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Wait-and-See Program Reduces Antibiotic Use for Acute Otitis Media

The only (minor) downside is about a half-day-longer duration of otalgia.

Otitis Media: Treat or Wait?

A wait-and-see approach safely reduced the number of prescriptions.

Human Bocavirus: More Evidence for Pathogenic Potential

In two studies, researchers found human bocavirus more often in patients with respiratory symptoms than in asymptomatic controls.

Influenza Vaccination of Children: Benefits, Risks, Costs

Influenza vaccination was most cost-effective for children aged 6–23 months and for those with underlying medical conditions.

Infant Hematologic Profile After Perinatal Antiretroviral Exposure

HIV-uninfected infants who were exposed to antiretrovirals perinatally had worse hematologic parameters than their unexposed counterparts, but apparently without clinically significant consequences.

Formula Feeding vs. Breast-Feeding for Infants of HIV-Infected Mothers

A study from Botswana explores the effects of these two feeding strategies on morbidity and mortality in infants of HIV-infected women.

Hyperpyrexia: Do Bacteria Cause Higher Fevers?

In the post–<$EMPH_O>Haemophilus influenzae<$EMPH_C> type b vaccination era, most children with hyperpyrexia have proven or probable viral infection.

Ear Drops Cure Draining Ears Faster

Acute otitis media in children with tympanostomy tubes resolved faster with topical, rather than with oral, antibiotics.

Influenza Vaccination for School-Age Children

Two doses of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine are needed for vaccine-naive 5- to 8-year-olds.

An Outbreak of Measles: Who’s at Risk and Why?

Pockets of unvaccinated children put communities at risk.

Neonatal E. coli Infections — and Intrapartum GBS Prophylaxis?

Risk factors for neonatal<$EMPH_O> E. coli <$EMPH_C>infection include prematurity, maternal fever, and prolonged rupture of membranes, but apparently not intrapartum GBS prophylaxis.

Acute Otitis Media: Is Watchful Waiting OK?

Among children seen in an emergency department for nonsevere acute otitis media, a "wait-and-see" approach to antibiotics showed no deleterious effects.

Wait-and-See Antibiotics for Otitis Media in the ER

Waiting 2 days before filling a prescription reduced antibiotic use without apparent complications.

Reduced Osmolarity Oral Rehydration Solution for Diarrhea Does Not Increase Hyponatremia

The reduced osmolarity solution provides better water absorption and reduces diarrheal volume compared with the formerly recommended iso-osmotic solution.

DWI Detects Encephalopathy in Prolonged Febrile Seizures

The technique may aid early identification of children who will have neurologic sequelae.

Viral Respiratory Infections in the First Year of Life

PCR analysis of nasopharyngeal aspirates from children with acute viral infections showed that rhinoviruses were most commonly responsible for these illnesses.

The "New" Respiratory Viruses and LRTIs in Children

Each of the newly discovered viruses caused LRTIs with a specific epidemiology and presentation.

Can Tests Distinguish Between Bacterial and Aseptic Meningitis?

All patients with bacterial meningitis had elevated levels of either procalcitonin or CSF protein.

Chronic Otitis Media Is Biofilm-Related

And that may explain why antibiotics lack efficacy

Does Dexamethasone Aid the Treatment of Strep Pharyngitis in Children?

A pilot study suggests that it helps, but the jury is still out.

Influenza Is Underrecognized in Children . . . but Does It Matter?

Influenza was diagnosed clinically in few children with laboratory-confirmed infection.

Varicella Vaccination — A Glass 81% Full

Varicella vaccination is effective in preventing disease and diminishing severity, but it isn’t perfect.

Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis: Do We Need More Than Penicillin?

More data are needed to determine if add-on dexamethasone is beneficial.

A New Guideline for Acute Otitis Externa

It can be treated with topical antibiotics, and appropriate analgesia is important.

Does Repeated Antenatal Steroid Use Safely Reduce Respiratory Distress Syndrome?

Multiple doses of steroids may further reduce the incidence of RDS, but long-term effects are uncertain.

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