Pediatric ID News

A task force supported by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society recently published the first guidance for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in children in the vaccine era.

Universal screening using pooled saliva PCR testing helped identify dozens of newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus at two hospitals in Israel, more than half of whom were asymptomatic, according to findings published in Nature Medicine.

Cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children increased by nearly two-thirds last fall, aligning with an increase in COVID-19 activity, according to a study published in MMWR.

Personalized care could help patients and providers plan safe returns to work or school from respiratory illnesses, according to a research review.

DENVER — Four children born with HIV who initiated ART within 48 hours of delivery later remained in treatment-free remission for over a year after ART was paused, researchers reported.

The monoclonal antibody nirsevimab is 90% effective at preventing respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization in infants, according to research published in MMWR.

DENVER — Long-acting injectable ART administered every 8 weeks safely suppresses HIV in adolescents, according to research presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

DENVER — Syphilis is often asymptomatic. Increased testing of at-risk patients — especially if a new rash or welt is spotted on their body — could help catch more cases, an expert said here.

When I was in high school, I was given the opportunity to take a part-time job that was a little out of the ordinary for my age: I worked for a clinical microbiologist selling sterile sheep blood to microbiology laboratories to make bacterial culture agar.

The latest COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk for hospitalization or visits to an ED or urgent care by around 50%, according to interim data published in MMWR.