Pediatrics
Conference Coverage
Three genes could predict congenital Zika infection susceptibility
The genes appear in only the children, not the mothers.
Feature
New child COVID-19 cases down in last weekly count
The number of new U.S. cases reported during the week ending Dec. 3 fell for the first time since late September.
From the Journals
Infant’s COVID-19–related myocardial injury reversed
Children hospitalized for COVID-19 should be tested for heart failure based on a case report of an infant with COVID-19 and reversible myocardial...
From the Journals
Obesity, hypoxia predict severity in children with COVID-19
Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status were not significant predictors of serious illness.
From the Journals
Two consecutive negative FUBC results clear S. aureus bacteremia
The majority of cases had a limited duration of less than 48 hours of bacteremia.
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U.S. passes 1.3 million COVID-19 cases in children
Thanksgiving brought another weekly high in new child cases.
Feature
COVID-19 cases in children continue to set records
More than 1.18 million U.S. children have been infected by the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.
Conference Coverage
Metapneumovirus infections clinically indistinguishable from flu, RSV
Feature
'Tragic' milestone: 1 million children with COVID-19
“We haven’t seen a virus flash through our communities in this way since before we had vaccines for measles and polio.”
Commentary
Should our patients really go home for the holidays?
Risks to warn patients of include high-risk status, risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and how to mitigate it, and mode of transportation.
Feature
United States adds nearly 74,000 more children with COVID-19
New weekly high in pediatric cases seen for the second consecutive week.