Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Practices Among Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultants: Results of an Emerging Infections Network Survey.

abstract：:Pythium insidiosum, also known as "swamp cancer," has been long known for its destructive effects on plants and animals. Infections with this fungus-like organism typically occur in temperate, tropical, and subtropical regions [ 1]. Human infection with P insidiosum, although exceedingly rare, is characterized by inva...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Kirzhner M,Arnold SR,Lyle C,Mendoza LL,Fleming JC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive mold infections (IMIs) are a leading cause of mortality in immunocompromised children, yet there has never been an international epidemiologic investigation of pediatric IMIs. METHODS:This international, prospective cohort study was performed to characterize the epidemiology, antifungal therapy, an...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Wattier RL,Dvorak CC,Hoffman JA,Brozovich AA,Bin-Hussain I,Groll AH,Castagnola E,Knapp KM,Zaoutis TE,Gustafsson B,Sung L,Berman D,Halasa NB,Abzug MJ,Velegraki A,Sharma TS,Fisher BT,Steinbach WJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OF KEY POINTS:Although relatively rare, invasive meningococcal disease continues to be a health concern, especially in young children. This systematic review clearly delineates both the near- and long-term morbidities that can occur after, and persist beyond, the period of acute illness. BACKGROUND:Although rare, inva...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Strifler L,Morris SK,Dang V,Tu HA,Minhas RS,Jamieson FB,Deeks SL,Crowcroft NS,Sander B

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontline clinicians caring for hospitalized children typically knew the indication for antimicrobial therapy but less often knew the current day or planned duration of therapy or of plans for intravenous to oral conversion. Night shift clinicians were less likely to know day of therapy and duration of therapy than da...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Larru B,Sulieman SE,Localio R,Ross RK,Sharland M,Zaoutis TE,Gerber JS

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2017-2018 influenza season was of high severity. Circulating influenza strains change periodically, making it important to determine vaccine effectiveness on an annual basis, especially for susceptible populations. The primary aim of our study was to estimate the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine am...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Powell LN,Bégué RE

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical and economic outcomes associated with pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and other supplemental antimicrobial stewardship (AS) interventions have not been well described or reviewed. METHODS:We performed a systematic review using PubMed to identify studies with any of the follo...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Smith MJ,Gerber JS,Hersh AL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomycetes are Gram-positive bacteria that can be part of the normal human flora of the gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and genital tract. Infections are rare, slowly progressing and most commonly affect the cervicofacial region. Actinomyces israelii is the most frequently isolated species but a number of other specie...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Walther K,Bruder E,Goldenberger D,Mayr J,Schaad UB,Ritz N

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the rates of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)-associated hospitalizations and complications in Athens, over a period covering 4 years before and 4 years after the implementation of the 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7) in Greece. PCV7 had no impact on pediatric CAP rates, whereas there was an increa...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Lagousi T,Papadatou I,Kopsidas I,Critselis E,Theodoridou M,Spoulou V

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Egypt has the highest prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Anti-HCV antibodies were detectable in 3% of children in Upper Egypt. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir for chronic HCV genotype 4 in adolescents with/without hematological disorders and to determine the effect...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Makhlouf NA,Abdelmalek MO,Ibrahim ME,Abu-Faddan NH,Kheila AE,Mahmoud AA

更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Lower procalcitonin (PCT) concentrations are associated with reduced risk of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults, but data in children are limited. Methods:We analyzed serum PCT concentrations from children hospitalized with radiographically confirmed CAP enrolled in the Centers for Disea...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Stockmann C,Ampofo K,Killpack J,Williams DJ,Edwards KM,Grijalva CG,Arnold SR,McCullers JA,Anderson EJ,Wunderink RG,Self WH,Bramley A,Jain S,Pavia AT,Blaschke AJ

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Septic arthritis is a serious infection, but the results of blood and joint fluid cultures are often negative in children. We describe here the clinical features and management of culture-negative septic arthritis in children at our hospital and their outcomes. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Spyridakis E,Gerber JS,Schriver E,Grundmeier RW,Porsch EA,St Geme JW,Downes KJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cryptococcal meningitis is uncommon in children and rare in neonates, it does occur. We highlight circumstances in which the diagnosis should be considered and methods required to confirm the diagnosis in young patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Soni ZJ,Reubenson G,De Maayer T,Coovadia A,Lazarus EM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Physicians in China reported what is believed to be the first adult case of a SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with acute Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), followed by 5 adult Italian patients and anoth...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Khalifa M,Zakaria F,Ragab Y,Saad A,Bamaga A,Emad Y,Rasker JJ

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 66 antiretroviral-naive children aged <3 years with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or coinfected with HIV and tuberculosis and initiating efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy (ART), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) resistance was detected before ART in 5 (7.6%). Virologic failure occu...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Higa N,Pelz A,Birch D,Beck IA,Sils T,Samson P,Bwakura-Dangarembizi M,Bolton-Moore C,Capparelli E,Chadwick E,Frenkel LM

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As antiretroviral therapy (ART) allows the world's 2.3 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children to grow and thrive, these children need to be informed of their HIV status. Neither the prevalence of disclosure to children nor its impact has been evaluated in most resource-limited settings....

