Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Concerns, controversies in pediatric IBD persist in era of biologics
• Disneyland cooling towers linked to Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
• EPA approves use of bacterium for mosquito control
• Global measles-related deaths drop 84% over 16 years
• HPV vaccine prevents incurable childhood respiratory disease
• Modernization of Stark Law promotes value-based care
• Trump nominates former pharmaceutical executive for HHS secretary
• WHO: Ending TB will take greater political commitment
• HPV over 3 decades: A preventable epidemic
• AAP stresses value of public vs. private cord blood banks
• Children of Medicaid-enrolled parents 29% more likely to receive recommended care
• Choosing Wisely helpful, but many physicians unaware of the campaign
• Evidence lacking for pediatric cannabinoid use beyond epilepsy, palliative care
• Macrolide antibiotics fail to provide additional benefit for children with pneumonia
• Online, social media intervention improves infant vaccination rates
• Only 41% of TB cases in rural China correctly managed
• Recurrent concussion rates decline following youth traumatic brain injury laws
• Yellow fever outbreaks in nonhuman primates pose ‘considerable risk’ to humans
• 61% of anaphylactic events occur in the home
• ACIP recommends third MMR vaccine during mumps outbreaks
• Exposure to elements carried by dogs may reduce asthma symptoms
• Food allergies increasingly prevalent in US children
• Obesity, asthma create significant burden for school-aged children
• Omalizumab improves asthma outcomes despite inconsistent adherence
• Pediatric eczema linked to severe asthma-related hospitalization
• A 5-year-old male with 4-month history of rash on cheek Aditi Murthy, MD; Marissa J. Perman, MD
• 15-year-old male presents with recurrent abscesses in both axillae James H. Brien, DO