Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Shortage of subspecialists, increased demand complicate future of pediatric care
• Four multistate Salmonella outbreaks in US linked to small turtles
• Weaving a new future for pediatrics William T. Gerson, MD
• FDA extends authority over e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco
• Abstinence-only pledgers at increased risk for HPV, nonmarital pregnancy
• CDC: Safety, health violations lead to thousands of public pool closures
• Family discussions may reduce risky tanning behaviors among adolescent girls
• Physicians lack clarity on FDA approvals, ‘breakthrough therapy’
• Only 11% of children properly restrained in taxis
• Asthma-related Twitter posts forecast ED visits
• Aerial vector control spraying linked to increased risk for ASD in children
• Adolescents with anxiety, depression more likely to exhibit HPV persistence
• Exercise speeds concussion symptom recovery time in children
• Continued pertussis outbreaks call vaccine effectiveness into question Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• Why should early pediatricians choose academic research/clinical care over private practice?
• A 4-year-old girl presents with reddish, purple lesions on bilateral lower legs Marissa J. Perman, MD; Jenna L. Streicher, MD
• Teenager with facial blisters, rash, erythema at poolside Daniel L. Green, DO; James H. Brien, DO