Infectious Diseases
News
As new cases fall, U.S. passes 4 million children with COVID-19
CDC data suggest that vaccination has already slowed among children aged 12-15 years.
SHM Converge
Infections in infants: An update
Among newer tests developed, a negative procalcitonin has the highest negative predictive value.
News
COVID-19 death toll higher for international medical graduates
These individuals are more likely to work in places where the incidence of COVID-19 is high and in facilities with fewer resources, according to...
News
Mortality trends in childhood after infant bacterial meningitis
Pneumococcal bacteria were associated with the highest mortality.
News
CDC: New botulism guidelines focus on mass casualty events
The new guidance “was really specific [and] was meant to address the gap in guidance for mass casualty settings.”
News
Microbiome therapeutic offers durable protection against C. difficile recurrence
“The hope would be that one or more ... would probably replace the vast majority of FMT [procedures] that we do clinically,”said Dr. Sahil Khanna...
Clinical
The COVID-19 pandemic and changes in pediatric respiratory and nonrespiratory illnesses
Reduced transmission of infectious agents may not fully explain these findings.
SHM Converge
Care of post–acute COVID-19 patients requires multidisciplinary collaboration
Expert addresses pathophysiology, epidemiology, and management of patients with postacute COVID-19 syndrome.
Clinical
Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship for lower respiratory tract infection
For hospitalists, the most clinically useful role for PCT testing is to guide the duration of antibiotic therapy.
News
COVID-19 in children: Weekly cases drop to 6-month low
No increase seen in children’s share of weekly and cumulative cases.