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General Reports
       
       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
The Diagnostic Challenge of Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Children: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Schapkaitz E, Schickerling TM.
 Lab Med. 2018 Apr 12.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 The interdependencies of viral load, the innate immune response, and clinical outcome in children presenting to the emergency department with respiratory syncytial virus-associated bronchiolitis.
 Piedra FA, Mei M, Avadhanula V,  
PLoS One. 2017 Mar 7;12(3):e0172953.
 Paper

Whole-body MRI as an unconventional diagnostic tool in a pediatric patient with systemic infection.
Picco P, Naselli A, Pala G, Rizzo F, et al
 Acta Radiol Short Rep. 2014 Dec 4;3(11):2047981614549571
 Abstract

Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Opportunistic Infections of HIV-Infected Children in the TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database.
Prasitsuebsai W, Kariminia A, Puthanakit T,  et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Dec 30
 Abstract

Antibody but not memory B-cell responses are tuned-down in vertically HIV-1 infected children and young individuals being vaccinated yearly against influenza.
Rinaldi S, Zangari P, Cotugno N, et al
Vaccine. 2013 Dec 12.
 Abstract

The immunogenicity of a novel A (H1N1) vaccine in HIV-infected children.
Okike IO, Yung C, Ladhani S, et al |
Vaccine. 2011 Jul 7
 Abstract

Invasive fungal infections in pediatric patients: a review focusing on antifungal therapy.
Lass-Flörl C.
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2010 Feb;8(2):127-35.
 Abstract

The evaluation of laparoscopy-assisted cholangiography in the diagnosis of
prolonged jaundice in infants.
Tang ST, Li SW, Ying Y, et al
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2009 Dec;19(6):827-30.
 Abstract

Pediatric infectious diseases: 2009 update for the Rogers' Textbook of Pediatric
Intensive Care.
Ackerman AD, Singhi S.
 Pediatr Crit Care Med.
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
New Antifungal Agents in Pediatric Practice.
 Das S, Shivaprakash MR, Chakrabarti A. 
Indian Pediatr. 2009 Mar 7;46(3):225-231.
 Paper

Pediatric Antifungal Utilization: New Drugs, New Trends.
 Prasad PA, Coffin SE, Leckerman KH, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Nov 4
 Abstract
 
Management of invasive fungal infections in pediatric patient.
Groll A.
Med Mal Infect. 2007;37 Suppl 2:12-3.
Abstract
 
Viral Diseases of the Liver in Children: Diagnostic and Differential Diagnostic
Considerations.
White FV, Dehner LP. 
Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2004 Dec;7(6):552-567.
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Care for perinatal illness in rural Nepal: a descriptive study with cross-sectional and
qualitative components
Mesko N, Osrin D,  Tamang S, et al
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2003, 3:3
Paper
Avian Influenza
       
       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  Safety and Immunogenicity of 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Vaccination in Perinatally HIV-1 Infected Children and Youth.
 Flynn PM, Nachman S, Muresan P, et al
J Infect Dis. 2012 May 21.
Abstract

Fatal avian influenza A (H5N1) in a child presenting with diarrhea followed by coma.
de Jong MD, Bach VC, Phan TQ, et al
N Engl J Med. 2005 Feb 17;352(7):686-91
 Abstract

A child with avian influenza A (H5N1) infection.
Chokephaibulkit K, Uiprasertkul M, Puthavathana P, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Feb;24(2):162-6.
Abstract
Candidiasis
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Invasive candidiasis in low birth weight preterm infants: risk factors, clinical course and outcome in a prospective multicenter study of cases and their matched controls.
Barton M, O'Brien K, Robinson JL et al
BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Jun 12;14(1):327.
 Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Rate of candidiasis among HIV-infected children in Spain in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (1997-2008).
 Alvaro-Meca A, Jensen J, Micheloud D, et al
BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Mar 4;13:115.
Paper

  
Castleman Disease
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Clinical and experimental study of Castleman disease in children.
 Jun Z, ChangChun L, LinYa L, et al
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Sep 11
Abstract		  
Cocaine/Opiate Exposure in Utero
       

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters 

  CONFERENCE PDF POSTER
 Long-term Growth and Developmental Outcomes in Children with in Utero Cocaine
 and Opiate Exposure Born to HIV-infected Women
E Handelsman, B Thompson, D Li, et al.
(10 CROI)
 PDF Poster     Abstract		  
 
