Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Infectious Diseases in Children.

Table of Contents

• Infection control in hospitals: The role of environmental disinfection
• CDC: 2013 data show limited progress in reducing foodborne infections
• CDC: VFC program continues to protect millions of children from disease
• WHO: Severe Ebola outbreak in West Africa expected to continue
• It’s time for more public schools to join the fight against cervical cancer Benjamin P. Brown, MD; Lawren D. Wellisch, MD
• Growing issue of income disparity among American medical specialties William T. Gerson, MD
• Adjunct systemic corticosteroids increased treatment failure in nonasthmatic children with CAP
• Rate of ESBL-producing bacteria on the rise
• Cluster of measles cases confirmed among adopted children from China
• Enteropathogen-specific diarrhea decreased adolescent growth
• Neuraminadase inhibitors not always beneficial to patients with influenza
• OIT desensitized children with peanut allergy of any severity
• Penicillin prescriptions often risk underdosing children
• Treatment for Epstein-Barr virus should be tailored at diagnosis
• Community outreach program targeted adolescents at high risk for HIV
• Providers with pediatric, adolescent training increased engagement in HIV care
• Use of expedited partner therapy limited by feelings of discomfort, liability
• Vigilance needed for antibiotic prescribing Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• Numerous blue papules on foot, shoulder of 12-year-old boy Carrie C. Coughlin, MD; Marissa J. Perman, MD
• A young boy presents with a dog bite to the face James H. Brien, DO