Pediatric ID News

HPV vaccine coverage in U.S. teenagers did not increase in 2022 for the first time in a decade, according to data published in MMWR.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been described by Anthony S. Fauci, MD, as “the most catastrophic acute infectious disease outbreak” in more than a century.

CDC advisors will meet next month to vote on recommendations for the updated COVID-19 vaccines that are expected to be available in the United States this fall, according to a notice published Friday in the Federal Register.

The CDC launched a new antisepsis program for U.S. hospitals that was modeled after the agency’s “Core Elements” framework for developing antibiotic stewardship programs.

Combining seasonal vaccination and chemoprevention reduces the incidence of malaria by around two-thirds compared with either prevention method by itself, updated study results confirmed.

A 3-month-old girl is diagnosed with severe thrush resistant to treatment, along with persistent cutaneous rash, thought to be flaring episodes of candidiasis that never quite clear. What's your diagnosis?

A study of more than 30,000 hospitalized children with SARS-CoV-2 infection found that ICU admissions for COVID-19 decreased over the course of the pandemic but ventilatory and oxygen support for the youngest children did not.

Novavax on Tuesday said its updated COVID-19 vaccine candidate induced neutralizing antibodies against emerging SARS-CoV-2 subvariants in small animal and non-human primate studies.

The FDA has approved the first vaccine for pregnant people to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus.

Why am I hooked on ID? It’s a great question! It might sound clichéd, but my love for this specialty grew as I turned 10.