Latest pediatrics research: What you need to know

As a service to its readers, Healio Family Medicine presents some of the latest news and research regarding pediatrics. Articles include a revaccination recommendation for some mothers, research in topics such as health care-associated infections, vaccine-preventable diseases and more.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends single-dose revaccination for infants born to HBV-infected mothers

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted recently in favor of a single-dose alternative to 3-dose revaccination for infants born to hepatitis B surface antigen-positive mothers who failed to respond to the initial hepatitis B vaccination series. Read more

Men-C-Con vaccine more economical vs. Men-4-Con vaccine in Quebec

Monovalent C meningococcal conjugate vaccine was a more economical option compared with a quadrivalent ACWY vaccine due to low epidemiologic factors for disease risk among children and adolescents in Quebec, according to a compartmental static simulation model. Read more

Bloodstream infections most common type of health care-associated infections in children

A recent point-prevalence survey identified that infection control should focus on prevention of bloodstream infections, especially among neonates and infants, because the burden of health care-associated infections is highest during first year of life. Read more

Concomitant administration of Menveo, other vaccines linked to Bell’s palsy

Researchers detected a temporal association between occurrences of Bell’s palsy and concomitant administration of Menveo vaccine with HPV, influenza or Tdap vaccines among young adolescents and adults, according to recent findings. Read more