Pediatric ID News

From 2010 to 2020, less than half of perinatally exposed infants were tested for hepatitis C virus, according to a study, but experts are hopeful that new early testing guidelines will ensure more infants are screened and treated.

The FDA on Friday approved the first ever influenza vaccine that does not have to be given by a health care professional.

Vaccine coverage among military children is higher than the national average, but there are unique barriers that prevent military children from receiving their childhood vaccinations on time, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

Twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention reduced HIV infections by 96% compared with background HIV incidence and demonstrated superiority over a once-daily pill for PrEP in a phase 3 trial, Gilead Sciences announced Thursday.

Children with tracheostomy and home ventilation had low COVID-19 vaccination rates, especially for boosters, despite higher than average influenza vaccination coverage, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Acute-care visits for respiratory tract infections were nearly 20% lower than predicted among infants in New York after the state implemented paid family leave, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Girls with diagnosed mental health conditions had lower HPV vaccination coverage than their peers without mental health conditions, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health.

Hepatitis B e-antigen seroconversion in childhood and low hepatitis B surface antigen titers after seroconversion independently predicted functional cure in chronic HBV-infected patients followed from childhood through adulthood.

Presence of a fever and time since symptom onset were two factors that affected whether providers prescribed oseltamivir to infants with influenza, according to findings published in Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

WHO this week announced that cholera cases increased by 13% and cholera deaths increased by 71% globally in 2023.