Pediatric ID News

Healio spoke with Alexandra Brugler Yonts, MD, director of the post COVID program at Children's National Hospital about booster recommendations for children with long COVID.

Healio spoke with Alexandra Brugler Yonts, MD, director of the post COVID program at Children's National Hospital about the challenges of diagnosing long COVID in children.

Healio spoke with Alexandra Brugler Yonts, MD, director of the post COVID program at Children's National Hospital about how long COVID presents in children.

A hospital in California increased testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea among high-risk adolescents by nearly fivefold in its pediatric ED by implementing several interventions, including preselected order panels for physicians and nurses.

Newborns with HIV who receive very early ART can achieve sustained virological suppression, a study found. Researchers said the results provide a jumping-off point to identify infants who may later achieve treatment-free remission.

Influenza vaccine efficacy during the 2022-2023 influenza season was “moderate” but still prevented many health care encounters and hospitalizations among adult patients, researchers determined.

The ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut cantaloupes has doubled in cases, according to the latest update from CDC.

Long COVID can be difficult for primary care physicians to manage, but they are in a unique position to provide the best care for the condition, according to experts.

Children who received two or more doses of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccine were 40% less likely to be hospitalized or visit an ED due to the disease, according to findings published in MMWR.

Use of antivirals to treat influenza in children remains low despite their wide availability and guidelines recommending their use, according to a study published in Pediatrics.