As if you needed further proof that @nigeltwitt is awesome, he even publishes his own clinical case in the @PIDJournal 🤣🥰
A Pain in the Neck Sixty Years On : The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal https://t.co/vrr7uYcCCH
New @PIDJournal survey Candida in peds heme malignancy
- C. tropicalis⬆️dissemination
- high yield dilated 👁️exam
-⬇️β-D-glucan for non-tropicalis
Added by @soniamehraTXID to
- "HEME ONC"▶️"PEDIATRIC" 📂
- "ORGANISMS"▶️"Fungi"▶️"Candida"📁
https://t.co/nmL05P19Ce
Multiplex RT-PCR demonstrates high sensitivity & negative predictive value for the detection of on-panel pathogens (Biofire FilmArray) in respi samples from critically ill children.
RT-PCR use may alter antibiotic prescriptions.
Osborne C et al. #PIDJ
https://t.co/wszH5BLmWR
INMIS Supplement in PIDJ:
This includes reports of the 2024 INMIS meeting and the Latin American Symposium; covers range of topics in the field of maternal and neonatal immunization based on work presented by leading international experts.
#INMIS#PIDJ https://t.co/M9EEiH6QVz
Klebsiella michiganensis, a member of K oxytoca complex, is an emerging nosocomial pathogen known to frequently carry plasmids with AMR genes, including carbapenemases. Using genomics, this study defined outbreak alert in a Spanish hospital.
#klebsiella https://t.co/Ect3ILVDLn
Neonatal and Maternal Immunization Supplement
https://t.co/82N7p2AJ9Q
"This [..] will be of relevance and importance to specialists in immunizations, pediatric infectious diseases, obstetrics, midwifery and all those who care for pregnant women, newborns and infants worldwide "
Article by Ines Taborda et al. reports epidemiology of late #Mycoplasma pneumoniae resurgence in Portugal; concludes that compared with pre-COVID era, disease severity and EP manifestations did not change, while median age at presentation increased
#PIDJ
https://t.co/DDLefyy7BX
Highly recommended revisit to our AMR supplement "Antimicrobial Stewardship and IPC in LMICs" with read worthy open access articles.
https://t.co/P7buf46rs3
Are adolescents and young adults on ALL treatment more vulnerable to invasive bacterial/ fungal infections than pediatric ALL patients?
Read new insights from Trimbour et al. in #PIDJ
https://t.co/XBjOJKqRVm
Cepas hipervirulentas de Neisseria meningitidis y manifestaciones clínicas en niños con enfermedad meningocócica invasiva
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Agosto 2023
@PIDJournal
https://t.co/4uoesq9zgf
🔬 A Swiss study in @PIDJournal reveals the impact of Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in kids—linked to severe respiratory illness, higher ICU admissions, and greater need for oxygen & steroids.
📖 Read more: https://t.co/SwVG10isX9
#PaediatricInfectiousDiseases#PIDs#ChildHealth
Elevated plasma (1, 3) β-D-glucan (BDG) level might be a useful predictor for systemic progression of congenital cutaneous candidiasis in neonates.
Watanabe et al. #PIDJ#EditorsChoice
https://t.co/H6n97y0QDi
Are pathogens causative of neonatal sepsis changing?
This latest analysis reports increasing proportion of GN bacteria responsible for serious bacterial infections in infants, suggests revision of current empirical antibiotic recommendations.
#PIDJ
https://t.co/VE529IguSi
Comparison of real-world #acyclovir dosing strategies in a multicenter cohort of NICUs, against the population pharmacokinetic (PopPK) recommendations, suggests future work to clarify optimal dosing strategies in infants.
Foote et al #PIDJ https://t.co/usyydNWvoL
Do researchers need to listen to the voice of the patients/ parents in RSV research?
Experts say, patient-led advocacy can bring about major change in any ID research, giving an example of the power and success of HIV/AIDS community-led movement.
#PIDJ
https://t.co/S2NUhyBlcH