Ped Infect Diseases

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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 journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

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"📁 transplantid.net/K83M2KSQ

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 journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

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 journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

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 journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

Neonatal and Maternal Immunization Supplement journals.lww.com/pidj/toc/2025/… "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 journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

Discover the Joint Symposium: ESPID- @ESCMID happening on 28 May at #ESPID2025! 🌟 Dive into cutting-edge strategies for diagnosing & managing invasive #paediatricinfections. 🔗The full programme: bit.ly/37jeYxP #PaediatricInfectiousDiseases #Metagenomics #PIDs

Highly recommended revisit to our AMR supplement "Antimicrobial Stewardship and IPC in LMICs" with read worthy open access articles. journals.lww.com/pidj/toc/2022/…

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 journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

Cepas hipervirulentas de Neisseria meningitidis y manifestaciones clínicas en niños con enfermedad meningocócica invasiva The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Agosto 2023 @PIDJournal journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

First Reported Case of Brain #Abscess in an #Infant Caused by #Staphylococcus argenteus @PIDJournal journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…

🔬 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: bit.ly/3AZ0ke1 #PaediatricInfectiousDiseases #PIDs #ChildHealth

🔬 New @PIDJournal study finds children with Long COVID show increased platelet activation, hinting at ongoing inflammation & immune dysregulation. 📖 Learn more: bit.ly/4idb2OE #LongCOVID #PIDs #ChildHealth #PaediatricInfectiousDiseases

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 journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

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 journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltext/…

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 journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…

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 journals.lww.com/pidj/abstract/…