New Ped Infect Diseases: study of flu-associated pediatric complications co-authored by senior associate Yuwei Zhu with colleagues VUMC Pediatrics Vanderbilt Dept. of Health Policy & DBMI at Vanderbilt University journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…

Researchers propose new guidelines for UTI diagnosis in children >2 months. Lowering the colony count thresholds, previously proposed by AAP guidelines, can reduce missed UTI cases while mitigating overdiagnosis. Khoury L, Schnapp Z, Konopnicki M #PIDJ journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

Predictors of severity in Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome-temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) Lymphopenia and ⬆️ troponin T levels at admission associated with increased risk of falling in the ICU-severe group. #PIDJ Wurm J et al journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

This study reports high burden of AMR in Ethopia. Neonatal sepsis case fatality rate was 10% and two-thirds of the deaths were attributable to infections by MDR bacteria. Gashaw Mulatu et al #PIDJ journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…

cdc.gov/antimicrobial-… CDC New Fact Sheet Hospital-onset infections caused by six bacterial pathogens resistant to antimicrobial treatments saw a combined 20% increase during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period.

August 2024 Issue journals.lww.com/pidj/toc/2024/…

Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli 0157:H7 Illness Outbreak Associated With Untreated, Pressurized, Municipal Irrigation Water—Utah, 2023 by Osborn et al. journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

Hepatitis C Exposure Diagnosis and Testing in Infants Born to Hepatitis C Virus-infected Mothers by Morris, Natalie journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

Shingles in Children by Pietrzak, Maja and Pokorska-Śpiewak, Maria journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

Severe Meningococcal Meningitis Revealing a Novel Form of Properdin Deficiency in a Previously Healthy 13-Year-old Child by Bevacqua, Martina journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

First Pediatric Case of Endocarditis Caused by Moraxella nonliquefaciens: Importance of Molecular Diagnosis Yoshitake, Saeka journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

A 10-year-old boy presented with acute-onset, diffuse, painful swelling over the nape of the neck and severely restricted neck movements for the past 2 days. journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

A Rare Cause of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Positive Escherichia coli Meningitis in a Child: Spinal Canal Cyst Ozbakir, Hincal journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

🌟Discover free sessions from #ESPID2024! Watch the insightful video from this year's Meeting: "Young ESPID Symposium: Corticosteroids for Infectious Diseases." Full video here: bit.ly/3rP00Fw #PaediatricInfectiousDiseases #ESPIDFreeSessions

I hope it will not be needed, but just in case: #Mpox #children ESPIDSociety journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…

Wondering about the scale and scope of published medical articles on AI including ChatGPT? Read this interesting commentary by Nigel Curtis and Ellie McDonald #PIDJ #ESPID #ChatGPT #ArtificialIntelligence journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) in Children With Long COVID: A case-control study suggests routine use of CPET to objectify & phenotype functional limitations of affected children, and to follow-up them Baldi, Danilo.Buonsenso_Surf4Children et al. #PIDJ #ESPID journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…

Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy : How effective it is in children? Read a case report and insights from Van Goethem et al. #PIDJ #ESPID journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…

➡️The August issue of the Ped Infect Diseases features a pioneering original study: "Establishment and Verification of an Artificial Intelligence Prediction Model for Children With Sepsis." 🔗 Read the full study: bit.ly/4dLm3ns #PIDJournal #paediatrics

🚨BCG Vaccine Boosts Immunity! New study in Ped Infect Diseases: early BCG vaccination may enhance immune responses to other vaccines in infants, including MenC. Could this change vaccine timing for better protection? ➡️ bit.ly/3X573tS #VaccineUpdate #Paediatrics #ESPID2024