Pediatric ID News

School entry requirements are associated with increases in HPV vaccine coverage among adolescents in the United States, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Over the years, an old friend, Michael Cater, MD, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Orange County, California, has shared numerous interesting cases, some from exotic places during his time in the Army.

HOUSTON — Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, has been working in vaccine development for more than 40 years.

BOSTON — The emergence of infectious diseases can be tied to events like climate change, social change and political trends, according to an expert.

HOUSTON — A Staphylococcus aureus screening program paired with genomic sequencing and electronic health data improved a New York hospital’s ability to identify transmissions and patients at high risk, according to a study.

The proportion of infants who were vaccinated on time in the United States increased from 2011 to 2021, but did not improve equally among all groups, according to a study.

Assessing children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia for certain objective measures of clinical stability could help shorten their stays, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The FDA will review GSK’s pentavalent meningococcal vaccine candidate for approval, the company announced Tuesday.

Many studies have shown that shorter courses of antibiotic therapy are just as effective as longer ones for certain infections, including those that impact children. The idea is commonly referred to using the mantra “shorter is better.”

Replacing contaminated sinks did not end an outbreak of multidrug-resistant bacteria in a Japanese pediatric ward but other infection prevention measures did, such as forbidding mouth-washing using sink water, researchers reported.