Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Gaps closing in immunization coverage rates
• Combined support most effective in improving HPV vaccine delivery
• E. coli, P. aeruginosa common in public pools
• Unknown toxin may be cause of pertussis cough
• Novel coronavirus cases reported in Tunisia
• Antimicrobial resistance: Current challenges and priorities James M. Hughes, MD
• Specific treatment approach to manage cough shows promise Anne Bernadette Chang
• Black infants face higher salmonella infection risk
• Amoxicillin may pose less rash risk in those with acute infectious mononucleosis
• Clinicians urged to warn patients about pet frogs, salmonella risk
• Fewer than half of WHO member states introduced PCV
• High rates of Lyme disease not seen in children with autism
• Mandating gloves during RSV reduced infection rates in PICU
• Paper standardizes definitions for pediatric TB
• Standardized cleaning staff, protocol reduced C. difficile in hospital rooms
• Azithromycin/vancomycin combination reduced response in CA-MRSA strains
• Neurologic complications associated with influenza in hospitalized children
• Pediatricians reported language as barrier to providing ASD screening
• Use of sputum samples from children remains uncertain in CAP diagnosis
• Pharmacotherapy of helminth infections: 
Pinworm and roundworm Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• 4-month-old with new onset petechiae on bilateral lower extremities Shehla Admani, MD; Andrew C. Krakowski, MD
• Previously healthy 2-year-old presents with sore throat and limp