Pediatric ID News

Infants born during spring and summer months are the most likely to have a first-season medically attended case of respiratory syncytial virus, according to a study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

WHO reported a “major” increase in STIs in 2022, specifically highlighting an increase in syphilis and an insufficient decline in new HIV and viral hepatitis infections.

Experts have called for additional research and drug development after estimates showed that more than 700 million disability-adjusted life-years were associated with 85 pathogens, with some disproportionately affecting young children.

A county in Kentucky has declared a pertussis outbreak following the confirmation of nine cases since late April, including three this past Monday.

An 8-year-old girl was seen for right-sided neck pain and an underlying lymph node measuring 2.5 cm with surrounding inflammatory swelling. What's your diagnosis?

The AAP reversed its long-held stance against breastfeeding with HIV, now saying that parents with HIV who wish to breastfeed should be supported in their decision, so long as they are on treatment and virally suppressed.

The average number of inappropriate antibiotics prescribed monthly decreased at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but returned to pre-pandemic levels by late 2021, data show.

The CDC advised clinicians for a second time to be on alert for possible mpox cases in travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who may be infected with a deadlier strain of the virus than the one that caused an outbreak in 2022.

Just ahead of the start of summer vacation, the CDC has released guidance on preventing infections among students in kindergarten through 12th grade for the 2024-2025 school year.

The addition of azithromycin to daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment among pregnant women with HIV did not reduce the rate of malaria or bacterial sexually transmitted infections at delivery, data show.