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Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Hospitalized Children With Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Multisystem Inflammatory Condition: An Analysis of the VIRUS COVID-19 Registry
Conclusions: GI involvement is common in hospitalized children with acute COVID-19 and MIS-C. GI involvement is not associated with critical illness, hospital length of stay or mortality in acute COVID-19 or MIS-C. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: COVID Reports Source Type: research

Mortality Risk Factors Among Critically Ill Children With Acute COVID-19 in PICUs: A Multicenter Study From Turkish Pediatric Critical COVID-19 and MIS-C Study Group
Conclusions: This study presents detailed data on clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to PICU in the first pandemic year in Turkey. Our study shows that having congenital heart disease is associated with mortality. In addition, the high organ failure score in follow-up predict mortality. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: COVID Reports Source Type: research

Active Surveillance With Seroprevalence-based Infection Rates Indicates Racial Disparities With Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Requiring Hospitalization in Mississippi, March 2020–February 2021
Background: Racial disparities in SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalization, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) have been reported. However, these reports have been based on incomplete data relying on passive reporting, unknown catchment populations, and unknown infection prevalence. We aimed to characterize population-based incidence of MIS-C and COVID-19 hospitalizations among non-Hispanic Black and White children using active surveillance based on seroprevalence-based cumulative incidence of pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection in a defined catchment 16-county area of Mississippi. Methods: Active...
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: COVID Reports Source Type: research

Oral Versus Intravenous Antibiotics for Pediatric Osteoarticular Infection: When and to Whom?
The objective of this study was to evaluate whether an exclusive oral treatment in selected children may be appropriate. Methods: The Spanish Network of Osteoarticular Infections is a nationwide multicenter registry comprising 37 hospitals in Spain. The registry prospectively includes clinical characteristics and outcome of children with OAI. One of the hospitals from RioPed offers oral treatment to children meeting certain criteria. Patients were classified into 2 groups. Group 1: management with initial intravenous antibiotic therapy. Group 2: patients exclusively treated with oral antibiotics. A comparison betwee...
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Antimicrobial Reports Source Type: research

Activity of Tedizolid and Comparator Agents Against Gram-positive Isolates Causing Skin and Skin Structure Infections in Pediatric Patients in United States Hospitals (2015–2019)
Conclusions: Tedizolid was very active against a large collection of gram-positive pathogens causing skin and skin structure infection in pediatric patients, including MRSA isolates. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Antimicrobial Reports Source Type: research

Effect of Single-dose Azithromycin on Pneumococcal Carriage and Resistance: A Randomized Controlled Trial
We evaluated antibiotic resistance selection in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from children participating in an individually randomized trial of single-dose azithromycin versus placebo. After 14 days, the prevalence of resistance to erythromycin, oxacillin, and clindamycin was elevated in the azithromycin versus placebo group. There was no difference at 6 months. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Antimicrobial Reports Source Type: research

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Survey of Invasive Neisseria meningitidis, United States 2012–2016.
No abstract available (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Current Abstracts Source Type: research

Characterization of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus From Children at Hospital Admission: Experiences From a Hospital in a German Metropolitan Area
Conclusions: Our data highlight the importance of CA-MRSA causing SSTI in children. More frequent microbiological and molecular analysis of these strains is important for targeted treatment and can provide valuable data for molecular surveillance of the pathogen. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Antimicrobial Reports Source Type: research

Pediatric Enterococcal Bacteremia: A 12-Year Retrospective Study in a French Pediatric Center
Conclusions: EBSIs are rare infections in children mostly described in children with underlying disease. Healthcare-associated bacteremia is associated with higher rates of resistance and poorer prognosis, requiring the involvement of pediatric infectious disease specialists to improve management. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research

Incidence and Predictors of Relapse After Stopping Antiviral Therapy in Pediatric Chronic Hepatitis B
Conclusion: Discontinuation of antiviral treatment in children with CHB resulted in relapse in one-third of the patients. Relapse was frequent in those who were HBeAg-positive at the time of stopping therapy and in those who required longer therapy for HBV-DNA to become undetectable. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research

A Nomogram to Predict Bacterial Meningitis-associated Hydrocephalus: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Conclusions: The predictive model/nomogram of BMAH could be used by clinicians to determine hydrocephalus risk. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research

A Retrospective Analysis of Tick-borne Encephalitis in Children Treated in Kaunas Hospital During 2012 to 2019
Conclusions: The epidemiological and clinical characteristics of TBE in children in Lithuania are similar to those described in other countries. Only half of the subjects reported having a tick bite. Younger children tend to suffer from meningoencephalitis and meningoencephalomyelitis less frequently than elder ones. Focal neurological signs were commonly observed. Majority of children had lasting symptoms of TBE upon discharge from the hospital. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research

Overlapping Signs and Symptoms Between Recurrent Varicella and Pityriasis rosea Gibert
Conclusions: IgG antibody titers to VZV at rash onset were high, suggesting that they were already rising at the appearance of the rash and that reinfection with VZV must have occurred during the prodromal stage or several weeks before rash appearance in PRG patients whose immunity had declined below the threshold. Our study suggests a new pathogenesis of PRG that might help to address incongruities of past theories on PRG sites of viral entry and replication, incubation period and variations in the clinical course of PRG from prodrome to healing. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research

Early Transition to Oral Antimicrobial Therapy Among Children With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis
Conclusions: SAB is associated with a wide range of illness among children with AHO, and classification of severity may be useful for guiding treatment decisions. Early transition to oral antimicrobial therapy appears safe in children with mild or moderate AHO despite the presence of SAB. (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research

Invasive Salmonella Infections Among Children in Shenzhen, China: A Five-year Retrospective Review
Background: Invasive Salmonella infections are highly prevalent worldwide. Clinical data of childhood invasive Salmonella infections from China are limited. Methods: Data of hospitalized children (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 16, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research