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Study Results from Cohen Children's Medical Center Broaden Understanding of Pediatric Vaccines

Published in Vaccine Weekly, May 9th, 2012

2012 MAY 9 -- "Purpose of review We summarize recent clinical reviews and updated American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical guidelines for the management of children with simple febrile seizures. Recent findings There has been a dramatic reduction in the incidence of bacterial meningitis and of occult bacteremia since the advent of Haemophilus influenzae type b and Streptococcus pneumoniae immunization," scientists in New York City, New York report.

"This has made routine laboratory evaluation for these bacterial infections unnecessary in a fully immunized, well appearing child who presents with a simple febrile seizure. At the same time there is...

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