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1 Antityphoid vaccination in children JAMA, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Long-term Effectiveness of Varicella Vaccine: A 14-Year, Prospective Cohort Study Pediatrics, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Factors Associated With Receipt of Two Doses of Varicella Vaccine Among Adolescents in the United States The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

4 A Randomized Trial of Candidate Inactivated Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine versus Trivalent Influenza Vaccines in Children Aged 3-17 Years The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Interventions to reduce neonatal mortality from neonatal tetanus in low and middle income countries - a systematic review Full Text BMC Public Health, May 4, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

6 Changes in Patterns of Hospitalized Children With Varicella and of Associated Varicella Genotypes After Introduction of Varicella Vaccine in Australia The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 4, 2013    Review Article

7 Maternal immunization as a strategy to decrease susceptibility to infection in newborn infants Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, May 4, 2013

8 Maternal immunization promotes the immune response of neonates towards hepatitis B vaccine Journal of Viral Hepatitis, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

9 A Combined Haemophilus influenzae Type B Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine Is Immunogenic and Well-tolerated When Coadministered With Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis Hepatitis B–inactivated Poliovirus at 3, 5 and 11 Months of Age The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Long-term Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Tympanostomy Tube Placements The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 4, 2013    Review Article

11 Aetiology of paediatric pneumonia after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine European Respiratory Journal , May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Targeted rotavirus vaccination of high-risk infants; a low cost and highly cost-effective alternative to universal vaccination Full Text BMC Medicine, May 4, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Non-febrile Seizures after Mumps-, Measles-, Rubella-, Varicella-combination Vaccination with Detection of Measles Vaccine Virus RNA in Serum, Throat and Urine Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, May 4, 2013

14 Immunogenecity of Hepatitis A and B Vaccination in Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, April 9, 2013    Review Article

15 Determinants of Long-term Protection After Hepatitis B Vaccination in Infancy: A Meta-analysis The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 9, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

16 Waning Immunity to Pertussis Following 5 Doses of DTaP Pediatrics, April 9, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Antibody Persistence and Response to a Booster Dose of a Quadrivalent Conjugate Vaccine for Meningococcal Disease in Adolescents The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 9, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article

18 Increasing Exposure to Antibody-Stimulating Proteins and Polysaccharides in Vaccines Is Not Associated with Risk of Autism The Journal of Pediatrics, April 9, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Response to Hepatitis A and B Vaccination in Pediatric Patients With Celiac Disease Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, April 9, 2013    Review Article

20 Validity of vaccination cards and parental recall to estimate vaccination coverage: A systematic review of the literature Vaccine , April 9, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

21 Long-term Effectiveness of Varicella Vaccine: A 14-Year, Prospective Cohort Study Pediatrics, April 9, 2013    Clinical Article

22 The immunological effect of revaccination with Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine at 19 months of age Vaccine , April 9, 2013    Review Article

23 Antibody Responses to Routine Pediatric Vaccines Administered With 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 9, 2013    Review Article

24 Cost-effectiveness of Augmenting Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination With Immunoglobin Treatment Pediatrics, April 9, 2013    Review Article

25 Challenges in comparing the safety of different vaccination schedules Vaccine , April 9, 2013    Review Article

26 Cost-effectiveness of Augmenting Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination With Immunoglobin Treatment Pediatrics, April 9, 2013    Review Article

27 Health care providers and parents attitudes toward administration of new infant vaccines--a multinational survey European Journal of Pediatrics, April 9, 2013    Review Article

28 Reasons for Not Vaccinating Adolescents: National Immunization Survey of Teens, 2008-2010 Pediatrics, April 9, 2013    Review Article

29 A Randomized, Controlled, Phase 1/2 Trial of a Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Bivalent rLP2086 Vaccine in Healthy Children and Adolescents The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 9, 2013    Review Article

30 Risk of narcolepsy in children and young people receiving AS03 adjuvanted pandemic A/H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine: retrospective analysis British Medical Journal, March 13, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

Clinical Pearls in Pediatrics

Highlights in Pediatrics

Elevated BMI associated with lower extremity fractures in children

As published in Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, elevated BMI is associated with fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, and leg (but not femur or hip) in children. In overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese children, the ORs for fractures of the foot were 1.14, 1.23, and 1.42, respectively; fractures of the ankle, knee, and leg were 1.27, 1.28, and 1.51, respectively. Children 6-11 years of age were at highest risk.

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Children with ?-thalassemia major at risk for premature atherosclerosis

As published in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, children with ?-thalassemia major (n=31; age range, 4-16 y) exhibit laboratory and ultrasound evidence of premature atherosclerosis. Specifically, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and nitrate/nitrite levels were decreased, and VLDL-C levels, chitotroisidase activity, and carotid IMT were increased in affected children.

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HPV vaccination is not associated with increased sexual activity in adolescents

As published in Pediatrics, adolescent girls (11-12 years of age) vaccinated with HPV were not shown to have increased sexual activity over 3 years of follow-up compared to non-vaccinated girls (adjusted incidence rate ratio = 1.29). Sexual activity was assessed based on pregnancy, STD testing or diagnosis, and contraceptive counseling.

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Most Popular Pediatrics Articles

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1 Pacifier Restriction and Exclusive Breastfeeding Pediatrics, April 3, 2013    Review Article

2 Prebiotics in infants for prevention of allergy Cochrane Reviews, April 10, 2013    Review Article

3 The role of antibiotics in the treatment of acute rhinosinusitis in children: a systematic review Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

4 Association Between Total Duration of Breastfeeding and Iron Deficiency Pediatrics, April 16, 2013

5 Fish consumption in infancy and development of allergic disease up to age 12 y American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 11, 2013

6 Vitamin D and child health Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 22, 2013    Review Article

7 Formula Selection for Management of Children with Cow Milk Allergy Influences the Rate of Acquisition of Tolerance: A Prospective Multicenter Study The Journal of Pediatrics, April 17, 2013    Review Article

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

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

10 Serum vitamin D levels in children with recurrent otitis media European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 1, 2013

11 White Matter Injury in Preterm Infants: Could Human Milk Play a Role in Its Prevention? Advances in Neonatal Care, April 2, 2013    Review Article

12 Prenatal Maternal Bereavement and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring: A Registry-Based Study Pediatrics, March 26, 2013    Review Article

13 Autism before diagnosis: crying, feeding and sleeping problems in the first two years of life Acta Pediatrica, March 14, 2013    Review Article

14 Clinical signs to identify late-onset sepsis in preterm infants European Journal of Pediatrics, April 2, 2013    Review Article

15 Probiotic effects in allergic disease Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, April 19, 2013

16 Chronic Otitis Media in Children: An Evidence-Based Guide for Diagnosis and Management Clinical Pediatrics, April 11, 2013    Review Article

17 Predicting positive food challenges in children sensitised to peanuts/tree nuts Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, April 4, 2013

18 Infant feeding practices in the first 24 to 48 hours of life in healthy term infants Acta Pediatrica, April 15, 2013    Review Article

19 The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents BMC Pediatrics, March 21, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

20 School-age Outcomes of Extremely Preterm or Extremely Low Birth Weight Children Pediatrics, April 3, 2013    Review Article

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