Pediatrics
From the Journals
Australia’s rotavirus outbreak wasn’t caused by vaccine effectiveness decline
But researchers did find evidence that the Rotarix vaccine weakens over time as kids grow older.
Opinion
Pneumonia with tender, dry, crusted lips
News from the FDA/CDC
Measles cases continue to decline
Only two new cases were reported during the week ending Sept. 5.
Feature
Measles outbreak in New York City has ended
More than 650 individuals have been affected since the outbreak began in October of 2018.
From the Journals
Cephalosporins remain empiric therapy for skin infections in pediatric AD
“When a patient with AD walks into your office and looks like they have an infection of their eczema, your go-to antibiotic is going to be one...
From the Journals
Decision making regarding vaccines varies among accepters, deniers, partial accepters
Vaccine accepters considered the decision to vaccinate as self-evident, while deniers considered anecdotal evidence; partial accepters took much...
From the Journals
MenB vaccination coverage higher in those receiving MenB-4C
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Conference Coverage
Use hospital MRSA rates to guide pediatric osteomyelitis treatment
SEATTLE –
News
Fifty-one percent of U.S. adolescents fully vaccinated against HPV
The increase this year was attributable only to an increase in HPV vaccination among male teens.
Conference Coverage
FUO, pneumonia often distinguishes influenza from RSV in hospitalized young children
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – “These findings open new possibilities for antimicrobial stewardship in these groups of...
Conference Coverage
No teen herd immunity for 4CMenB in landmark trial
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – The Australian “B Part of It” study didn’t show difference in carriage of disease-causing ...