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In a letter, AAP President Sara H. Goza, MD, FAAP, asked HHS for “immediate, direct financial relief payments” for pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists “to keep practices open, pay staff, and procure needed supplies.”

Household environments play a significant role in the spread of MRSA in the community, according to a study of transmission events involving children with community-associated MRSA skin and soft tissue infections.

To kick off the new year, IDC has assembled a list of the 10 most-read stories of 2019. Please follow the links to access the full stories.

Findings from a retrospective analysis suggested that the use of a rapid musculoskeletal diagnostic panel, or MDP, could have shortened the time it took to identify the cause of infection, provide appropriate antibiotics and reduce the length of stay for children.

Research presented at the annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, or APIC, suggests that although terminal cleaning can effectively reduce the presence of pathogens in the pediatric ICU that could cause health care-acquired infections like MRSA and enteric bacteria, certain surfaces remain contaminated — namely, air ducts and floors.

Numerous studies have implicated Staphylococcus aureus in the development of eczema.

Researchers found that MRSA bacteremia did not increase the risk for death in hospitalized children compared with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus, or MSSA. However, MRSA infections acquired in the hospital were associated with an increased risk for mortality 1 year after discharge.

Researchers have identified a drug-free approach to treating MRSA using blue light and hydrogen peroxide.

Infectious Diseases in Children asked Janet R. Gilsdorf, MD, DSc (Hon), FPIDS, a past president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Robert P. Kelch Research Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan Medical Center, how she saw the value of the pediatric ID specialty, why she went into the field and what it means to her.

Pediatric infectious disease specialists are the lowest paid physicians compared with all other medical specialties, according to a recent report.