Showing papers in "Pediatric Infectious Disease in 2020"

TL;DR: There has been significant reduction in attendance to the immunization clinic for routine vaccination during the lockdown period secondary to coronavirus pandemic, and an urgent vaccination drive is the need of the hour.

TL;DR: A case of COVID-19-associated encephalopathy in an 11-year-old child who presented with altered sensorium and seizures is reported, mainly in adults.

TL;DR: Protracted bacterial bronchitis is defined by persistent productive cough in a child lasting for more than 4 weeks duration in the absence of symptoms or signs of other causes of chronic wet cough and which resolves following a 2–4-week course of an appropriate oral antibiotic.

TL;DR: The effects of COVID-19 on pregnancy, newborns and children, testing and preventive strategies, herd immunity, and the way forward in this ongoing battle are reviewed.

TL;DR: Tebipenem-pivoxil (TBPM-PI; Orapenem), a prodrug, is the first oral carbapenem, which has been a promising drug in the therapy of drug-resistant respiratory infections and complicated urinary tract infections and will also be useful in reducing the incidence of central line associated blood stream infections and improving the rate of treatment completion.

TL;DR: Judicious use of neuroimaging, cerebrospinal fluid analysis and appropriate lab tests helps in diagnosing specific entities especially non-infective mimics of AES which has important treatment and prognostic implication.

TL;DR: A good understanding of the tests available would be of immense help especially in critically ill patients in whom knowing the exact causative organism is mandatory to shift from empirical treatment to a more specific treatment plan.

TL;DR: The spectrum of chikungunya disease is different in neonates and infants as compared to older children, and should be considered as a differential diagnosis in Neonates presenting with fever, typical hyperpigmentation, and encephalopathy.

TL;DR: The community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of skin and soft tissue infection is commonly seen in neonates and a neonate with the empyema thoracis is presented.

TL;DR: Treatment of sepsis requires the judicious use of antibiotics with the proper choice of antibiotics as well as proper dose and duration and overuse of antibiotics should be discouraged because of risk of complications and resistance development.

TL;DR: GeneXpert is a very useful test with a high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing pediatric TB and for detection of rifampicin resistance in a short period of time.

TL;DR: A lot of research is still required to optimize the drug dosing and prevention of side effects of these older antibiotics, and even the use of old antibiotics should be pathogen centered and inappropriate use should be avoided.

TL;DR: Severe mucositis with the background of respiratory infection, Fuchs Syndrome should be considered as a differential in atypical Steven Johnson syndrome secondary to Mycoplasma infection.

TL;DR: A 3-year-old boy has been bought with fever with fever, loose stools, and vomiting for 5 days, and developed bullous lesions over both lower limbs since day 1 of illness, which gradually increased in size.

TL;DR: Unlike many other viral infections, varicella during pregnancy can cause different problems at different gestations, and understanding of the disease is very important, especially at what age it can cause problems.

TL;DR: A case in a preschooler who presented with fever, pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy, and rash without any prior antibiotic use and was managed on supportive therapy is presented.

TL;DR: This review is to remind ourselves to this overlooked entity of renal manifestations of dengue infection in the tropics, and its role in the outcome is rarely recognized in clinical practice.

TL;DR: There is some evidence to show that antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the risk of infection in children with vesicoureteric reflux and recurrent UTI, however, there is also an increased risk of urinary tract infection by resistant organisms in children on long term antibiotic proPHylaxis.

TL;DR: It is very essential that all pediatricians/ gastroenterologists treating children with HBV and HCV infections be aware of the details relating to the viruses before considering therapy.

TL;DR: The clinical data of a girl who has been suffering from fever for more than 2 months, admitted today in KKCTH, where there was history of few episodes of nonbilious vomiting and significant weight loss of 3 kg in 2 months.