Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Spike in foodborne outbreaks highlights need for improvements
• A look at complementary and alternative medicine
• Administering PCV7 and MMRV together appears safe
• CDC: Consider shortened combination treatment for TB prevention
• Children who have HIV, S. aureus more likely to have severe illness
• Combined treatment appears effective for patients with Kawasaki disease
• Community counseling reduced the prevalence of TB
• Genetic testing advised in alleged vaccine-induced encephalopathy
• Herd effect of PCV7 in children reduced pneumococcal carriage in Gambia
• Infant varicella incidence declined after implementation of national vaccine program
• Innovative facility to produce cell-based pandemic influenza vaccine
• Measles continues surge in Europe
• Quality initiatives led to improvements in neonatal ICUs
• Saffold virus capable of causing severe infection
• Pediatricians must find their voice and speak up
• Diarrhea caused significant morbidity in children born to mothers with HIV in Kenya
• Parasitic infection inhibited vaccine response in children from rural Kenya
• Teen use and abuse of prescription analgesics
• A hairy situation
• A 13-month-old presents with fever, rash and congestion