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841 Impact of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease in infants younger than 90 days in England and Wales Clinical Infectious Diseases, December 6, 2012

842 Cardiac disease in adolescents with delayed diagnosis of vertically-acquired HIV infection Clinical Infectious Diseases, December 6, 2012

843 Comparison of Three Different Methods for Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in a Tertiary Pediatric Care Center Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 5, 2012

844 Association of APOBEC3G genotypes and CD4 decline in Thai and Cambodian HIV-infected children with moderate immune deficiency AIDS Research and Therapy, December 5, 2012

845 The impact of insecticide-treated school uniforms on dengue infections in school-aged children: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Thailand Full Text Trials, December 5, 2012

846 Clinical diagnosis and management of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome Current Opinion in Pediatrics, December 4, 2012

847 Impact of the 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Infants Younger Than 90 Days in England and Wales Clinical Infectious Diseases, December 4, 2012

848 Clinical features of influenza disease in admitted children during the first post-pandemic season and risk-factors for hospitalization; a multicentre spanish experience Clinical Microbiology and Infection, December 4, 2012

849 Costs of delivering human papillomavirus vaccination to schoolgirls in Mwanza Region, Tanzania Full Text BMC Medicine, December 4, 2012

850 Effects of the 10-Valent Pneumococcal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Protein D–Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Colonization in Young Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Infectious Diseases, December 3, 2012

851 The Politics of Probiotics: Probiotics, necrotizing enterocolitis, and the ethics of neonatal research Acta Pediatrica, December 3, 2012

852 Virologic Responses to Add-on Adefovir Dipivoxil Treatment Versus Entecavir Monotherapy in Children With Lamivudine-resistant Chronic Hepatitis B Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, December 3, 2012

853 Antibody Responses to Mycobacterial Antigens in Children with Tuberculosis: Challenges and Potential Diagnostic Value Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, November 30, 2012

854 An Opportunity for Cancer Prevention During Preadolescence and Adolescence: Stopping Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Related Cancer Through HPV Vaccination Journal of Adolescent Health, November 30, 2012

855 High viremia and low level of transmitted drug resistance in anti-retroviral therapy-naive perinatally-infected children and adolescents with HIV-1 subtype C infection Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, November 29, 2012

856 Molecular characterization of rotavirus isolates from select Canadian pediatric hospitals Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, November 29, 2012

857 Community faecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in french children Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, November 29, 2012

858 Chitinase 3-Like 1 Protein Levels Are Elevated in Schistosoma haematobium Infected Children PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, November 29, 2012

859 The diagnosis and management of empyema in children: a comprehensive review from the APSA Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee Journal of Pediatric Surgery, November 28, 2012

860 Clarifying the transmission route of Staphylococcus aureus colonizing the skin in early childhood atopic dermatitis Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, November 28, 2012

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Clinical Pearls in Infectious Disease

Highlights in Infectious Disease

Predicting decompensation during severe acute exacerbation of hepatitis B

In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.

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Three risk factors for mortality in the elderly with pneumonia identified

In a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.

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Tobacco and alcohol abuse in HPV-positive patients increase risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

In a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).

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Most Popular Infectious Disease Articles

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1 Duration of empirical antibiotic therapy for infants suspected of early-onset sepsis Current Opinion in Pediatrics, March 18, 2013

2 Heliox Therapy in Bronchiolitis: Phase III Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Pediatrics, April 8, 2013

3 Does Respiratory Virus Coinfection Increases the Clinical Severity of Acute Respiratory Infection Among Children Infected With Respiratory Syncytial Virus The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 23, 2013    Review Article

4 Reducing the Frequency of Acute Otitis Media by Individualized Care The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 23, 2013

5 Effectiveness of Pentavalent and Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccines in Concurrent Use Among US Children <5 Years of Age, 2009-2011 Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 12, 2013

6 Breast Milk Jaundice: Effect of Bacteria Present in Breast Milk and Infant Feces Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, March 25, 2013    Review Article

7 A Randomized Trial of Candidate Inactivated Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine versus Trivalent Influenza Vaccines in Children Aged 3-17 Years The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 26, 2013

8 Acute Mastoiditis in Children: A 10-year Retrospective and Validated Multicenter Study The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 23, 2013

9 Cardiac biomarkers in HIV-exposed uninfected children AIDS, April 18, 2013

10 Trends in the Management of Viral Meningitis at United States Children's Hospitals Pediatrics, April 3, 2013

11 Pediatric Moyamoya Disease: Clinical Profile, Literature Review and Sixteen Year Experience from a Tertiary Care Teaching Institute The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, April 8, 2013    Review Article

12 Duration of Intrapartum Antibiotics for Group B Streptococcus on the Diagnosis of Clinical Neonatal Sepsis Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 3, 2013    Free full text

13 Evaluation of tuberculosis diagnostics in children: 1. proposed clinical case definitions for classification of intrathoracic tuberculosis disease. consensus from an expert panel The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 6, 2012    Free full text

14 Azithromycin To Prevent Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Ureaplasma-Infected Preterm Infants: Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Microbial Response, and Clinical Outcomes with a 20-Milligram-per-Kilogram Single Intravenous Dose Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 19, 2013

15 Paradoxical Reaction During Tuberculosis Treatment in Immunocompetent Children: Clinical Spectrum and Risk Factors The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 23, 2013    Review Article

16 Neurocognitive function in HIV-positive children in a developing country International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 9, 2013

17 Racial Differences in Antibiotic Prescribing by Primary Care Pediatricians Pediatrics, April 8, 2013

18 Molecular detection and quantification of pertussis and correlation with clinical outcomes in children Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, March 25, 2013

19 Pediatric non alcoholic fatty liver disease: old and new concepts on development, progression, metabolic insight and potential treatment targets BMC Pediatrics, April 5, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

20 Hepatitis B vaccination with or without hepatitis B immunoglobulin at birth to babies born of HBsAg-positive mothers prevents overt HBV transmission but may not prevent occult HBV infection in babies: a randomized controlled trial Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 25, 2013

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