Gastrointestinal Conditions News

The administration of monovalent human neonatal rotavirus vaccine RV3-BB at birth or during infancy is effective, well-tolerated and has the potential to improve rotavirus vaccine coverage in high-burden areas, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

The CDC and FDA are urging health care facilities and providers to review cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing protocols for reusable medical devices after recent media accounts reported that patients may have been exposed to infection due to lapses in basic sanitation practices.

Researchers have identified novel gene variants that regulate B- and T-cell functions in patients with very early onset inflammatory bowel disease, which may contribute to disease development.

Black and low socioeconomic status children were more likely to experience disparities in treatment after admission to the ED with abdominal pain than white children, according to a recent study.

Breast-feeding could significantly reduce otitis media infections, gastrointestinal infections, hospitalizations due to lower respiratory tract infections and the rate of sudden infant death syndrome among First Nations infants, according to a recent study.

T-cells in children with celiac disease were found to respond to gluten peptides comparably to T-cells in adults with celiac disease in a recent study, suggesting that peptide-based treatments and diagnostics for adult patients may also be used in pediatric patients.

Researchers in Egypt found a significant correlation between various endogenous cytokines and cognitive impairment among a cohort of Egyptian children with hepatitis C virus infection, according to published findings.

Low FODMAP diet reduced abdominal pain frequency in children with irritable bowel syndrome, and those who responded had different baseline gut microbial composition, according to study results.

Researchers in Japan found that a stool color card screening was effective in detecting biliary atresia in infants, according to study data published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

Social media websites, such as the restaurant review site Yelp, can be used in tandem with traditional surveillance systems to help track and expedite disaster response to foodborne illnesses, according to recent study results.