Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Infectious Diseases in Children.
Table of Contents
- Studies offer conflicting evidence on probiotics for CDI prevention
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- Children often receive unnecessary diagnostic tests, treatment for pneumonia
- Hexavalent vaccine added to VFC program
- Hospitalized kids with asthma do not benefit from azithromycin
- Interviews with Orthodox Jewish moms reveal barriers to measles vaccination
- Just one antibiotic course could contribute to resistance
- Pediatric marijuana ingestions increase following legalization
- Test can pinpoint children who do not fast before lab work
- US EDs use low-value imaging more often than Canadian EDs
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- Waning immunity from DTaP vaccines fueling ongoing outbreaks
- Azaithromycin MDA remains effective at 3 years in Niger
- Mandatory school vaccination could keep measles at bay, study suggests
- Smartphone recordings of coughs accurately diagnose respiratory conditions
- Adolescent suicides reach highest recorded rate since 2000
- S. aureus puts kids with severe eczema at higher risk for food allergy
- Gene therapies: Up and coming ... and expensive Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
- Which probiotics or combination of probiotics hold the most promise for C. difficile prevention?
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- An uncommon manifestation of a common summertime problem James H. Brien, DO
- WHO: 1 million new urogenital STIs acquired each day worldwide