Infectious Diseases
Conference Coverage
Seeking new vaccines against whooping cough: The PERISCOPE project
Conference Coverage
Current PERISCOPE vaccine studies: Toward better pertussis prevention?
News
COVID-19–induced drop in first measles vaccinations sparks resurgence concerns
Unless corrected, this vaccine reduction could lead to large outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable illnesses.
Conference Coverage
Antibiotic prescribing: How to manage patient pressures
A variety of techniques can be employed to alter patient expectations and reduce antibiotic prescribing.
Conference Coverage
Consider C. difficile early in children with cancer with GI symptoms
Children with a hematologic malignancy had a higher prevalence of CDI.
Conference Coverage
Should we use antibiotics to treat sore throats?
Conference Coverage
Vaccine-preventable infection risk high for pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients
Optimize vaccination strategies early post hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Conference Coverage
Beware a pair of dermatologic emergencies in children
Patients with SSSS commonly have concurrent skin pain, fever, irritability, malaise, and poor feeding.
News
Coronavirus has infected over 2% of U.S. children
AAP president: “In many areas, our health care system is terribly overburdened. The vaccine will not solve this overnight.”
Article
Widespread Purple Plaques
A 24-year-old Black man presented for evaluation of an asymptomatic rash on the face, chest, back, and arms that had been progressively spreading...