Cerebral Palsy
       

          Resources

  Cerebral Palsy Group

 
     
Cervical Lymphadenopathy
       

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  Diagnostic aspects of cervical lymphadenopathy in children in the developing world:
a study of 1,877 surgical specimens.
Moore SW, Schneider JW, Schaaf HS.  Pediatr Surg Int 2003 Apr 17
 Abstract

Cervical lymphadenopathy in children.
Umapathy N, De R, Donaldson I.
Hosp Med 2003 Feb;64(2):104-7
 Abstract

School-aged children with Kawasaki disease: high incidence of cervical l
ymphadenopathy and coronary artery involvement.
Fan PC, Chiu CH, Yen MH, et al
J Paediatr Child Health 2003 Jan-Feb;39(1):55-7
 Abstract

High-resolution and color Doppler ultrasonography of cervicallymphadenopathy in
children.
Papakonstantinou O, Bakantaki A, Paspalaki P, et al
Acta Radiol 2001 Sep;42(5):470-6
 Abstract

  
Chagas' Diseases
       

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
Benznidazole treatment in chronic children infected with Trypanosoma cruzi: Serological and molecular follow-up of patients and identification of Discrete Typing Units.
Rumi MM, Pérez Brandán C, Gil JF,  et al
Acta Trop. 2013 Jul 20.
 Abstract

Seroprevalence of Chagas disease and its determinants in children and adolescents from Cochabamba, Bolivia.]
Masuet-Aumatell C, Ramon-Torrell JM, Casanova-Rituerto A, Dávalos-Gamboa MD.
 Med Clin (Barc). 2013 Apr 23.
 Abstract

Assessment of CD8(+) T cell differentiation in Trypanosoma cruzi-infected children.|
Albareda MC, Olivera GC, De Rissio AM, Postan M.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 May;82(5):861-4.
 Abstract
 
Large urban outbreak of orally acquired acute Chagas disease at a school in Caracas, Venezuela.
Alarcón de Noya B, Díaz-Bello Z,  et al
J Infect Dis. 2010 May 1;201(9):1308-15.
 Abstract

ARTICLE
 Targeted Screening Strategies to Detect Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Children.
 Levy MZ, Kawai V, Bowman NM, et al
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2007 Dec 26;1(3):e103.
Paper

Aetiological treatment of congenital Chagas' disease diagnosed and monitored
by the polymerase chain reaction.
Schijman AG, Altcheh J, Burgos JM, et al
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2003 Sep;52(3):441-9
 Abstract
Cryptosporidiosis
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
Cryptococcal Disease in HIV-Infected Children.
Kao C, Goldman DL
 Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2016 Sep;18(9):27
 Abstract

Significantly higher occurrence of Cryptosporidium infection in Roma children compared with non-Roma children in Slovakia.
Hasajová A, Valenčáková A, Malčeková B, et al
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 Mar 12.
 Abstract

Cryptosporidiosis among children in an endemic semiurban community in southern India: does a protected drinking water source decrease infection?
Sarkar R, Ajjampur SS, Prabakaran AD,  et al |
Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Aug;57(3):398-406.
Abstract


Cryptosporidiosis in Children Following Solid Organ Transplantation.
Krause I, Amir J, Cleper R, Dagan A,
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Jul 18.
 Abstract

Genetic Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in Diarrhoeic Children from Four Provinces in South Africa.
Abu Samra N, Thompson PN, Jori F,  et al
 Zoonoses Public Health. 2012 Jun 20.
 Abstract

Respiratory Cryptosporidiosis in HIV-Seronegative Children in Uganda: Potential for
 Respiratory Transmission.
Mor SM, Tumwine JK, Ndeezi G,  et al 
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 8.
Abstract

investigation of cryptosporidiosis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and microscopy in children
with diarrhea.
Yilmaz H, Tas-Cengiz Z, Cicek M.
Saudi Med J. 2008 Apr;29(4):526-9.
 Abstract

Cryptosporidium and Giardia infection and drinking water sources among children in
Lege Dini, Ethiopia.
Ayalew D, Boelee E, Endeshaw T, Petros B.
Trop Med Int Health. 2008 Apr;13(4):472-5.
 Abstract

