Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Immunotherapy options: A future for children with food allergy
• CDC documents hundreds of cases of ‘unusual’ bacterial resistance in US
• FDA Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan holds JUUL, tobacco retailers accountable
• Weighing the pros and cons of pediatric fitness tracking devices
• Acid-suppressor, antibiotic use in infancy tied to later allergic disease
• Early exposure to multiple vaccines not linked to increased infection risk
• Global antibiotic consumption increases 65% over 16 years
• HPV vaccination rates increase substantially among males in US
• Maternal food insecurity creates barrier for exclusive breast-feeding
• More than 26,000 children injured by hoverboards between 2015 and 2016
• Pediatric measles infection increases risk of COPD by middle age
• Prenatal SSRI exposure linked to fetal brain development
• Transgender, gender-nonconforming youth face mental health risks
• Up to 99% of prenatal Zika infections may be prevented with vaccination
• Trained rats more successful in diagnosing TB than standard tests
• Topical antibiotics used to treat common ear disorders Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• Does currently available data support the use of oral immunotherapy treatments
• A 2-year-old male with 2-day history of erythema, swelling of apex of nose James H. Brien, DO