Pediatrics
Opinion
Salmonella infections: The source may be as close as your patient’s backyard
Your patient’s poultry or that of their neighbors may be a source of salmonellosis.
From the Journals
With inpatient flu shots, providers’ attitude problem may outweigh parents’
Providers need to learn more about barriers to inpatient influenza vaccination.
Conference Coverage
When is it really recurrent strep throat?
Know the right first question to ask and pay careful attention to history and clinical presentation of recurrent strep pharyngitis.
From the Journals
Combo vaccines improve compliance
Parents seem more likely to accept vaccination of their children with combo vaccines.
Conference Coverage
Duke’s Criteria help guide echocardiography decision in suspected infective endocarditis
A large number of echocardiograms ordered to detect infective endocarditis prompted investigators to look at appropriateness of this test.
From the Journals
New assay helps differentiate between viral and bacterial infections in children
More accurate tests, more accurate diagnosis.
From the Journals
Half of young men at-risk for HIV maintained protective PrEP levels with monthly visits
Adolescent men who have sex with men who are at risk of contracting HIV should be offered access to PrEP with behavioral support to maintain...
From the Journals
Respiratory infections in early years of life linked to celiac disease
Children with a family history of celiac disease with a propensity for respiratory infections may be at risk.
News from the FDA/CDC
Zika’s 2017 summer less active than 2016
Warmer weather did not bring about an increase in activity.
From the Journals
In California, medical vaccine exemptions tripled after personal belief exemption ban
The law’s loophole means outbreaks likely will still occur.
Conference Coverage
Developing vaccines against enterovirus-A71 called a priority
MADRID - Multivalent vaccine would be best.