Pediatric ID News

An unvaccinated 12-year-old girl, acquired chickenpox, also known as varicella, 6 days ago and was recovering well, but she awoke during the night with high fever and significant pain in her upper left abdominal area. What's your diagnosis?

Approximately 16% of children and adolescents diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 had a persistent symptom 3 months after infection, according to the results of a systematic review of more than 15,000 patients.

Testing children with suspected sinusitis for three species of bacteria could help cut down on antibiotic use, the results of a randomized clinical trial suggest.

Five male infants in South Africa who were born with HIV were able to maintain undetectable viral loads for months despite low adherence to ART, according to researchers at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science.

Compared with their peers, people with HIV experienced a smaller decline in mortality risk from COVID-19 during the omicron wave of the pandemic, researchers reported.

An 8-year-old boy presented to the ED with a fever and a painful rash involving his mouth, eyes and genitals. Can you spot the rash?

Pregnant women who received an investigational group B streptococcus vaccine in a phase 2 trial transferred antibodies to their infants “at levels associated with a reduced risk of invasive group B streptococcal disease,” researchers found.

There has been an alarming increase in extensively drug-resistant Shigella infections reported through national surveillance systems.

The FDA on Monday approved a monoclonal antibody for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract disease in newborn and infants.

Last month, Pfizer announced that it was facing a “limited supply and impending stock out” for two of its injectable penicillin products, in part because of a surge in syphilis infections.