Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Pediatricians play ‘critical’ role in care of transgender youths Ken Downey Jr.
• IDSA publishes PPE guidelines for health care workers treating COVID-19 Caitlyn Stulpin
• Should medical schools require transgender health education?
• AAP asks HHS for relief funds to help pediatricians stay open Ken Downey Jr.
• Fauci on remdesivir for COVID-19: ‘This will be the standard of care’ Eamon N. Dreisbach; Gerard Gallagher; Caitlyn Stulpin
• FDA approves MenQuadfi meningococcal conjugate vaccine
• AAP recommends temporarily separating newborns from mothers with COVID-19 Ken Downey Jr.
• Autism prevalence rises 10% among 8-year-olds Ken Downey Jr.
• COVID-19 requires innovations in pediatric health care Ken Downey Jr.
• NIH study seeks to answer questions about COVID-19 and kids Ken Downey Jr.
• Q&A: Algorithm provides at-home anaphylaxis treatment instructions during COVID-19 pandemic Janel Miller
• US pharmaceutical supply chain unprepared for COVID-19
• AAP: Children with disabilities should not be excluded from transplant pool Ken Downey Jr.
• Children in foster care 42% more likely to die than children in general population Ken Downey Jr.
• GPEI recommends postponing polio eradication efforts due to COVID-19 Ken Downey Jr.
• Hospitals still safest place to give birth during pandemic, AAP says Ken Downey Jr.
• In US, 1.7% of COVID-19 cases occur in children Ken Downey Jr.
• MRSA spreads easily in household environments
• Researchers report possible vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in China Ken Downey Jr.
• Simplified tool could improve treatment decisions for neonatal abstinence syndrome Ken Downey Jr.
• Study highlights potential barriers to fertility preservation for transgender adolescents Ken Downey Jr.
• Study suggests link between parental, grandparental age, increased ASD risk Joe Gramigna, MA
• Viaskin Peanut patch increases protection from allergy over time Janel Miller
• Does stimulant pharmacotherapy of ADHD affect height? Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• Young girl hospitalized with abdominal pain James H. Brien, DO