  
Diarrhea
       
       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Economic evaluation of zinc and copper use in treating acute diarrhea in children:
A randomized controlled trial
 Patel AB, Dhande LA, Rawat MS
 Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2003 1:7
 Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Life-threatening infantile diarrhea from fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica
Typhimurium with mutations in both gyrA and parC.
Nakaya H, Yasuhara A, Yoshimura K, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis Feb 2003
 Paper

Vitamin A Supplements Ameliorate the Adverse Effect of HIV-1, Malaria, and Diarrheal
Infections on Child Growth.
Villamor E, Mbise R, Spiegelman D, et al.
Pediatrics 2002 Jan;109(1):E6
Abstract
Entamoeba moshkovskii
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Entamoeba moshkovskii infections in children in Bangladesh.
Ali IKM, Hassain MB, Roy S,  et al.
 Emerg Infect Dis  2003 May
 Paper		  
 
Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  Epstein-Barr Virus Infects B and Non-B Lymphocytes in HIV-1-Infected Children and Adolescents.
Bekker V, Scherpbier H, Beld M, et al
J Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 1;194(9):1323-30.
 Abstract		  
Hepatitis A
       
Epidemiology/Prevalence

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The prevalence of hepatitis A antibodies in HIV exposed and/or infected children
and adolescents
Gouvea AF, Moraes-Pinto MI, Machado DM, et al
J Pediatr (Rio J). 2005 May-Jun;81(3):205-8.
Paper
 
Changes in seroprevalence of hepatitis A in children and adolescents in Manisa,
Turkey.
Tosun S, Ertan P, Kasirga E, Atman U.
Pediatr Int. 2004 Dec;46(6):669-72.
Abstract

Vaccination

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
Cost-effectiveness of routine childhood vaccination for hepatitis A in the United States.
 Rein DB, Hicks KA, Wirth KE 
Pediatrics. 2007 Jan;119(1):e12-21
 Abstract
 
Effectiveness of a hepatitis A vaccination program for migrant children in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands (1992-2004).
Sonder GJ, Bovee LP, Baayen TD,. et al 
Vaccine. 2006 Apr 18;
 Abstract
 
Factors associated with hepatitis a vaccination among children 24 to 35 months of age: United
States, 2003.
Amon JJ, Darling N, Fiore AE, Bell BP, Barker LE.
Pediatrics. 2006 Jan;117(1):30-3.
Abstract

Antibody Responses to Hepatitis A Virus Vaccine in HIV-Infected Children with Evidence of
Immunologic Reconstitution while Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.
Weinberg A, Gona P, Nachman SA, 3t al; 
J Infect Dis. 2006 Jan 15;193(2):302-11.
Abstract
 
FDA Approval of VAQTA (Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated) for Children Aged >1 Year
CDC
MMWR Oct 14, 2005 / Vol. 54 / No. 40
News Release
 
Hepatitis A vaccines: the growing case for universal immunisation of children.
Scheifele DW.
Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2005 Feb;6(2):157-164
 Abstract
 
A two-dose schedule for combined hepatitis A and B vaccination in children aged
6-15 years.
Kurugol Z, Mutlubas F, Ozacar T.
Vaccine. 2005 Apr 22;23(22):2876-80.
Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Hepatitis a vaccination coverage among children aged 24-35 months--
United States, 2003.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Feb 18;54(6):141-4.
 Paper

Immunological priming of one dose of inactivated hepatitis A vaccine given during
the first year of life in presence of maternal antibodies.
Lagos R, Munoz A, Dumas R, et al 
Vaccine. 2003 Sep 8;21(25-26):3730-3.
 Abstract
Hepatitis C
       
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  Neonatal Exposure to Hepatitis C Virus Antigens in Uninfected Children Born to Infected Mothers.
Psaros Einberg A, Brenndörfer ED, Frelin L, Hallberg L,
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 Sep 26
 Abstract
Herpesvirus
       
        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  Risk Factors for Early Childhood Infection of Human Herpesvirus-8 in Zambian Children: The Role of Early Childhood Feeding Practices.
Crabtree KL, Wojcicki JM, Minhas V,  et al
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 Dec 2.
Abstract
 
Human Papillomavirus Infection
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
Social marketing to promote HPV vaccination in pre teenage-children: Talk about a sexually transmitted infection.
Cates JR, Coyne-Beasley T.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2015 Feb 18:0
 Abstract

