Pediatric Infections
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections of the Cheek
- November 4, 2009
- Robert S. Baltimore, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Researchers describe a series of seven children with such infections. Recovery took many months, and clarithromycin did not seem to hasten resolution.
- Reviewing:
- Haimi-Cohen Y et al. J Pediatr 2009 Nov; 155:746
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Chest X-Ray Abnormalities Associated with H1N1 Influenza Infection
- October 30, 2009
- Daniel J. Pallin, MD, MPH
- Emergency Medicine
Patchy consolidation, often bilateral, was the most common finding.
- Reviewing:
- Agarwal PP et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009 Oct 12
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children with UTIsFree
- October 28, 2009
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Prophylaxis was associated with a modest but significant reduction in recurrent UTI.
- Reviewing:
- Craig JC et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Oct 29; 361:1748
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Prophylactic Acetaminophen Could Lower Response to Childhood Immunizations
- October 27, 2009
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
With or without acetaminophen, few infants suffered high fevers after immunization.
- Reviewing:
- Prymula R et al. Lancet 2009 Oct 17; 374:1339
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Lactoferrin and Sepsis: Good News for Low Birth Weight InfantsFree
- October 14, 2009
- William P. Kanto, Jr., MD, and Richard T. Ellison III, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Lactoferrin reduced the incidence of late-onset sepsis in neonates.
- Reviewing:
- Manzoni P et al. JAMA 2009 Oct 7; 302:1421
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Do Antipyretics Prevent Febrile Seizures?
- October 14, 2009
- Robin Drucker, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Acetaminophen and ibuprofen are no better than placebo for preventing recurrences of febrile seizures.
- Reviewing:
- Strengell T et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2009 Sep; 163:799
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Is Your Shower Like the Shower in the Bates Motel?
- October 9, 2009
- Jan V. Hirschmann, MD
- Dermatology
Researchers analyzed the microbial population living inside showerheads.
- Reviewing:
- Feazel LM et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 Sep 22; 106:16393
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Do Atopic Dermatitis Patients with Eczema Herpeticum Have a Unique Phenotype?
- October 9, 2009
- Mary Wu Chang, MD
- Dermatology
Certain characteristics were more common in patients with AD and history of EH than in other AD patients.
- Reviewing:
- Beck LA et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009 Aug; 124:260
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Strep Antibodies and PANDAS: An Animal Study
- October 9, 2009
- Barbara Geller, MD
- Psychiatry
Researchers tie behavioral abnormalities to strep-associated antibodies. CME
- Reviewing:
- Yaddanapudi K et al. Mol Psychiatry 2009 Aug 11
NEWS IN CONTEXT
New Options for HPV Vaccine
- October 7, 2009
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
An FDA panel recommends approval of a new indication for the quadrivalent HPV vaccine and approval of a new HPV vaccine.
- Reviewing:
- Dooren JC. Wall Street Journal. 2009 Sep 4,
