Infectologia: Perguntas & Respostas (Infectious Disease: AFP Clinical Answers)

AFP Clinical Answers/American Family Physicians (AFP)

 

■ How effective are interventions to prevent and treat C. difficile infection?

Am Fam Physician 2020, vol 99 (5):285

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0101/p10.html

 

■ What is the effectiveness of recombinant zoster vaccine compared with the live vaccine for the prevention of shingles?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (1): 10

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0101/p10.html

 

■ Are broad-spectrum antibiotics the preferred treattment in children with acute respiratory tract infections?

Am Fam Physician 2020, vol 99 (7): 424

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/p424.html

 

■ What is an effectiv treatment for mild dehydration in children with gastroenteritis?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (5): 273

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0901/p273.html

 

■ Is the probiotic L. rhamnosus GG safe and effective for the treatment of acute gastroenteritis in young children?

Am Fam Physician 2020, vol 101 (1): 10

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0101/p10.html

 

■ When is IGRA the preferred test over the TST in evaluating for latente tuberculosis infection?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (4): 226

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0215/p226.html

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■ What are the risks associated with delaying the first dose of MMR vaccine after 12 to 15 months of age?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (11): 675

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0601/p675.html

 

■ How should croup be managed?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (2): 80

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0115/p80.html

 

■ How effective is prenatal maternal vaccination in preventing pertussis in infants?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (10): 606

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1115/p606.html

 

■ Do influenza vacines reduce the risk of influenza in healthy children, healthy adults, and older adults?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (8): 462

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1015/p462.html

 

■ What recommendations for initiating ART for HIV infection are supported by randomized controlled trials?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (6): 331

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0915/p331.html

 

■ What infectious disease screening and vaccinations are recommended for persons who inject drugs?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (3): 140

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0801/p140.html

 

■ Is prophylactic vaccination against HPV safe and effective in preventing infection and cervical cancer precursors?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (12): 737

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0801/p140.html

 

■  Dr Paulo Fernando Leite

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Data: Março 2021