Infectious Diseases
News
New child COVID-19 cases down in last weekly count
The number of new U.S. cases reported during the week ending Dec. 3 fell for the first time since late September.
News
COVID-19 and risk of clotting: ‘Be proactive about prevention’
"We believe a systematic way of addressing this risk is best, with every patient hospitalized with COVID-19 receiving some type of...
Clinical
Excess antibiotics and adverse events in patients with pneumonia
Do longer courses of antibiotics given to patients hospitalized with pneumonia result in higher rates of adverse events?
Clinical
Assessing the impact of glucocorticoids on COVID-19 mortality
Glucocorticoids can benefit patients with significantly elevated C-reactive protein.
News
PPE shortage crisis continues at most hospitals, survey shows
News
Infant’s COVID-19–related myocardial injury reversed
Children hospitalized for COVID-19 should be tested for heart failure based on a case report of an infant with COVID-19 and reversible myocardial...
News
Obesity, hypoxia predict severity in children with COVID-19
Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status were not significant predictors of serious illness.
News
Two consecutive negative FUBC results clear S. aureus bacteremia
The majority of cases had a limited duration of less than 48 hours of bacteremia.
Perspectives
Three pillars of a successful coronavirus vaccine program in minorities
Minority participation in COVID-19 vaccine trials is below the ideal when compared with U.S. census data.
News
U.S. passes 1.3 million COVID-19 cases in children
Thanksgiving brought another weekly high in new child cases.