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Back Issues — 2007 |
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The following is a list of online articles appearing in Infectious Diseases in Children. Hyperlinks for the online articles are provided below. Charts are stored in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format, and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader software application for reading. The application is available for download at no charge, and is available in various formats (stand alone, plug-in) for most of the major operating systems. If you would like an article that is not available online, please contact SLACK Incorporated Customer Service at (800) 257-8290 or (856) 848-1000, ext. 281 or 237. To subscribe to the printed newspaper, delivered monthly, you may call SLACK Incorporated Customer Service or use our online form. |
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| ASTHMA, ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY | |
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| Consider parental perceptions when managing children with recurrent wheeze | May 2007: Nasal symptoms are frequently reported as the first symptom of impending wheeze, but most parents believe strong cough is the most important indicator. |
| Strategies being investigated to decrease incidence of pediatric asthma | January 2007: When dealing with asthma, it is essential to obtain a good clinical history to determine the patient’s symptoms. |
| BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT | |
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| FDA approves risperidone for two psychiatric conditions | October 2007: Risperidone may now be used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder in children and adolescents. |
| Rate of autism higher than previously believed | March 2007: CDC estimates that rate of autism spectrum disorder could be about one in 150 children. |
| BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS | |
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| AAP suggests children be screened twice for autism before 2 years of age | December 2007: Early detection provides better outcomes with early intensive intervention. |
| DERMATOLOGY | |
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| MRSA in intensive care nursery showed potential for interinstitutional spread | October 2007: This potential may justify policy changes for MRSA surveillance and communication between hospitals. |
| Prohibiting a child with a dermatological problem from school requires careful consideration | September 2007: There are three main areas to consider when deciding whether or not exclusion may be appropriate for the child. |
| Early summer brings Lyme disease concern | May 2007: Outdoor vigilance key in early summer, peak deer tick season. |
| EMERGING DISEASES | |
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| Most MRSA infections in the United States are health care-associated | December 2007: Community-associated cases not the majority but are still responsible for invasive infections and death. |
| MRSA abundant in nearly all public transportation areas | August 2007: Airline tray tables provided MRSA habitat for as long as two weeks post-exposure. |
| Improved surveillance, response needed to contain emerging diseases | May 2007: Ongoing research will help improve surveillance tools, diagnostics, vaccine development and therapies. |
| Corticosteroid use for Kawasaki disease patients remains controversial | April 2007: Recently published data from Harvard note a subset of patients may benefit but do not advocate for routine treatment. |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS | |
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| Motivational interviewing may inspire children to lose weight | July 2007: Changing unhealthy behavior is one of the most significant challenges practitioners face. |
| HEALTH, POLICY AND PRACTICE ISSUES | |
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| More than 56% of children do not receive an annual well-child visit | February 2007: Well-child visit compliance was especially low among teenagers and uninsured children. |
| Rapid influenza tests most accurate in high prevalence times | February 2007: In lighter influenza seasons, interpret test results with caution. |
| Tricks of the trade for managing adolescents | February 2007: How to best manage adolescents and teenagers during the trickiest time of their lives. |
| GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS | |
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| Recreational water use caused some cryptosporidiosis outbreaks | September 2007: In 2006, 18 cryptosporidiosis outbreaks were reported, compared with five outbreaks reported for 2003 and seven for 2004. |
| HEALTH OF THE NATION | |
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| Bipartisan compromise sought on SCHIP program | October 2007: Two-thirds of U.S. children are eligible but not currently enrolled in SCHIP or Medicaid programs. |
| Outlook unclear for children’s health, Medicare legislation | September 2007: Increases to physician payments may signal cuts for others. |
| Texas first state to require HPV vaccine for sixth-grade girls | March 2007 |
| HIV/AIDS & STDS | |
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| Breast-feeding guidelines for HIV-positive mothers evaluated | April 2007: Experts, data and WHO differ on when to wean for infant survival regardless of serostatus. |
| Questions abound about implementing the HPV vaccine | February 2007: Experts discussed the burden of HPV among U.S. women and girls, vaccine recommendations and financing options. |
| Contraceptive use contributes to decline in teen pregnancy | January 2007: Eighty-six percent of the decline is attributed to improved contraceptive use and 14% is attributed to delays in sexual activity. |
| IDENTIFY THE IMMUNODEFICIENCY | |
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| November 2007 | |
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| NEONATAL ISSUES | |
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| FDA issues advisory on cold and cough medicine for young children | September 2007: Children aged 2 years and younger should not be given these medications unless directed by a physician. |
| NEWS NOTES | |
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| Disease ‘fingerprints’ used to track common infections in children | April 2007 |
| ONE YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | |
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| FDA approves MCV4 for younger population | November 2007: The most common adverse events reported were irritability and injection site pain. |
| RESIDENT ROUNDS | |
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| May 2007 |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS | |
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| Emerging 19A isolate responsible for many acute mastoiditis cases in children | November 2007: Non-vaccine serotype isolate causes a more severe form of the infection than other primary isolates. |
| Rhinovirus, RSV pack a big punch in day care population | November 2007: Parents with children in day care should expect their children to have between six and 10 respiratory infections per year. |
