and “Can my sister get one even if she’s not a patient of yours?” Meeting this demand ties up resources and makes it hard to get regular business done. The vaccine shor...

This is one of the first studies to (1) describe the out-of-hospital burden of influenza-like-illness (ILI) and clinically diagnosed flu, also for patients not seeking professional medical care, (2) assess influential background characteristics, and (3) formally compare the burden of ILI in patients with and without a clinical diagnosis of flu. A general population sample with recent ILI experi...

BACKGROUND In South Korea, there is currently no syndromic surveillance system using internet search data, including Google Flu Trends. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between national influenza surveillance data and Google Trends in South Korea. METHODS Our study was based on a publicly available search engine database, Google Trends, using 12 influenza-related q...

Western Europe is seeing a growing number of cases of H5N1 flu in wild birds that have migrated from the east, but new outbreaks in poultry in Africa threaten the hordes of birds heading north for the summer breeding season. Worries about the disease are likely to grow. The Tower of London's famous ravens are now, for the first time in 400 years, locked up inside the building. The move marks gr...

background: iranian (lahijan) black tea caffeine has been previously shown to have antifungal activity against candida albicans. the aim of this study was to investigate whether the combination of caffeine and fluconazole (flu) has an effective antifungal activity on a flu-resistant (mic >64mgl-1) c. albicans ptcc5027. materials and methods: caffeine from lahijan black tea was extracted and its...

BACKGROUND Although older adults are encouraged by government agencies to receive influenza vaccinations, many do not obtain them. In Taiwan, where universal health care coverage has significantly reduced the barriers of access to care, the health care system has provided free influenza vaccinations for people 65 years or older since 2001. Nevertheless, the numbers of people who use this servic...

Background.  Influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations are recommended for elderly and high-risk patients; however, rates of adherence are low. We sought to implement influenza and pneumococcal vaccine initiatives in 4 different ambulatory specialty practices, using 3 unique approaches. Methods.  Four specialties with high-risk patient populations were selected for intervention: allergy (asthma),...