Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Molecular testing can facilitate diagnosis of respiratory infections
• Combined support most effective in improving HPV vaccine delivery
• H7N9 avian influenza has pandemic potential
• Intervention improved antibiotic use for
bacterial respiratory tract infections
• MERS not yet an international public health emergency
• PCV7 offered herd immunity for older adults
• Youngest infants at increased risk for 
RSV-related hospitalization
• Pivotal strategies in smallpox eradication
• Is it a season for optimism or despair in primary care? William T. Gerson, MD
• FDA approved device testing brain function to assess for ADHD
• FDA approves four-strain influenza vaccine
• FDA approves IV antifungal drug for infants
• Vaccine cut HPV prevalence by more than half in teen girls
• Community partnership increased vaccination rates in poor children
• Secondhand smoke lengthened hospitalization in infants with respiratory infections
• Influenza RNA found in nonrespiratory sites in immunocompetent children
• Maternal Tdap vaccine increased pertussis antibodies in infants
• AAP policy helps with transitioning HIV-infected youth to adult care
• Guidelines target unnecessary pediatric antibiotic use for sinusitis
• Hoarseness associated with early Kawasaki disease diagnosis
• Improper WBC differential unreliable for detecting meningococcal disease
• IPD incidence rate decreased among children with sickle cell disease
• MMR booster failed to increase JIA disease activity in children
• Neonatal infections increased cerebral palsy risk
• Neonates younger than 7 days have low colonization rates of resistant organisms
• Otitis-prone children may fail to develop protective antibody levels
• Perinatal infections impaired neurodevelopment of at-risk infants
• Radiologic investigation recommended only for at-risk children with UTI
• Targeting younger populations may decrease annual influenza transmission cycle
• Combined powder, liquid therapy shows promise in HIV-infected children
• Finger-stick whole blood collection effective self-test for HIV
• Maraviroc shows promise in HIV-infected children
• Social factors increased suicide risk in HIV patients
• Update on pharmacotherapy of cutaneous warts Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• An infant with deviated great toenails Marissa J. Perman, MD
• A toddler with complicated toenail infection James H. Brien, DO