Frequency of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Cultured From Urine of Children Undergoing Clean Intermittent Catheterization.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection among children in Africa are limited. We evaluated the seroprevalence of both viruses among healthy, HIV-uninfected children and HIV-infected children in the Kilimanjaro region of northern Tanzania....

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Muro FJ,Fiorillo SP,Sakasaka P,Odhiambo C,Reddy EA,Cunningham CK,Buchanan AM

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Achieving rapid and meaningful improvement in healthcare requires the dissemination of quality improvement project results via publication. Doing this well requires detailed descriptions of the complex interventions and of the context in which the improvement took place. This report builds on the first 2 articles in t...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Schondelmeyer AC,Brower LH,Statile AM,White CM,Brady PW

更新日期：2018-08-17 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test (CB-NAAT) has been recommended for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children, but its wide use is limited by high cost and the need for well-equipped laboratories. This study was conducted in children with pulmonary TB to compare the diagnostic yield of TB-LAM...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Dayal R,Yadav A,Agarwal D,Kumar M,Kamal R,Singh D,Bhatnagar S

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A moderate to severe (M/S) influenza clinical endpoint has been proposed in children, defined as fever >39°C, otitis media, lower respiratory tract infection, or serious extrapulmonary manifestations. The objective of the study was to evaluate the M/S measure against clinically relevant outcomes including ho...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Rao S,Yanni E,Moss A,Lamb MM,Schuind A,Bekkat-Berkani R,Innis BL,Cotter J,Mistry RD,Asturias EJ

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although long treatment courses of outpatient antimicrobials are often used in pediatric patients, few data exist regarding the frequency of adverse events (AEs) associated with these medications. METHODS:We performed a retrospective cohort study of all patients seen in the Infectious Diseases clinic at a t...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Olson SC,Smith S,Weissman SJ,Kronman MP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parainfluenza virus (PIV), a common pediatric pathogen, is associated with significant morbidity in immunocompromised (IC) hosts. DAS181, a novel sialidase fusion protein inhibitor, seems to be effective against PIV in vitro and in vivo; its use in IC children has not been evaluated. METHODS:Patients were d...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Waghmare A,Wagner T,Andrews R,Smith S,Kuypers J,Boeckh M,Moss R,Englund JA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronaviruses contribute to the burden of respiratory diseases in children, frequently manifesting in upper respiratory symptoms considered to be part of the "common cold." Recent epidemics of novel coronaviruses recognized in the 21st century have highlighted issues of zoonotic origins of transmissible respiratory vi...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Ogimi C,Kim YJ,Martin ET,Huh HJ,Chiu CH,Englund JA

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable progress has been made in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of pediatric patients with invasive fungal disease (IFD). The reported decreasing trend in the incidence of invasive candidiasis (IC) over the past 15 years in both neonates and children has been encouraging. Nevertheless, due to the grow...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Pana ZD,Roilides E,Warris A,Groll AH,Zaoutis T

更新日期：2017-09-01 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: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：: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：:We report here 18 cases of pediatric group A streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, associated clinical findings, and bacterial molecular genetic characteristics discovered through whole-genome sequencing. This comparative whole-genome sequencing revealed unique gene content (speK) and polymorphisms (dpiB) in emm87 group...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Deniskin R,Shah B,Muñoz FM,Flores AR

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) consists of medical and public health experts who develop recommendations on vaccine use in the United States. The ACIP meets 3 times per year, and members and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) staff present findings and discuss vaccine research, vaccine effectiv...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Schuster JE,O'Leary S,Kimberlin DW

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：: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：:Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a congenital disorder characterized by recurrent life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections and development of severe inflammation secondary to a congenital defect in 1 of the 5 phagocyte oxidase (phox) subunits of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxi...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Connelly JA,Marsh R,Parikh S,Talano JA

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to determine whether an automated hospital-based influenza vaccination screening program leveraging the electronic medical record (EMR) increases vaccination rates. METHODS:We performed a retrospective cohort study of all children ≥6 months old admitted to medical, surgical, rehabili...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Pollack AH,Kronman MP,Zhou C,Zerr DM

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：Key points:The effectiveness of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against rotavirus-associated hospitalization was more than 90% 4 years after introduction into the national immunization program in Finland. A major impact on hospitalization for all-cause gastroenteritis was observed also. Background:Rotavirus vaccination ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Hemming-Harlo M,Vesikari T,Uhari M,Renko M,Salminen M,Torcel-Pagnon L,Hartwig S,Simondon F,Bricout H

更新日期：2017-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among youth through high-risk behaviors continues to increase. Retention in Care is associated with positive clinical outcomes and a decrease in HIV transmission risk behaviors. We evaluated the clinical and demographic characteristics of non-perinatally...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Farmer C,Yehia BR,Fleishman JA,Rutstein R,Mathews WC,Nijhawan A,Moore RD,Gebo KA,Agwu AL,HIV Research Network.

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reduction in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission through breastmilk with maternal combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has led many pregnant women living with HIV and healthcare providers to question exclusive formula feeding in resource-rich settings. Here, we describe cART prophylaxis in 3 breas...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Nashid N,Khan S,Loutfy M,MacGillivray J,Yudin MH,Campbell DM,Barozzino T,Baqi M,Read SE,Bitnun A

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parechovirus A (PeV-A) is an important cause of sepsis and meningoencephalitis in neonates and young infants. Thus, identifying the source of PeV-A is essential for prevention; however, little is known regarding the spread of PeV-A among family members of PeV-A-infected neonates and young infants. METHODS:I...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Izumita R,Deuchi K,Aizawa Y,Habuka R,Watanabe K,Otsuka T,Saitoh A

更新日期：2019-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Evaluation for neonatal sepsis routinely includes performing both aerobic and anaerobic blood cultures despite our lack of knowledge of the true incidence of anaerobic bacteremia in this age group and the consequences of not performing these paired cultures. Methods:We performed a retrospective review of al...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Messbarger N,Neemann K

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma posaconazole exposure was assessed in 13 children who underwent a hematopoietic stem cell transplant. The median dosage was 12.5 mg/kg per day, divided into 3 doses. Of these 13 patients, 46.2% (6) and 30.8% (4) achieved concentrations higher than 0.7 and 1.25 mg/L, respectively. In children at high risk, a hig...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： McMahon J,Théorêt Y,Autmizguine J,Bittencourt H,Tapiéro B,Ovetchkine P

更新日期：2017-11-24 00:00:00