Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Bill provides incentives for research, development into pediatric medication
• Fall from grace: Is US at risk of becoming second-tier country in vaccine introduction?
• Children with short bowel syndrome at high risk for polymicrobial CLABSI
• Cholera outbreak shows need for safer water, questionable role for vaccines
• Coinfections of B. pertussis, respiratory viruses may just be coincidence
• FDA approves meningococcal vaccine for infants as young as 9 months
• FDA approves two diagnostic assays, new device to prevent infection
• FDA: Benzocaine may be associated with methemoglobinemia
• New meningitis vaccine successful in Africa
• Outbreaks of measles reported in Europe
• Risk for immune thrombocytopenic purpura associated with MMR vaccine, no link to other vaccines
• S. aureus-related pneumonia increased in recent years
• Third dose of MMR helpful during outbreaks of mumps
• Looking ahead to a new season
• Vancomycin guideline effective in neonatal ICUs
• Pediatricians must be advocates for influenza vaccine, reinforce need for annual immunization
• Pharmacotherapeutic monitoring for MRSA treatment
• Three-year-old girl develops a rash on her arm
• A 3-month-old male with persistent cough, abnormal chest radiograph and positive PPD