Respiratory Infections News

One in six toddlers in the United States did not complete the vaccination series for seven recommended childhood vaccines in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Infectious diseases physician Jeanne M. Marrazzo, MD, MPH, will be the next director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the NIH announced Wednesday.

Croup symptoms improved when children were exposed to 30 minutes of outdoor cold air in addition to receiving a steroid, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial published in Pediatrics.

A large study in the United Kingdom revealed some “epidemiologic nuances” of COVID-19 in children, experts said.

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. To mark the occasion, we compiled a list of vaccine stories you may have missed in 2023.

ICU physicians regularly overestimate the diagnostic probability of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Approximately 16% of children and adolescents diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 had a persistent symptom 3 months after infection, according to the results of a systematic review of more than 15,000 patients.

Individuals with COVID-19 living in neighborhoods with high walkability and bikeability and less air pollution experienced fewer hospitalizations vs. areas with low mobility and more pollution, according to results published in PLoS ONE.

Testing children with suspected sinusitis for three species of bacteria could help cut down on antibiotic use, the results of a randomized clinical trial suggest.

Compared with their peers, people with HIV experienced a smaller decline in mortality risk from COVID-19 during the omicron wave of the pandemic, researchers reported.