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Turissini ML,Nyandiko WM,Ayaya SO,Marete I,Mwangi A,Chemboi V,Warui L,Vreeman RC

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rotavirus is the most common cause of infectious diarrhea in children worldwide. Recent studies have described changes in the burden of all-cause gastroenteritis; however, there are limited data on the clinical and economic impact of rotavirus vaccine on cases of laboratory-confirmed rotavirus disease. METH...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Guerra AH,Stockmann C,Pavia AT,Hersh AL,Thorell EA,Weng HY,Korgenski K,Byington CL,Ampofo K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Trichosporonosis is an emerging and often fatal opportunistic fungal infection in immunocompromised patients, particularly those with hematologic malignancy, but data in children are lacking. Methods:We report here 3 cases of invasive infection caused by Trichosporon asahii in pediatric patients with acute ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Foster CE,Edwards MS,Brackett J,Schady DA,Healy CM,Baker CJ

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of healthcare-associated infection. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) (>3 classes) and carbapenem-resistant (CR) P aeruginosa are significant threats globally. We used a large reference-laboratory database to study the epidemiology of P aeruginosa in children in the United St...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Logan LK,Gandra S,Mandal S,Klein EY,Levinson J,Weinstein RA,Laxminarayan R,Prevention Epicenters Program, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

更新日期：2017-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) patients causes significant morbidity and mortality. Data regarding the longitudinal assessment of infectious pathogens during symptomatic AGE and asymptomatic periods, particularly in children, are limited. We investigated the prevalence of ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Schuster JE,Johnston SH,Piya B,Dulek DE,Wikswo ME,McHenry R,Browne H,Gautam R,Bowen MD,Vinjé J,Payne DC,Azimi P,Selvarangan R,Halasa N,Englund JA

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Children presenting to an emergency department following an animal bite were found to be at risk for infection if they had puncture wounds, crush wounds, or were bitten by a cat. Of the infected wounds that were cultured, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was not isolated as a pathogen. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Ogden RK Jr,Hedican EB,Stach LM,Herigon JC,Jackson MA,Newland JG

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perinatal screening for Trypanosoma cruzi in a cohort of 4000 predominantly Hispanic women in southern Texas revealed that Chagas disease occurs with sufficient frequency (0.25%) that targeted perinatal screening should be considered to identify infected mothers and infants at risk for congenital infection. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Edwards MS,Rench MA,Todd CW,Czaicki N,Steurer FJ,Bern C,Montgomery SP

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Children undergoing CIC frequently have positive urine culture results and receive many antimicrobial agents. Subsequently, this population is at high risk for infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Resistant pathogens, such as vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), carbapenem-resistant Ent...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Forster CS,Courter J,Jackson EC,Mortensen JE,Haslam DB

更新日期：2017-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the uptake of rotavirus vaccine and compared trends in acute gastroenteritis (AGE)-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children aged <5 years before and after introduction of the rotavirus vaccine. The rates of AGE-associated hospitalization and...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Grytdal SP,Haberling DL,Kennedy JL,McCollum JT,Parashar UD

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of disseminated tularemia in a previously healthy 8-month-old male. This case highlights an atypical presentation of tularemia with multisystem organ involvement. The diagnosis was complicated by concurrent primary cytomegalovirus infection. Bronchoalveolar lavage culture confirmed the diagnosis. The ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Stringham S,Green Hines A,Attebery J,Darwin L,Wachholtz A,Deschamp A,Choudhry O,Neemann K

更新日期：2020-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt infection treatment have been limited in size and unable to compare patient and treatment characteristics by infecting organism. Our objective was to describe variation in patient and treatment characteristics for children with first CSF shunt infection, st...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Simon TD,Kronman MP,Whitlock KB,Browd SR,Holubkov R,Kestle JRW,Kulkarni AV,Langley M,Limbrick DD,Luerssen TG,Oakes J,Riva-Cambrin J,Rozzelle C,Shannon CN,Tamber M,Wellons Iii JC,Whitehead WE,Mayer-Hamblett N,Hydroceph

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite successes in lung transplantation, with infection as the leading cause of death in the first year following lung transplantation, there remains a lag in survival compared with other solid organ transplants. Infections that occur early after transplantation may impact short- and long-term outcomes in ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Onyearugbulem C,Coss-Bu J,Gazzaneo MC,Melicoff E,Das S,Lam F,Mallory GB,Munoz FM

更新日期：2020-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a high burden of staphylococcal skin disease in children and high incidence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in adult Indigenous populations in northern Australia, there are few studies describing incidence or clinical information of invasive S aureus (ISA) infections in children. METHODS:We cond...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Engelman D,Hofer A,Davis JS,Carapetis JR,Baird RW,Giffard PM,Holt DC,Tong SY

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among newborns with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection from China, there was no difference in CMV viral load in saliva specimens dried and stored at room temperature compared with those kept wet and stored cold, even after longer storage time for the former than the later (74 vs 58 days, P = .02). ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Xu A,Wang S,Zhang W,Wang X,Wang T,Liu X,Wang H,Ma W,Amin M,Dollard S,Wang C

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a major cause of acute febrile illness in children in the rural tropics. METHODS:We recruited 60 febrile pediatric patients with a positive scrub typhus rapid diagnostic test result and 40 healthy controls from Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand. Diag...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Wangrangsimakul T,Greer RC,Chanta C,Nedsuwan S,Blacksell SD,Day NPJ,Paris DH

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent guidelines recommend empiric vancomycin dosing of 60 mg/kg per day and consideration of higher trough concentrations (15-20 mcg/mL) in children with invasive infections. In this study, we report a retrospective review evaluating the dose/trough relationship and predicted area under the curve in pediatric patien...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Chhim RF,Arnold SR,Lee KR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00