Pediatrics

• Breaking News

• Fungal meningitis outbreak linked to steroid injection

• October 4, 2012
• The CDC and FDA have reported an outbreak of fungal meningitis that has been traced to an epidural steroid injection.
  There have been 35 cases in six...More »

• In the Journals

• Increased sodium more likely to predispose children to high BP

• Endocrine Today, November 2012
• Children who consumed higher amounts of sodium were at an increased risk for higher blood pressure, and this association was even higher among children...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Neutrophil counts appear critical to sepsis management

• Infectious Diseases in Children, November 2012
• Enhanced neutrophil CD64, or nCD64, may be an important marker for diagnosing infants with sepsis and may help serve as a guide for clinicians about the...More »

• In the Journals

• CRP may help guide bone and joint infection treatment

• September 24, 2012
• C-reactive protein may assist clinicians in deciding when it is appropriate to switch from intravenous to oral therapy for children with bone and joint...More »

• In the Journals

• Serogroup B accounts for most invasive meningococcal cases in Canada

• September 24, 2012
• Meningococcal infections caused by serogroup B are by far the most common cause of invasive meningococcal disease in Canada, according to study findings...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• BMI effect on BP varies by race in children

• Endocrine Today, November 2012
• Black children referred for treatment of obesity had significantly higher BP compared with white children referred for treatment at an obesity clinic in...More »

• In the Journals

• Best-practice protocol reduced CLABSI rates in pediatric cancer patients

• HemOnc Today, October 25, 2012
• A best-practice central line maintenance care bundle reduced central line-associated bloodstream infection rates in hospitalized pediatric oncology...More »

• In the Journals

• Diarrhea, poor health early on could be associated with decreased BMI later

• Infectious Diseases in Children, November 2012
• Increased diarrhea and time spent in unsanitary conditions during infancy predicted a lower BMI later on in life, whereas upper respiratory infection was...More »

• In the Journals

• Diarrhea, poor health early on could be associated with decreased BMI later

• Infectious Disease News, November 2012
• Increased diarrhea and time spent in unsanitary conditions during infancy predicted a lower BMI later on in life, whereas upper respiratory infection was...More »

• In the Journals

• Mixed results reported on dengue vaccine

• September 14, 2012
• A prevalent type of dengue in Thailand eluded a vaccine designed to prevent against it, but results of the vaccine against other serotypes show that...More »

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