Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• DAAs change treatment landscape for children with HCV
• 40% of parents unlikely to use providers who allow vaccine refusal
• Panel advises against giving young kids flavored or plant-based milks
• Should all pregnant women in the US be screened for hepatitis C?
• Q&A: ‘We still have work to do’ before eradicating polio
• Tick-borne Powassan virus spreads in US
• Facebook, Instagram to promote CDC, WHO vaccine information
• Fecal microbiota transplant reduces prevalence of AMR genes in children
• HIV-exposed, uninfected infants catch up in size by early childhood
• HIV-exposed, uninfected kids hospitalized at twice the rate of unexposed kids
• Physicians inconsistently provide strongest HPV vaccine recommendation
• Proximity to outbreak, trust in government influence vaccine views
• Social support, HIV self-management improve transition from pediatric to adult care
• Solid food guidelines contribute to infants’ unhealthy weight
• States with stricter gun laws have fewer pediatric firearm-related deaths
• Studies highlight work-life imbalance, wage gap for female pediatricians
• 4-year-old boy presents with bumpy facial rash Michele Khurana, MD; Marissa J. Perman, MD
• 2-month-old male with unusual blistering rash in the diaper area James H. Brien, DO