Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• SBHCs can serve as entry point, extension of primary care
• Back to school: The underachiever and the slow learner Stan L. Block, MD, FAAP
• The time to act is now William T. Gerson, MD
• AAP updates guidance on palivizumab prophylaxis for RSV
• AAP updates recommendations on meningococcal vaccines
• Antifungal therapy may alter epidemiology of invasive mold infections
• Baked cow's milk food challenge relatively safe for children with cow's milk allergy
• Brain connectivity differs among children with autism, sensory processing disorders
• Certain factors predicative of renal scarring after first UTI
• Changing focus of HPV vaccine discussion could increase immunization rates
• Children with HIV have increased risk for IPD, varicella zoster hospitalization
• Climatic factors influenced rhinitis prevalence
• Interactive voice response system improved clinical visits
• Malaria vaccine provided protection 18 months after vaccination
• MenACWY-CRM booster dose elicited robust immune response
• MF59 adjuvanted flu vaccine more protective than nonadjuvanted vaccine
• Neurologic, neuromuscular comorbidities increase risk for severe ILI complications
• Pediatric drug formulations require further development
• Quality improvement interventions reduced excessive bronchiolitis care
• Skin reactions common in pediatric IBD patients treated with infliximab
• Standard of care for pediatric chronic abdominal pain needed
• Students with food allergies more likely to be bullied
• Use of gloves after hand hygiene may lower rates of bloodstream infections
• Adolescent male presents with scaly plaque on extremities Emily Osier, MD; Andrew C. Krakowski, MD
• Teenage boy with suspected streptococcal pharyngitis, pneumonia and conjunctivitis James H. Brien, DO