Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Advancing the reach of care through telemedicine
• Meningitis strain in Drexel student connected to Princeton outbreak
• Consider this: Risks associated with food allergies Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc
• The medical–business complex William T. Gerson, MD
• AAP updates off-label drug-use policy
• CDI infections common in children following antibiotic treatment
• Experts release updated recommendations for treatment of skin abscesses
• Flu vaccination requirements for child care centers increased immunization rates
• New rotavirus vaccine showed promising results in India
• RSV, hMPV, parainfluenza virus likely causes of acute respiratory illness
• RSV, rhinovirus coinfection increased bronchiolitis relapse risk
• Two coxsackieviruses associated with generalized, atypical exanthema in HFMD
• Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery effective treatment for empyema
• White matter seemingly altered by type 1 diabetes in children
• Allergens at work, school, home associated with asthma morbidity
• Baked milk diet well-tolerated by some children with milk allergies
• Higher maternal intake of peanut, milk, wheat during pregnancy increases child’s allergen tolerance
• Long-term egg consumption sustained in children after OIT
• Ototopical antibiotics: When should they be used? Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• Erythema on dorsa of hands, nail changes in patients with acne Marissa J. Perman, MD; Carrie C. Coughlin, MD
• Case seems complicated, but history is everything James H. Brien, DO