Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Emergence of Zika compounds the global burden of mosquito-borne viruses
• Hardly harmless: The dangerous tradition of ‘pox parties’ Julie R. Garon, MPH; Walter A. Orenstein, MD
• Forging a future health care model: The pediatrician’s role William T. Gerson, MD
• USPSTF: Evidence insufficient to support universal ASD screening for infants
• Complication rates greater among patients with aspiration pneumonia
• Few infants born to mothers with HCV in Philadelphia undergo testing
• Hospital's resource burden reveals magnitude of 2014 enterovirus D68 outbreak
• IBD treatment increases children’s risk for varicella, herpes zoster hospitalization
• Lower oxygen-saturation targets increase risk for death among preterm infants
• More than half of infants, toddlers not fully vaccinated against flu
• Recent screening identifies 151 TB cases in Alabama county
• Socioeconomic status influences risk for influenza hospitalization
• Targeted school closings may help prevent widespread flu transmission
• Timely DTaP vaccination could reduce infant pertussis, hospitalizations
• WHO announces yellow fever outbreak in Angola
• Drug shortages pose challenges, spark open communication in US health care Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• 4-year-old male with bleeding bump on cheek Laura F. Sandoval, DO; Andrew C. Krakowski, MD
• Pustular-vesicular lesions on extremities, trunk in infant female James H. Brien, DO