Experts discuss the various imaging modalities for children who require diagnostic workup beyond urine culture, as well as the consequences of overusing antibiotics and antibiotic route of administration.
A team of investigators from Bergamo, Italy, report on the findings of their study on the incidence of Kawasaki-like disease in children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
French investigators report on the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown and school closures on pediatric emergency department visits and hospital admissions.
Oral polio vaccines might provide temporary protection against the new coronavirus while scientists try to develop a vaccine to fight COVID-19 infection.
A team of investigators sought to assess SARS-CoV-2 viral loads among infants, children, and adolescents who were hospitalized with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19.
A Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome, which is temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2, seems more common among children of African ancestry.
A combined hepatitis A and typhus vaccine in Australia for use in patients aged > 16 years was shown to be well-tolerated in children aged 2 to 16 years.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that current evidence is inadequate for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of primary care interventions for preventing illicit drug use among children, adolescents, and young adults.
Childhood mortality due to diarrhea remains high in some regions due to a combination of child growth failure, poor water, sanitation, and hygiene, and low oral rehydration therapy coverage.
The use of immune globulin therapy appears to benefit children who experience acute heart failure caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome, according to the findings of a case series recently published in Circulation.
A randomized controlled trial comprising infants revealed a reduced schedule of a 4-component capsular group B meningococcal vaccine (4CMenB) was immunogenic and established immunologic memory after booster vaccination.
Pediatric HIV infection and HIV exposure without infection both had an association with carriage prevalence and densities for Streptococcus pneumoniae and Pneumocystis jirovecii.
Although COVID-19 is commonly mild with the majority of children requiring only supportive care as the primary management strategy, for children who develop severe or critical disease, decision-making regarding antiviral therapy should weigh individual risks and benefits.
