Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Infectious Diseases in Children.
Table of Contents
- Year in review: Top 10 stories for 2010
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- AACR: Few women finished HPV vaccine regimen
- AAP revisions to monoclonal antibody dosage explained
- ACIP recommends adding booster dose to meningococcal vaccination
- AOM microbiology has changed since PCV7 use
- Avoid over-prescription of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections
- C. difficile vaccine gets fast-track designation
- Children should not miss school due to lice infestation
- Consider entire patient when diagnosing, treating UTI
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- Drug and alcohol consumption linked to popularity in adolescents
- Early bilateral cochlear implantation may treat postmeningitic deafness
- Ehrlichiosis clinically indistinguishable from Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Exercise linked to fewer, milder colds
- Guidelines being drafted to aid in diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in pediatric patients
- H1N1 vaccine was safe and effective in young children
- HPV immunization in males becoming a ‘no-brainer’
- Identifying infectious diseases may become more difficult
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- Lyme disease rates high, yet the disease remains under-reported
- Maternal influenza immunization may improve fetal outcomes
- MRSA increased worldwide during the past 10 years
- Poor sleep increased risk for heart disease in adolescents
- Preschoolers exceed recommended TV viewing limits
- RSV-related hospitalization rates appear independent of gestational age
- Self-testing methods for STIs had high acceptability
- The current state of influenza vaccination and treatment
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- Vaccines committee supports HPV vaccine for prevention of anal cancer
- Ability to gain muscular strength in children, adolescents increased with age
- Bivalent poliovirus vaccine induced more immunity than trivalent vaccine
- Children with pre-existing conditions more likely to die of H1N1 infection
- Peanut consumption during pregnancy may be linked to peanut allergy in infants
- Race and ethnicity influenced access to care for children with frequent ear infections
- Three rapid diagnostic tests approved for malaria diagnosis in Haiti
- Vanderbilt ADHD Rating Scale clinically useful for detecting learning disorders in children with ADHD
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- ORS for dehydration: Are you using it?
- Newborn presenting with firm, erythematous rash