Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Pool maintenance violations put swimmers at risk for infections, injuries
• 5 ‘tough talks’ with parents about preventing recreational water outbreaks
• Nucleic acid test deployed to screen donor blood supply for Zika in US
• Finding the ‘essence of medicine’ for today’s pediatrician William T. Gerson, MD
• FDA approves store brand equivalent for Flonase
• FDA expands indication of Teflaro for pediatric patients with CABP, ABSSSIs
• Access to detailed VAERS reports reduces vaccine acceptance
• Childhood asthma increases risk for COPD in early adulthood
• Concomitant vaccine-related febrile seizures rare among infants
• Google search trends effective for outbreak surveillance
• Infants’ peanut consumption found safe for future growth, nutrition
• Kawasaki disease-linked psoriasiform eruptions differ from classic psoriasis
• Nail matrix nevi in children exhibit more melanoma features vs. adults
• Parents’ understanding of asthma medications may not match with recommendations
• Residential moving dramatically impacts children’s physical, mental well-being
• Single dose of oral cholera vaccine less effective in younger children
• ACIP recommends meningitis ACWY vaccine for persons with HIV
• ACIP recommends that LAIV should not be used
• Sunscreen decoded: Myths about SPF, labels, recommendations Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• 7-month-old female with petechiae, purpura on the legs Laura F. Sandoval, DO; Andrew C. Krakowski, MD
• Summertime sighting: Painful swelling, erythema around the ankle James H. Brien, DO