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In two reports published online Nov. 25 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns Examined for Adult, Peds HAIs

Antimicrobial nonsusceptibility less prevalent in pediatric than adult health care-associated infections
From 1968 to 2017

Object-Related Aspiration Deaths Decreased Among Children

1968 to 2017 saw decrease in object-related aspiration deaths among adolescents and children
From 2000 to 2017

Exposure to Psychoactive Substances Up From 2000 to 2017

Exposure to most substances decreased, but significant increases seen in marijuana, nutmeg, and kratom
For women with asthma

Asthma Exacerbations May Worsen Pregnancy Outcomes

Risk elevated for complications, adverse perinatal outcomes, early childhood respiratory disorders
Levetiracetam

Three Meds Equal as Second-Line Therapy for Status Epilepticus

Levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, valproate treat seizures unresponsive to benzodiazepine in children, adults
Diet pill and laxative use for weight control are associated with increased odds of subsequent first eating disorder diagnosis

Diet Pill, Laxative Use in Women Tied to Later Eating Disorder Dx

Odds of incident eating disorder diagnosis up with use of diet pill, laxative for weight control
A new screening method accurately predicts retinopathy of prematurity and reduces the number of infants undergoing eye exams

New Screening Criteria Help Better ID Retinopathy of Prematurity

Use of criteria may substantially reduce the number of infants receiving eye exams
Children's hospitals participating in the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium have improved cardiac surgery outcomes

Peds Cardiac Surgical Outcomes Improved in Consortium

In-hospital mortality, major complications dropped for hospitals in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium
The death toll in a measles epidemic sweeping Samoa has reached 25

Death Toll in Samoa Measles Epidemic Reaches 25

More than 140 new cases reported within the past day, bringing the total to ~2,200 since epidemic began
A warning about possibly contaminated and moldy recreational and medical marijuana has been issued by Colorado officials.

Potentially Tainted Marijuana Sold in Colorado

To date, no reports of health problems associated with the affected marijuana have been received