Pediatric ID News

Nearly 80% of infants born in a California health system were exposed to nirsevimab or the maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccine in 2023-2024, the first season in which they were available, according to study findings.

Short-term apnea is more common among hospitalized preterm infants who receive their 2-month vaccines compared with those who do not, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Pediatrics.

A suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania has been linked to nine cases and eight deaths, according to WHO.

Using a novel approach accounting for prescriber preference, researchers found that longer durations of antibiotic therapy was not associated with greater risk of harm or benefit compared to a shorter duration.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 15 more states have enrolled in a national H5N1 milk testing program, raising the number to 28 states, which represents roughly 65% of the nation’s milk production, the agency said.

For the second year in a row, the CDC’s annual STI report showed an overall decline in combined cases of the three nationally reportable infections — chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.

Nearly one in six U.S. children received at least one vaccine dose outside the recommended age guidelines during a recent 10-year period, according to study findings published in Pediatrics.

Two AAP-recommended strategies can help physicians rule out invasive bacterial infections in febrile infants, which could reduce unnecessary lumbar punctures, but they were not as effective in younger infants, researchers found.

Cases of tularemia — a relatively rare zoonotic disease — increased by nearly 60% in the United States from 2011 to 2022 compared with the preceding decade, according to CDC researchers.