Infectious Diseases
From the Journals
Up-to-date vaccination status varies by mother’s country of origin
Minnesota children whose mothers were from Africa (excluding Somalia), the Caribbean, Central and South America, or Mexico were more likely to be...
Photo Rounds
Diffuse skin rash, altered mental status
This patient’s rash followed recent treatment for back pain. Was this a drug reaction or something else?
Conference Coverage
In-hospital outcomes are better for vaccinated H1N1 patients
TORONTO – The study looks at the critical care outcomes of vaccination.
From the Journals
IDSA updates infectious diarrhea guidelines
Molecular-based diagnostic tests are very sensitive, but may require expert analysis.
Opinion
Guidelines are not cookbooks
In medicine, absolute certainty isn’t possible.
Conference Coverage
ACIP recommends third MMR dose, if outbreak risk
Recommendation based on 78% lower risk of mumps in college students who received 3rd dose.
From the Journals
Conjugate typhoid vaccine safe and effective in phase 2 trials
The conjugate vaccine could be safely administered to children as young as 6 months of age.
News
In close vote, advisory panel prefers Shingrix over Zostavax
Eight committee members voted for the recommendation, and seven voted against it.
Opinion
Vaccine renaissance
The driver of the major change in pediatric infectious diseases after 1989 was economics.
Opinion
Artemisinin: Its global impact on the treatment of malaria
Although not endemic in the United States, malaria still is brought in by travelers.
Opinion
A ‘game changer’ for pediatric HIV
A look at how vertical transmission of HIV was largely halted in less than 25 years.