Pediatric ID News

Measles cases increased globally by 20% in 2023, and roughly 22 million children missed their first measles vaccine dose, according to the CDC and WHO’s annual global measles report.

Researchers found evidence of artemisinin partial resistance in Ugandan children with complicated malaria, according to data presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Although reported cases remain high, there are signs the STI epidemic in the United States is slowing after years of record numbers, the CDC said Tuesday.

The WikiGuidelines collaborative has published its third clinical practice guidance — this one on the prevention, diagnosis and management of UTIs.

The CDC posted an alert in October about an increase in Mycoplasma pneumoniae, or “walking pneumonia,” infections in the United States, especially among young children.

Infection prevention staff at Boston Children’s Hospital learned that the complexity of certain tasks is an important factor for determining staffing needs, rather than just using the number of beds.

Most children who did not receive antibiotics for pneumonia did not experience treatment failure or severe outcomes, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Less than 3% of patients tested for a bacterial STI in nearly a dozen EDs were also tested for HIV, demonstrating widespread nonadherence to a CDC recommendation, according to a study presented at IDWeek.

Less than 10% of reproductive aged women with opioid use disorder and hepatitis C virus are treated for HCV, according to findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

The FDA on Monday cleared Qiagen’s 1-hour PCR test for meningitis and encephalitis, which the company said could help treat meningococcal disease more quickly.