Gastrointestinal Conditions News

Defined as “live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host,” probiotics have been studied for uses in pediatrics for many years. Parents themselves are no strangers to probiotic products, as many have independently administered probiotics — particularly yogurt — to their children for the treatment of mild gastrointestinal conditions.

A new model used to assess the impact of non-typhoidal Salmonella vaccine campaigns found that implementing a vaccine for invasive strains through analogous strategy to the Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination program can reduce cases and the resulting deaths among the pediatric population in Bamako, Mali, according to recent findings.

Researchers have developed a new standardized methodology to analyze the full costs for oral cholera vaccination implementation in low- and middle-income countries that may aid in comparing delivery costs and planning vaccination campaigns, per a recent study.

More than a quarter of children with inflammatory bowel disease had an overlapping functional abdominal pain disorder in a recent study.

Children with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis achieved clinical remission after specific carbohydrate diet therapy, according to the results of a small prospective study.

A joint policy statement released by the AAP’s Committee on Nutrition encouraged health care providers to advocate for screening, pasteurization and distribution of donor human milk through approved milk banks to ensure its safety for high-risk infant consumption.

Lack of fluid administration prior to onset of hemolytic uremic syndrome and increased hematocrit values at presentation predicted adverse outcomes among children with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, according to data published in JAMA Pediatrics.

An investigational fully-liquid hexavalent vaccine for protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliovirus, Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis B was found to be noninferior to the current hexavalent regimen, according to recently published data.

Gut microbiota composition was similar in both Ghanaian and Dutch infants who responded to the oral live-attenuated rotavirus vaccine, according to study findings published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and Expert Committee on NAFLD have updated its clinical practice guidelines to reflect new recommendations on the screening, diagnosis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among children.