Articles Tagged With: children
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Revised Guidelines for Treating Children, Teens With Migraine
Updated tips focus on pain relief, onset reduction.
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Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Pediatric Seizures
This retrospective study of 59 children with refractory seizures of genetic etiology investigates the impact of a strict low-carb diet (either modified Atkins or ketogenic diet) on seizure reduction.
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Significance of Pyuria in Children With Neurogenic Bladder
Pyuria is common in asymptomatic children with neurogenic bladders, especially after bladder surgery. The simple presence of pyuria does not necessarily indicate a need for antibiotic treatment.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Changing Herpes Zoster Risk in Adults; Trends in Herpes Zoster Risk Among Children
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A Maternal Antibody Protects Infants From Severe Malaria
Transplacental antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Schizont Egress Antigen-1 may protect infants from severe malarial infection during the first year of life. This new knowledge about these antibodies potentially can inform vaccine development.
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Measles — It’s Back!
The number of measles cases in the United States has exceeded 1,000 so far in 2019, the largest number in a quarter of a century.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
California Inmates With Cocci Lose Appeal; Tuberculosis Testing in Small Children
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Vancomycin for MRSA Pneumonia Following Influenza in Children
Coinfection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children with influenza is associated with high fatality. Data support the addition of a second anti-MRSA antibiotic to vancomycin in severely ill children.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Multi-Modal Interventions for Controlling CRE: Which Is Best? Antimicrobial Resistance Genes — in the Arctic; Updated PEP Guidelines for Hepatitis A Vaccine
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Viruses, Food Allergies, and Childhood Wheezing
Infants with severe bronchiolitis sometimes develop subsequent recurrent wheeze and asthma. Among infants hospitalized with bronchiolitis, the risk of developing asthma is greatest in those with rhinovirus C infection, especially if they also are sensitized with IgE against foods.