Does Knowing about an HPV Infection Influence Behavior Change? A Feasibility Study of Females
Attending a Teen Clinic.
 Crosby R, Rager K, Hanson A, Ribes J.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2008 Dec;21(6):373-376.
 Abstract
 
Human papillomavirus vaccination. Consensus Conference in pediatric age.
Bartolozzi G, Bona G, Ciofi M
 Minerva Pediatr. 2007 Jun;59(3):165-182
 Abstract

Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Sexually Active Young Women in the United
States: Implications for Developing a Vaccination Strategy.
Manhart LE, Holmes KK, Koutsky LA, et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Mar 27;
 Abstract
 

  
Kaposi's Sarcoma
       

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Clinical Factors Associated with Long-Term Complete Remission versus Poor Response to Chemotherapy in HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents with Kaposi Sarcoma Receiving Bleomycin and Vincristine: A Retrospective Observational Study.
El-Mallawany NK, Kamiyango W, Slone JS, et al
PLoS One. 2016 Apr 15;11(4):e0153335
 Paper

Longitudinal analysis of the humoral response to Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus after primary infection in children.
Olp LN, Minhas V, Gondwe C, et al
J Med Virol. 2016 Apr 7.
 Abstract

Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-seronegative children presenting to the paediatric oncology ward in The Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi during 2002-2014.
Mittermayer-Vassallo K, Banda K, Molyneux EM.
Trop Doct. 2015 Nov 29
 Abstract

Acute leukemia child with ocular Kaposi's sarcoma after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a case report and literatures review].Guo HX, Huang K, Zhou DH,  
Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi. 2013 May 14;34(5):445
 Abstract

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of HIV-Infected Children Diagnosed With Kaposi Sarcoma in Malawi and Botswana.
Cox CM, El-Mallawany NK, Kabue M, et al
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Mar 11
 Abstract

The management of children with Kaposi sarcoma in resource limited settings.
Molyneux E, Davidson A, Orem J,  et al
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Dec 19
 Abstract

Management of AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in Nigerian children: a case series and review of literature
Ahmed A, Bugaje MA, Babadoko AA, Ameh E.
 J Natl Med Assoc. 2012 Jul-Aug;104(7-8):385-9.
 Abstract

Kaposi sarcoma in South African children.
Stefan DC, Stones DK, Wainwright L, Newton R.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 Mar;56(3):392-6.
Abstract

Paediatric intussusception caused by acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated
Kaposi sarcoma.
Ramdial PK, Sing Y, Hadley GP, et al 
Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Jun 10.
 Abstract

Clinical presentation and outcome of epidemic Kaposi sarcoma in Ugandan children.
Gantt S, Kakuru A, Wald A,  et al  
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 May;54(5):670-4.
 Abstract

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) Seroprevalence in
Population-Based Samples of African Children: Evidence for At Least 2
Patterns of KSHV Transmission.
Butler LM, Dorsey G, Hladik W, et al 
J Infect Dis. 2009 Jun 17
 Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Kaposi's Sarcoma in the Pediatric Population: The Critical Need for a Tissue Diagnosis.
 Arkin LM, Cox CM, Kovarik CL. 
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Mar 18.
 Abstract

Kaposi sarcoma in children with HIV: a clinical series from Red Cross Children's Hospital.
Cairncross LL, Davidson A, Millar AJ, Pillay K.
 J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Feb;44
 Abstract
 
Successful treatment of a child having generalized Kaposi's sarcoma after living donor liver transplantation
with conversion to sirolimus.
 Yuksekkaya HA, Arikan C, Yazici A,
Pediatr Transplant. 2008 Apr 29.
 Abstract
 
Pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma in six children.
 Theron S, Andronikou S, Du Plessis J, et al  
Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Oct 17;
 Abstract
 
Leprosy
       

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Leprosy in a preschool child--a case report.
Arora SK.
 J Indian Med Assoc. 2007 Mar;105(3):140
 Abstract
Measles
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
Sustained Responses to Measles Revaccination at 24 Months in HIV-Infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Kenya
 Newman LP, Njoroge A, Magaret A, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Feb 13.
Abstract

Evaluation of Immune Response to Measles Component of MMR Vaccine in Children with HIV Infection Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy.
 Seth A, Deepa S, Dutta R, Chandra J.
Peddiatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Sep 24.
 Abstract

