Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Human Microbiome Project may hold promise for future
• US hospitalizations for rotavirus declined after vaccine introduction
• Parechoviruses: Past, present and future
• Pediatrics is always the answer William T. Gerson, MD
• AAP recommends optimal treatment for early-onset bacterial sepsis in preterm infants
• CAM therapies for asthma failed to adversely affect conventional treatment adherence
• Clinical dehydration scale alone not reliable; additional evaluation needed
• HEDIS measures found accurate, but misclassification can occur
• Infectious diseases leading cause of death in children aged younger than 5 years
• Nurses in community health centers can help treat pediatric LTBI
• Ongoing surveillance needed to monitor trends in HPV rates after vaccination
• Pandemic flu caused less illness, fewer hospitalizations than predicted
• Physical interventions effective in reducing pain after infant immunizations
• Probiotics reduced incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhea
• Risk factors identified for lower respiratory tract infections in rural Alaskan children
• School-entry requirements key in boosting adolescent vaccination compliance
• Strategies urged to promote second dose of varicella vaccine
• Text-messaging reminders can increase vaccination rates, but overall rates still low
• Bundle effectively reduced bacteremia in oncology patients with central lines
• Children neglected in clinical drug trials
• Computer system facilitated collection of STI information from teens
• Few pediatricians provide written instructions for cognitive rest following concussion
• LAIV bested TIV in inducing protection against viral replication
• LAIV reduced all-cause AOM
• Linezolid showed promise in extensively drug resistant TB
• Multiple gastric aspirates needed to diagnose children with suspected TB
• Number of US children born addicted to opiates nearly tripled
• Pre-travel health advice urged before visiting dengue-endemic areas
• Pharmacogenomic applications in pediatrics Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• An infant with a persistent scaling eruption on nape of neck Marissa J. Perman, MD
• A 9-month-old male presents with fever, rash and mild diarrhea Lana Soylu, MD