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Review | What’s new in the management of neonatal early-onset sepsis?

10 Feb, 2023 | 13:40h | UTC

What’s new in the management of neonatal early-onset sepsis? – ADC Fetal & Neonatal Edition (free for a limited period)

 

Case-control study | Effectiveness of a Meningococcal Group B vaccine (4CMenB) in children

9 Feb, 2023 | 13:59h | UTC

Effectiveness of a Meningococcal Group B Vaccine (4CMenB) in Children – New England Journal of Medicine

Commentaries:

NEJM: Effectiveness of pediatric meningococcal B vaccine – MedicalResearch.com

4CMenB Vaccination Effective Against Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Children Under 5 – HealthDay

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Cohort Study | Outcomes of Meningococcal B disease in children after implementation of routine 4CMenB vaccination

9 Feb, 2023 | 13:57h | UTC

Outcomes of meningococcal serogroup B disease in children after implementation of routine infant 4CMenB vaccination in England: an active, prospective, national surveillance study – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT | Methylprednisolone vs. immunoglobulins equally effective in PIMS temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2

8 Feb, 2023 | 12:42h | UTC

Methylprednisolone versus intravenous immunoglobulins in children with paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS): an open-label, multicentre, randomised trial – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

 

Cohort Study | Neurodevelopmental outcomes after late-onset meningitis in children born extremely preterm

7 Feb, 2023 | 13:38h | UTC

Incidence of and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Late-Onset Meningitis Among Children Born Extremely Preterm – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Late-Onset Meningitis ID’d in 1 Percent of Extreme Preemies – HealthDay

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Update guidelines for women with HIV who are virally suppressed incorporate breastfeeding their infants as a viable option

6 Feb, 2023 | 13:40h | UTC

Update to Clinical Guidelines for Infant Feeding Supports Shared Decision Making: Clarifying Breastfeeding Guidance for People with HIV – HIV.gov

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Guideline | Diagnosis and management of otitis media with effusion in children

6 Feb, 2023 | 13:23h | UTC

Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children in Japan – 2022 update – Auris Nasus Larynx

 

AAP Policy Statement | Drinking water from private wells and risks to children

3 Feb, 2023 | 14:08h | UTC

Policy Statement: Drinking Water From Private Wells and Risks to Children – Pediatrics

Technical Report: Drinking Water From Private Wells and Risks to Children – Pediatrics

 

Assessment of COVID-19 as the underlying cause of death among children and young people aged 0 to 19 years in the US

1 Feb, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC

Assessment of COVID-19 as the Underlying Cause of Death Among Children and Young People Aged 0 to 19 Years in the US – JAMA Network Open

News Release: COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US – University of Oxford

Commentary: Expert reaction to study looking at children in the US aged 0 to 19 years whose underlying cause of death was COVID-19 – Science Media Centre

Related:

[Preprint] Risk of Hospitalization, severe disease, and mortality due to COVID-19 in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Germany – “overall hospitalization rate associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection was 35.9 per 10,000 children, ICU admission rate was 1.7 per 10,000 and case fatality was 0.09 per 10,000”.

Deaths in children and young people in England after SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first pandemic year – “In total, 99.995% of children and young people with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test survived”.

 

RCT | Assessment of infant position and timing of stylet removal to improve lumbar puncture success in neonates

31 Jan, 2023 | 14:07h | UTC

Assessment of infant position and timing of stylet removal to improve lumbar puncture success in neonates (NeoCLEAR): an open-label, 2 × 2 factorial, randomised, controlled trial – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

News Release: Lumbar punctures in newborn babies are more successful when performed in sitting position – Oxford Population Health

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Case Series | Higher Troponin was associated with persistent cardiac MRI lesions in children with myocarditis after mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination

30 Jan, 2023 | 01:01h | UTC

Higher Troponin Levels on Admission are associated With Persistent Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Lesions in Children Developing Myocarditis After mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccination – The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

 

M-A | Assessment of efficacy and safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in children aged 5 to 11 years

25 Jan, 2023 | 11:26h | UTC

Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Children Aged 5 to 11 Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Pediatrics

Editorial: COVID-19 Vaccines in Young Children—Reassuring Evidence for Parents – JAMA Pediatrics

 

ASCO Guideline | Management of fever and neutropenia in pediatric patients with cancer and hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients

24 Jan, 2023 | 14:28h | UTC

Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Pediatric Patients With Cancer and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2023 Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology

 

M-A | Diagnostic value of four biomarkers in detecting neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries

24 Jan, 2023 | 14:21h | UTC

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic value of four biomarkers in detecting neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries – BMJ Paediatrics Open

 

Consensus statement | Use of a 4-month treatment regimen for drug susceptible TB in children with uncomplicated disease

18 Jan, 2023 | 14:25h | UTC

Consensus statement on the use of a four-month treatment regimen for drug susceptible tuberculosis in children (< 10 years of age) with uncomplicated disease – Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

 

UK National case series of group A streptococcus pleural empyema in children: clinical and microbiological features

15 Jan, 2023 | 20:24h | UTC

National case series of group A streptococcus pleural empyema in children: clinical and microbiological features – The Lancet Infectious Diseases

 

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

Study shows younger age at first acute otitis media and daycare attendance are the most important predictors for recurrence

13 Jan, 2023 | 13:22h | UTC

Window of Susceptibility to Acute Otitis Media Infection – Pediatrics

Invited commentary: Predicting Recurrent Acute Otitis Media and the Need for Tympanostomy: A Powerful Tool – Pediatrics

 

SR | Interventions for the eradication of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in people with cystic fibrosis

12 Jan, 2023 | 13:04h | UTC

Interventions for the eradication of meticillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in people with cystic fibrosis – Cochrane Library

 

WHO updates recommendations on HPV vaccination schedule

9 Jan, 2023 | 14:57h | UTC

News Release: WHO updates recommendations on HPV vaccination schedule – World Health Organization

Guideline: Human papillomavirus vaccines: WHO position paper, December 2022 – World Health Organization

Commentaries: 

WHO Recommends One HPV Vaccine Dose Instead of Two; Move Should Help Expand Coverage – Health Policy Watch

WHO supports 1-dose HPV vaccine strategy – CIDRAP

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

WHO | Increase in invasive Group A streptococcal infections among children in Europe, including fatalities

9 Jan, 2023 | 14:53h | UTC

Increase in invasive Group A streptococcal infections among children in Europe, including fatalities – World Health Organization

 

Review | Transmission of Group B Streptococcus in late-onset neonatal disease

9 Jan, 2023 | 14:05h | UTC

Transmission of Group B Streptococcus in late-onset neonatal disease: a narrative review of current evidence – Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease

 

Review | Human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical cancer risk.

16 Dec, 2022 | 13:26h | UTC

Human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical cancer risk – The BMJ

 

SR | Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins.

14 Dec, 2022 | 14:51h | UTC

Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins – Cochrane Library

 

Cohort Study | Preschool neurodevelopment in Zika virus-exposed children without congenital Zika syndrome.

5 Dec, 2022 | 00:09h | UTC

Preschool neurodevelopment in Zika virus-exposed children without congenital Zika syndrome – Pediatric Research

News Release: Zika-exposed children may display neurodevelopmental differences, study finds – Children’s National Hospital

 

Case-control study | Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against infection and mortality in children in Argentina.

2 Dec, 2022 | 14:36h | UTC

Effectiveness of mRNA-1273, BNT162b2, and BBIBP-CorV vaccines against infection and mortality in children in Argentina, during predominance of delta and omicron covid-19 variants: test negative, case-control study – The BMJ

 

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