Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Sunshine Act ushers in new era of physician–industry transparency
• Health officials develop plan to contain MERS
• Update on new developmental screening 
systems for special populations Paul H. Lipkin, MD
• Future of primary care: Part 2 William T. Gerson, MD
• CDC issues interim recommendations for influenza vaccines
• DTwP decreased risk for pertussis in teenagers more than DTaP
• Dustless chalk may trigger asthma symptoms in children with milk allergies
• Fever, bulbar conjunctival injection most common symptoms of Kawasaki disease
• Monovalent rotavirus vaccine highly effective against disease
• Nontypeable H. influenzae main pathogen causing recurrent AOM
• Parental sucking to clean pacifiers reduce allergy risk in child
• RSV-related infections in immunocompromised children resulted in poor outcomes
• Travel-related illness counseling urged in pediatric populations
• ACIP: Second dose of Tdap not recommended
• Antipyretics and analgesics: Explaining their role in immunization Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• Persistent red rash near mouth of 6-year-old female Marissa J. Perman, MD
• Painful swelling, lateral proptosis of 
right eye in a 9-year-old male James H. Brien, DO