Pediatrics
News
U.S. travelers to Europe need up to date measles immunization
With the highest measles cases in the 21st century seen in Europe last year, the CDC is urging all U.S. travelers there to be sure they’re fully...
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Booster vaccines found largely safe in children on immunosuppressive drugs
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Rapid assay distinguishes viral from bacterial infection
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Aim is to cut inappropriate antimicrobial therapy in febrile children while awaiting culture...
Opinion
Get patients vaccinated: Avoid unwelcome international travel souvenirs
A trip to a travel medicine physician can protect patients from returning from international travel with an unwelcome infection.
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How to have ‘the talk’ with vaccine skeptics
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – It’s all about reframing the issues, an expert says.
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Scabies rates plummeted with community mass drug administration
MILAN – With the geographic serendipity of Fiji’s isolated islands, mass administration of ivermectin kept impetigo...
News
Waning pertussis immunity may be linked to acellular vaccine
News from the FDA/CDC
United States now over 1,000 measles cases this year
Outbreaks have ended in three states, but two other states reported their first cases of the year.
News
Varicella vaccine delivers doubled benefit to children
Varicella vaccine not only protects against chicken pox but also confers effective protection against pediatric zoster.
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Pediatric MS often goes untreated in the year after diagnosis
SEATTLE – About 65% of patients with pediatric multiple sclerosis do not receive disease-modifying therapy (DMT) within 1 year of diagnosis....