Disseminated Tularemia: Finding the Needle in the Haystack.

abstract：Background:Data on long-term toxicity of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected children are sparse. PENPACT-1 was an open-label trial in which HIV-infected children were assigned randomly to receive protease inhibitor (PI)- or nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based ART. Methods:We examined ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Melvin AJ,Warshaw M,Compagnucci A,Saidi Y,Harrison L,Turkova A,Tudor-Williams G,PENPACT-1 (PENTA 9\/PACTG 390\/ANRS 103) Study Team.

更新日期：2017-09-01 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:Pertussis is an important cause of hospitalization and death in infants too young to be vaccinated (aged <2 months). Limited data on infant pertussis have been reported from Central America. The aim of this study was to characterize acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) attributable to Bordetella pertussis amon...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Phadke VK,McCracken JP,Kriss JL,Lopez MR,Lindblade KA,Bryan JP,Garcia ME,Funes CE,Omer SB

更新日期：2018-12-03 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：: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：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：:We conducted a survey of pediatric members of the Emerging Infections Network regarding outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) practices and clinical decision making about OPAT initiation. We identified substantial variation in characteristics and resources of pediatric OPAT practices. Opportunities to imp...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Banerjee R,Beekmann SE,Doby EH,Polgreen PM,Rathore MH,Hersh AL

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：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：: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：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：BACKGROUND:Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STECs) are the most common cause of acute renal failure in children. The present study evaluated a 10-year STEC polymerase chain reaction screening regimen in children. METHODS:All routine stool culture specimens from patients below 10 years of age (n = 10 342) ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Matussek A,Einemo IM,Jogenfors A,Löfdahl S,Löfgren S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a seroepidemiologic study of sera from children in Brooklyn, New York, before and after the implementation of prenatal chlamydial screening almost 20% of children aged ≤10 years in the prescreening group had anti-Chlamydia trachomatis immunoglobulin G compared with none in the postscreening group. ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Banniettis N,Wisecup K,Boland L,Watanabe I,Hammerschlag MR,Kohlhoff S

更新日期：2020-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective was to describe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizations in Alberta, Canada over a 13-year period with an emphasis on the incidence and risk factors for repeat hospitalizations attributable to new RSV infections. METHODS:This was a retrospective database analysis. The Alberta Health ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Wong K,Robinson JL,Hawkes MT

更新日期：2020-07-24 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:Shigella is a leading cause of childhood diarrhea mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Current World Health Organization guidelines recommend antibiotics for children in non cholera-endemic areas only in the presence of dysentery, a proxy for suspected Shigella infection. METHODS:To assess the sensitivity and s...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Pavlinac PB,Denno DM,John-Stewart GC,Onchiri FM,Naulikha JM,Odundo EA,Hulseberg CE,Singa BO,Manhart LE,Walson JL

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate suboptimal discharge antibiotic prescribing at a children's hospital and found that 27% of the prescriptions were suboptimal. Thirty-three percent of the patients who might have qualified for solid dosage forms received liquid dosages instead. Our findings suggest that op...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Olson J,Thorell EA,Hersh AL

更新日期：2019-12-27 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：: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: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: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：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：Background:Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at risk for invasive fungal disease (IFD). Data on IFD burden in pediatric patients are limited. We aimed to determine the incidence and outcome of IFD in a large cohort of pediatric patients who underwent SOT. Methods:A single-center cohort of pediatric patients ...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Saxena S,Gee J,Klieger S,Kajon A,Petersen H,Zaoutis T,Fisher B

更新日期：2018-08-17 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：: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：: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:In November 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for two novel virus-neutralizing monoclonal antibody therapies, bamlanivimab, and REGN-COV2 (casirivimab plus imdevimab), for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adolescents and adults in specifi...

journal_title：Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

authors： Wolf J,Abzug MJ,Wattier RL,Sue PK,Vora SB,Zachariah P,Dulek DE,Waghmare A,Olivero R,Downes KJ,James SH,Pinninti SG,Yarbrough A,Aldrich ML,MacBrayne CE,Soma VL,Grapentine SP,Oliveira CR,Hayes M,Kimberlin DW,Jones S

更新日期：2021-01-03 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：: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：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