Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Incidence rates of certain tick-borne diseases on the rise in US
• AAP outlines ways to integrate school-based health centers, medical home
• Cash transfers decreased HIV, HSV-2 risk of school-aged Malawian females
• Debate continues over optimal UTI management
• Home oxygen therapy reduced hospital admissions in select infants with bronchiolitis
• IDSA offers plan to spark antibiotic development
• Lower than expected rates, different types of bacteremia in pediatric patients
• Management guidelines increased use of ampicillin for CAP
• Rapid diagnosis, treatment necessary to reduce influenza fatalities
• Surfactant improved survival rates associated with neonatal respiratory failure
• Emergence of Schmallenberg virus
• Supporting global immunization: A humanitarian interest and a self-interest Walter A. Orenstein, MD
• Asthma medications may be less effective in overweight children with asthma
• Patients treated with SLIT vs. SCIT showed similar outcomes
• Peanut OIT improved food-related quality of life
• Timothy grass allergy tablets appear to reduce nasal, ocular symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
• Treating symptoms of allergic rhinitis improved asthma outcomes
• Sulfa antibiotics for treatment of MRSA Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• A 3-year-old with blisters on the hands, feet, elbows, knees, and buttocks Marissa J. Perman, MD
• A neonatal case from the land of shadows James H. Brien, DO