Fever
Study shows impact of AAP guidance for febrile infants
Febrile infants aged 22 to 60 days were less likely to be hospitalized or receive antibiotics after the AAP published updated recommendations for their management, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
AAP-backed markers can rule out invasive bacterial infections in febrile infants
Two AAP-recommended strategies can help physicians rule out invasive bacterial infections in febrile infants, which could reduce unnecessary lumbar punctures, but they were not as effective in younger infants, researchers found.
The year in ‘What’s Your Diagnosis?’: AAP award, top cases
Thirty-six years ago, James H. Brien, DO, FAAP, wrote a letter to Theodore C. Eickhoff, MD, congratulating him on the launch of a new publication for which Eickhoff was the chief medical editor, Infectious Disease News.
Study: Automated urinalysis still misses up to 1 in 5 children with UTIs
One in five febrile infants and toddlers with UTIs were missed by automated screening methods because they did not have pyuria, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
Flu-like disease of ‘unknown origin’ kills dozens in DRC, health authorities report
An unknown illness that causes influenza-like symptoms has left dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo dead and hundreds sick, according to local health officials.
Study identifies ways to improve antiviral prescribing for infants with flu
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.
Racial, ethnic disparities emerge in adherence to guidelines for infant fever
Black and Hispanic/Latino infants who were brought to hospitals with a fever were less likely to have documented shared decision-making regarding lumbar puncture and ED discharge, a study found.
‘Teach people how to take their kid’s temperature’: Fever syndromes call for education
ORLANDO, Fla. — Periodic fever syndromes call for careful documentation, school and work accommodations, and patient education, according to a presenter at the 2024 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.
Among infants, a very short fever means less effective blood biomarkers
Except for procalcitonin, blood biomarkers perform worse when young infants have very short fevers, decreasing the accuracy of common clinical decision rules, including those endorsed by the AAP, researchers reported in Pediatrics.
Personalized care could help plan safe return to work, school from flu, RSV
Personalized care could help patients and providers plan safe returns to work or school from respiratory illnesses, according to a research review.