Sustained Decline in Acute Gastroenteritis-Associated Hospitalizations and Outpatient Visits Among American Indian/Alaska Native Children After Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction, 2001-2014.

abstract：:E-consults replace "curbside" interactions, facilitate provider-specialist communication, document within the medical record, and track relative value units (RVUs). Pediatric infectious diseases (PID) E-consults commonly relate to vaccines, exposures, diagnoses, and treatments. The documented RVU effort of 197 consecu...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Gonzalez BE,Sabella C,Esper FP,Daniels HL,Saracusa C,Boutros J,Foster CB

更新日期：2020-05-05 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：: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：: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:Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the fucosyltransferase genes FUT2 and FUT3 have been associated with susceptibility to various infectious and inflammatory disorders. FUT variations influence the expression of human histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) (H-type 1 and Lewis), which are highly expressed ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： King JR,Varadé J,Hammarström L

更新日期：2019-12-27 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: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：:Children with healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infection were identified. The incidence increased from 3.2/10,000 patient days in 2007 to 5.2/10,000 patient days in 2011 (p < 0.001). Of 169 isolates, the most common North American Pulsed-Field (NAP) types were NAP4 (n = 43; (25.4%), and NAP1 (n = 25;14.8%) ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Le Saux N,Gravel D,Mulvey M,Moore D,Langley JM,Richardson S,Quach C,Choi KB,Miller M,Katz K,Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program.

更新日期：2015-12-01 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: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：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: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：: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：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：: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: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：: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：:Pneumonia, most often caused by a respiratory virus, is common in childhood. Mycoplasma pneumoniae also is detected frequently, particularly in older children in the era of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination. Despite recommendations for β-lactam antibiotics, macrolide antibiotics, including erythromycin, clarithromyci...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Blyth CC,Gerber JS

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Across 12 consecutive influenza seasons in Utah, medically-attended visits for laboratory-confirmed influenza infection peaked first among older children (12-18 years). Peak activity in older children preceded that of children 0-4 years by more than 2 days and that of peak activity among adults ≥65 years by more than ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Stockmann C,Pavia AT,Hersh AL,Spigarelli MG,Castle B,Korgenski K,Byington CL,Ampofo K

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little information on the efficacy and pharmacokinetics of letermovir among immunocompromised children is currently available. We describe here the use of letermovir in a 2-year-old immunocompromised child with ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus disease who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Detailed inf...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Pérez Marín M,Decosterd LA,Andre P,Buclin T,Mercier T,Murray K,Rizzi M,Meylan P,Jaton-Ogay K,Opota O,Gengler C,Perez MH,Natterer J,Asner SA

更新日期：2020-02-28 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

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：: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: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: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:Endothelial activation may contribute to development of severe disease from Plasmodium falciparum infection, but optimal markers of endothelial activation in severe malaria, the extent of endothelial activation in asymptomatic infection, and the effect of blood group O on endothelial activation have not been...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Park GS,Ireland KF,Opoka RO,John CC

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：: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:The genetic makeup of circulating Staphylococcus aureus (SA) populations varies by region. The extent to which SA virulence determinants contribute to the severity of pediatric infections is poorly understood. The study objective was to describe the genetic population of invasive SA (ISA) isolates from child...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Suryadevara M,Clark AE,Wolk DM,Carman A,Rosenbaum PF,Shaw J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00