Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Push to end HIV epidemic in US complicated by ‘brain drain’ Caitlyn Stulpin; Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Faith in vaccines falls 10 percentage points in US poll Eamon N. Dreisbach
• What is the ‘new HIV’? Peter Chin-Hong, MD
• FDA approves Dificid for C. difficile treatment in children
• Palforzia becomes first approved peanut allergy treatment for children Janel Miller
• FDA approves Seqirus’ pandemic H5N1 flu vaccine, Audenz Ken Downey Jr.
• ‘Mixed bag’ flu season has been particularly tough on children Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Vaccine mandates boost coverage in Europe Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Stewardship in the pediatrician’s office: It’s about time to get antibiotic smart with acute respiratory viral infections Asif Noor, MD, FAAP; Ulka Kothari, MD
• 4CMenB demonstrates effectiveness, does not induce herd protection Eamon N. Dreisbach
• 12th-grade binge drinking predicts risky driving in early adulthood Eamon N. Dreisbach
• 25% of young children with autism are undiagnosed Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Childhood antibiotic exposure linked to higher BMI, likelihood of obesity Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Decolonization reduces parent-to-child S. aureus transmission in NICU Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Girls diagnosed with autism 1.5 years later than boys, on average Joe Gramigna, MA
• In Tennessee, 2% of providers write 25% of pediatric antibiotic prescriptions Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Malaria antigens found in breast milk of asymptomatic mothers Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Marijuana vaping among US teens increases from 2018-2019 Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Maternal stress over CHD linked to impaired fetal brain development Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Outcomes similar among infants who start ART at 2 vs. 14 days Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Over 49K RSV hospitalizations estimated among young children in a single season Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Prescribing practices for pregnant women with HIV do not align with guidelines Marley V. Ghizzone
• Prevalence of neural tube defects similar among HIV-exposed and unexposed newborns Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Rate of infant deaths attributed to birth defects declines by 10% in US Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Zika-exposed infants without congenital Zika syndrome at risk for abnormal neurodevelopment Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Blistering rash in a 1-year-old boy Michele Khurana, MD; Marissa J. Perman, MD
• It’s never too soon to start thinking of those spring and summertime problems James H. Brien, DO