Infectious Diseases in Children Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Infectious Diseases in Children.

Table of Contents

• Pediatricians play key role in debunking vaccine myths
• Scrub typhus now endemic in South America
• UN addresses ‘great challenges’ of antimicrobial resistance
• Voyage of care: A sustainable future for primary care William T. Gerson, MD
• AAP issues meningococcal B vaccine guidelines for adolescents
• AAP publishes updates for seasonal influenza vaccination
• AAP urges restrictions on use of codeine in children
• Children with affected older sibling at 14-fold increased risk for ASD
• Clinicians validate shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma as medical diagnoses
• Global survey reveals Europeans most skeptical about vaccine safety
• Mortality risk greater for children hospitalized with influenza B vs. influenza A
• Motives differ between parents who refuse, delay vaccination for children
• Patient accrual hampers completion of clinical trials, publication process
• Refugees' perspectives on child development support screenings
• Serious asthma-related events comparable for Advair, fluticasone
• Symbicort yields lower risk for asthma exacerbations than budesonide
• Teen vaccination coverage greater in 'blue' states vs. 'red' states
• Are HPV vaccination rates in the pediatric office reflective of the quality of adolescent care that an office gives?
• 6-week-old girl presents with a rapidly enlarging red plaque on forehead Scarlett Boulos, MD; Marissa J. Perman, MD
• Novel discoveries in treatment may help children with ADHD
• Painful, vesicular facial rash, red left eye in 10-year-old male James H. Brien, DO