Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Infectious Diseases in Children.
Table of Contents
- Global health leaders issue call to action for vaccines in next decade
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- What to tell parents about CA-MRSA
- 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine possible option for premature infants
- BAL-directed therapy showed little effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa prevalence in infants with CF
- Breath test may help reduce flu vaccine shortages
- Bulging tympanic membrane a sign of AOM
- CDC recommends booster dose of MenC vaccines whenever possible
- Children prone to pneumococcal otitis media have weaker antibody response
- Consortium identifies asthma gene in certain ethnicities
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- Dose-dependent relationship found for CA-MRSA, antibacterials
- Excluding children from health care decisions causes unnecessary distress
- Hansen’s disease on the rise among US Micronesian, Marshallese patients
- Individualized management appears best for young febrile infants with positive urine culture
- Integrated obesity prevention programs appear effective for middle-schoolers
- Many sack lunches unsafe to eat by lunchtime
- Maternal DHA supplementation may stave off colds in infants
- Parainfluenza virus type 4 likely to occur during other respiratory illnesses
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- Pediatric patients with pandemic strain of flu did not differ much from those with seasonal flu
- Rare waterborne infection noted in three deaths
- Research highlights rising rates, best treatments for skin and soft-tissue infections
- Researchers call for further data on incremental dosing of TIV in younger children
- Revisiting adoptee screening policies urged for the AAP
- Untreated erythema migrans may lead to B. burgdorferi sensu lato bacteremia
- AAP council offers tips to beat heat-related illness
- Daptomycin well tolerated by younger children
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- Strains of influenza seen early tend to dominate throughout the season
- Many parents continue to give OTC cold medicines to young children
- Teenage girl, young boy present with edema, erythema and bullae in bizarre streaking pattern