Immunization

Tetanus booster failure

June 15, 2010

Why did immunization fail?
 

Rash preceded by 
fever and cough

Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MPH June 01, 2010

After four days with a high fever, cough, and conjunctivitis, a child is brought to the hospital with an extensive, maculopapular rash.
 

Shingles can be treated—and now prevented

Jeffrey M. Weinberg, MD December 04, 2009

Older patients are at greatest risk for debilitating postherpetic neuralgia, but antiviral therapies ease the pain, and a new vaccine offers hope of prevention.
 

Factors influencing immunization rates

Audrey M. Stevenson, PhD, MPH, MSN, FNP-BC November 02, 2009

To reach the goal of providing herd immunity in communities, clinicians must use every patient encounter to determine vaccination status.
 

Pneumovax may not be effective

Brian S. Alper, MD, MSPH April 10, 2009

But Prevnar may decrease meningitis and pneumonia hospitalizations.
 

Injection diversion

February 17, 2009

 

Three-flu-shot protocol

July 25, 2008

Should elderly patients be given additional vaccines, or is one shot sufficient?
 

Flu vaccine in a zoster patient

December 20, 2007

Can a patient with active herpes zoster recieve the flu vaccine?
 

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