Immunity to Measles, Mumps and Rubella in US Children with Perinatal HIV Infection or Perinatal HIV Exposure without Infection.
Siberry GK, Patel K, Bellini W, et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 9.
Abstract

Measles in a South African paediatric intensive care unit: Again!
Coetzee S, Morrow BM, Argent AC.
 J Paediatr Child Health. 2013 Dec 23.
 Abstract

Effect of multivitamin supplementation on measles vaccine response among HIV-exposed uninfected Tanzanian infants.
 Sudfeld CR, Duggan C, Histed A, et al
 Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2013 May 29
 Abstract

Immunogenicity, Immunologic Memory, and Safety Following Measles Re-Vaccination in HIV-Infected Children Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.
Abzug MJ, Qin M, Levin MJ, et al
J Infect Dis. 2012 Jun 12.
Abstract

The Risk of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura After Vaccination in Children and Adolescents.
O'Leary ST, Glanz JM, McClure DL, et al
Pediatrics. 2012 Jan 9.
 Abstract

Metabolic effects of acute measles in chronically malnourished Nigerian children.
Phillips RS, Enwonwu CO, Okolo S, Hassan A.
J Nutr Biochem. 2004 May;15(5):281-8.
 Abstract
 
Measles in Children With HIV Infection: Report of Five Cases.
De Carvalho V, Marinoni LP, Martins LF, et al 
Braz J Infect Dis. 2003 Oct;7(5):346-352.
 Abstract

Impact of Nationwide Measles Vaccination Campaign among Children Aged 9 Months
to 14 Years, Zimbabwe, 1998-2001.
Munyoro MN, Kufa E, Biellik R, et al.
J Infect Dis 2003 May 15;187(Suppl 1):S91-6
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Life-threatening infantile diarrhea from fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica
Typhimurium with mutations in both gyrA and parC.
Nakaya H, Yasuhara A, Yoshimura K, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis Feb 2003
 Abstract
 

  
Meningococcal Disease
       

             Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Immunogenicity and Safety of Meningococcal C Conjugate Vaccine in Children and Adolescents Infected and Uninfected with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Frota AC, Milagres LG, Harrison LH, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 May;34(5):e113-e118.
Abstract
Metapneumovirus Infection
       

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Children with Respiratory Disease Associated with Metapneumovirus in
Hong Kong,
 Peiris JSM, Tang W-H, Chan K-H, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis 2003 Jun
 Paper
Rotavirus Infection
       

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
A Review of Rotavirus Infection in and Vaccination of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children.
Steele AD, Cunliffe N, Tumbo J, et al
J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 1;200(S1):S57-S62
Abstract
 
The burden of rotavirus hospitalizations among medicaid and non-medicaid children younger than 5 years old.
Ma L, El Khoury AC, Itzler RF.
 Am J Public Health. 2009 Oct;99 Suppl 2:S398-404.
Abstract
 
Rotavirus vaccination.
Bjur KA, Jacobson RM.
Minerva Pediatr. 2009 Oct;61(5):515-21.
Abstract
 
The incidence and clinical presentation of infantile rotavirus diarrhoea in Sierra Leone.
de Villiers FP, Sawyerr TN, de V
lliers GK.
S Afr Med J. 2009 Apr;99(4):249-52
Abstract
 
Rotavirus disease and prevention through vaccination.
Marshall GS.
 Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Apr;28(4):355-62
Abstract
 
Hospitalizations for nosocomial rotavirus gastroenteritis in a tertiary pediatric center: a 4-year prospective study.
Waisbourd-Zinman O, Ben-Ziony S, Solter E,, et al
 Am J Infect Control. 2009 Aug;37(6):465-9.
Abstract
 
Impact of rotavirus vaccine introduction on hospital admissions for severe acute gastroenteritis at the Children's Hospital in Panama City
Nieto Guevara J, López O, González G.
 Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Sep;24(3):189-94
Abstract
 
Nitazoxanide vs. probiotics for the treatment of acute rotavirus diarrhea in children: a randomized, single-blind, controlled trial in Bolivian children.
Teran CG, Teran-Escalera CN, Villarroel P.
 Int J Infect Dis. 2009 Jul;13(4):518-23.
Abstract
SARS
       
