Infectious Diseases
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New COVID-19 cases rise again in children
This latest reversal – we’re not calling it a surge yet – is bringing an increasing share of the burden to children.
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Pediatric bronchiolitis admissions to ICU fall during COVID-19
It’s unlikely that the reduction in bronchiolitis PICU admissions was due to parents not bringing babies to the hospital or infants not getting...
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Here we go again? Rate of COVID-19 in children takes a turn for the worse
New cases rose for the first time since mid-January.
Clinical
Emergent ERCP in acute cholangitis linked with better outcomes
Are outcomes better for patients with acute cholangitis (AC) if endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is done emergently (within...
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Decline in child COVID-19 cases picks up after 2-week slowdown
During the week of March 5-11, the number of deaths made its largest jump since early February.
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CDC data strengthen link between obesity and severe COVID
Progressively intensive management of COVID-19 might be needed for patients with more severe obesity.
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Decline in weekly child COVID-19 cases has almost stopped
Children’s share of weekly cases higher than at any other time during the pandemic.
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Five-day course of oral antiviral appears to stop SARS-CoV-2 in its tracks
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RECOVERY trial of COVID-19 treatments stops colchicine arm
Recruitment was halted for lack of efficacy in patients hospitalized with the disease.
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MIS-C follow-up proves challenging across pediatric hospitals
First came the challenge of figuring out the best treatment regimen for patients with MIS-C. Then physicians had to think about follow-up.