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PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages E45-E46Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002574
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vaccine-preventable illness; outbreak; vitamin A; measles
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Vitamin A reduces measles morbidity/mortality and and is recommended for management. We studied 142 patients hospitalized at US Children's hospitals for measles between January 1, 2004, and March 31, 2019, and found only 47 (33%) received vitamin A. Patients with complex chronic conditions were less likely to be treated. This study highlights a concerning gap between recommendations and practice for hospital management of measles.
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