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in children: epidemiology, presentation
and management.
Leung TF, Wong GW, Hon KL, Fok TF.
Paediatr Respir Rev. 2003 Dec;4(4):334-9.
Abstract
 
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): chest radiographic features in children.
Babyn PS, Chu WC, Tsou IY,
Pediatr Radiol. 2003 Nov 18
Abstract
Schistosomiasis
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 The Influence of HIV and Schistosomiasis on Renal Function: A Cross-sectional Study among Children at a Hospital in Tanzania.
Kayange NM, Smart LR, Downs JA, et al
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Jan 22;9(1):e0003472.
 Paper

HIV and schistosomiasis co-infection in African children.
 Bustinduy A, King C, Scott J, et al
Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Apr 16.
 Abstract
Sepsis
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Diagnostic utility of biomarkers for neonatal sepsis - a systematic review.
Hedegaard SS, Wisborg K, Hvas A.
Scand J Infect Dis. 2014 Dec 18:1-8
 Abstract
Smallpox
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
Should smallpox vaccine be tested in children?
Baltimore RS, Jenson HB.
Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2003 Jun;16(3):237-9.
Abstract

Safeguarding our nation's children: the diagnosis, management, and containment
of smallpox in infants and children.
 Veenema TG.
Biol Res Nurs 2003 Apr;4(4):295-304
 Abstract

  
Varicella Zoster
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  Impaired antibody memory to varicella zoster virus in HIV-infected children: low antibody levels and avidity
L'huillier A, Ferry T, Courvoisier D,  et al
HIV Med. 2011 Jul 3.
Abstract

Varicella zoster as a manifestation of immune restoration disease in HIV-infected
children.
Tangsinmankong N, Kamchaisatian W, Lujan-Zilbermann J, et al.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004 Apr;113(4):742-6
 Abstract
Syphilis
       
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Syphilis in HIV-infected Mothers and Infants: Results from the NICHD/HPTN 040 Study.
Yeganeh N, Watts HD, Camarca M, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Mar;34(3):e52-e57.
 Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
The girl from the church of the sacrament: a case of congenital syphilis in XVIII century
Lisbon.
de Souza SM, Codinha S, Cunha E.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2006 Dec 5;101 Suppl 2:119-28.
 Paper

Syphilis in children: congenital and acquired.
Woods CR.
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2005 Oct;16(4):245-57.
 Abstract
West Nile Virus Infection/Disease
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  West Nile virus infection: a pediatric perspective.
Hayes EB, O'Leary DR.
Pediatrics. 2004 May;113(5):1375-8
 Abstract
 
West nile virus encephalitis in a child with left-side weakness.
 Vidwan G, Bryant KK, Puri V, et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Sep 15;37(6):E91-4.
Abstract
Yellow Fever Vaccine
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
The Safety of Yellow Fever Vaccine 17D or 17DD in Children, Pregnant Women, HIV+ Individuals,
and Older Persons: Systematic Review.
Thomas RE, Lorenzetti DL, Spragins W,  et al
 Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Feb;86(2):359-72.
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Zika Virus Infection/Disease
       
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Fatal Sickle Cell Disease and Zika Virus Infection in Girl from Colombia.
 Arzuza-Ortega L, Polo A, Pérez-Tatis G,  et al
Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 May;22(5):925-7
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Zika Virus Disease: A CDC Update for Pediatric Health Care Providers.
Karwowski MP, Nelson JM, Staples JE,  et al
 Pediatrics. 2016 Mar 23. pii: peds.2016-0621.
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Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Infants and Children with Possible Zika Virus Infection - United States, February 2016.
Fleming-Dutra KE, Nelson JM, Fischer M,
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Feb 26;65(7):182
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Ophthalmological findings in infants with microcephaly and presumable intra-uterus Zika virus infection.
 Ventura CV, Maia M, Ventura BV, et al 
Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2016 Feb;79(1):1-3
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Ocular Findings in Infants With Microcephaly Associated With Presumed Zika Virus Congenital Infection in Salvador, Brazil.
 de Paula Freitas B, de Oliveira Dias JR, et al
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2016 Feb 9.
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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Interim Guidelines for the Evaluation and Testing of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection - United States, 2016.
 Staples JE, Dziuban EJ, Fischer M,
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Jan 29;65(3):63-7.
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