| Non-TB mycobacteria in endobronchial lesions similar to cervical adenitis | June 2007: Mycobacteria manifests as enlarged lymph nodes in the chest as opposed to the neck in some otherwise healthy children. |
| Prophylactic motavizumab associated with lower RSV hospitalization rates | June 2007: The researchers also found low detectable immunogenicity to motavizumab. |
| Frequent OM less likely since PCV7 introduced | May 2007: Children in the public and private insurance populations had declines in frequent OM and tube insertions. |
| ROUND TABLE | |
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| Experts propose solutions to the vaccine reimbursement issue | February 2007: The second part of this round table highlights the importance of setting standards for vaccine reimbursement. |
| Pediatric practitioners feeling the squeeze | January 2007: The first part of this round table highlights the problem that many pediatricians face — keeping up with the ever-changing vaccine administration schedule and getting reimbursed. |
| VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES | |
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| ACIP approves new live-attenuated influenza vaccine recommendations | December 2007: Timing not yet right for expansion of influenza vaccination recommendations to include all school-aged children. |
| Influenza vaccine benefits extend beyond sick children to families | December 2007: Children play an important role in the epidemiology of influenza, making vaccination essential in this population. |
| PKIDS launches ‘Silence the Sounds of Pertussis’ campaign | December 2007: The PKIDS campaign encourages parents to talk to their physician about pertussis vaccination. |
| Reimbursement issues continue to plague immunization programs | December 2007: The benefits of vaccines go unnoticed by the public and are overshadowed by high costs for physicians and patients. |
| Thimerosal not associated with neuropsychological deficits | December 2007: Physicians should continue to vaccinate children according to the current ACIP-recommended vaccine schedule. |
| Antibiotics given prior to dental work to prevent infective endocarditis may be of limited value | November 2007: Fewer patients will be recommended for preventive treatment measures. |
| Children with cochlear implants require full vaccination | November 2007: Cochlear implants with a positioner pose the greatest risk for bacterial meningitis. |
| HPV vaccine reduces abnormal Pap tests | November 2007 |
| Vaccine update reinforces importance of immunization | November 2007 |
| Live-attenuated vaccine highly effective during influenza season | October 2007: Protection provided by the live-attenuated vaccine may have been attributed to combination of both innate and adaptive immunity. |
| PEP using hepatitis A vaccine can be efficacious | October 2007: Available data suggest that the vaccine is efficacious post-exposure. |
| Vaccinating breast-feeding women requires care | October 2007: The ACIP has formed a work group to address inconsistencies in current recommendations about vaccinating pregnant and breast-feeding women. |
| New immunization schedules more user-friendly | September 2007: The 2008 immunization schedules will be published in January. |
| Non-pharmaceutical interventions may quell influenza pandemic spread | September 2007 |
| ACIP expands recommendations for meningococcal vaccine | August 2007: Vaccination is the best widespread protection for adolescents aged 11 to 18 years. |
| Intussusception rates not greater among rotavirus vaccine recipients | August 2007: Larger cohort studies are needed to rule out a small increased risk, however. |
| Many underinsured children not eligible for newer vaccines | August 2007: Some states are expanding the designation of FQHCs and RHCs to provide vaccines to underinsured children. |
| Severe adverse events associated with HPV vaccine are rare | August 2007: Post-licensure study data suggest few reports of severe adverse events are related to vaccination with Gardasil. |
| Testimony in autism-vaccine test cases continues | August 2007: There have been safety issues concerning thalidomide, MMRV vaccine and methyl mercury-treated grain, as well as ethyl mercury. |
| First autism-vaccine test case goes to court under Vaccine Injury Compensation Program | July 2007: The first test case theorizes that a combination of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and thimerosal lead to autism. |
| Lyme disease cases on the rise in some states more than others | July 2007 |
| Military vaccinees may have transmitted vaccinia following smallpox vaccination | July 2007: The government reinstated smallpox vaccinations for military personnel in 2001. |
| New era in vaccines leads to more personalized approach | July 2007: New chip will allow physicians to see how a patient’s genes will affect their response to vaccine. |
| Pneumococcal disease rates drop, new strains appear | July 2007: Although vaccine type diseases are fading, new non-vaccine type replacement diseases have surfaced. |
| Preparation before pediatric immunizations may reduce pain | June 2007: Telling a joke, reading a book or bringing a favorite toy from home can ease anxiety about immunizations. |
| Research, funding, delivery still major hurdles for immunization programs | June 2007: Walter Orenstein, MD, received the Charles Mérieux award for his efforts against vaccine-preventable illnesses at the Annual Conference on Vaccine Research. |
| Vaccine reduced bacterial illnesses in children who have sickle cell disease | June 2007 |
| Vaccine use in school may reduce influenza burden | June 2007 |
| Invasive pneumococcal disease finds way around vaccine | May 2007: Ninety-six percent of the 2005 IPD cases in Dallas were caused by serotypes not contained in PCV7. |
| Second varicella vaccine dose could address waning immunity issue | May 2007: Varicella rates have declined 85% since the vaccine was introduced in 1995. |
| Adoption trip to China boosted measles cases in adults | April 2007: Members of the group traveled separately but stayed at the same hotel in Guangdong Province, according to the CDC. |
| Immunization congress proposes solutions to vaccine financing | April 2007: Representatives from all sides convened to discuss possible solutions to current childhood vaccination issues. |
| Safety, efficacy data support FluMist use in younger children | April 2007: Data to support indication for toddlers aged 12 to 59 months without a history of wheezing or asthma are undergoing regulatory review. |
| CDC releases pandemic flu preparedness plans | March 2007: Worse-case scenarios for virus spread were analyzed; plans drawn from historic outbreaks in the United States. |
| Deaths decreasing worldwide from measles | March 2007: Measles-related mortality rates declined by more than half within six years. |
| Further funding needed for adolescent, adult vaccination | March 2007: Public awareness of immunization is important to help target at-risk populations, such as adolescents and minorities. |
| 2007 recommended childhood immunization schedule split into two | January 2007: Rotavirus, varicella and HPV vaccines added to the new schedules. |
| Focus this season should be on influenza prevention | January 2007: ACIP issued new recommendations for this season’s influenza vaccine. |
| School-based influenza vaccination proves effective | January 2007 |
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