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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its interim guidance for U.S. health care providers caring for infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection

CDC Updates Zika Guidance for Infant Care

Recommendations include evaluation and management of infants with possible infection
Pulse oximetry plus cardiac auscultation is a reliable method for neonatal congenital heart disease screening

Pulse Ox + Auscultation Reliable for Congenital Heart Screening

The method significantly improves detection rate of major CHD in newborns
MiR-193a-5p is a post-transcriptional regulator of interleukin-4 expression and could have a role in children's cow's milk allergy

miRNA Identified That Plays Role in Milk Allergy

miR-193a-5p could be novel diagnostic and therapeutic target
Complete blood cell count parameters at commonly used or optimal thresholds do not offer high accuracy in identifying invasive bacterial infections in febrile infants (≤60 days of age)

‘Modest at Best’ Discriminatory Ability for CBC Test in Infants

Findings among febrile infants (≤60 days) with invasive bacterial infections
Infants who receive general anesthesia for surgery before they're 1 year old may have less white matter in their brains

General Anesthesia in Infants May Affect White Matter Volume

Small study finds reduction in white matter among children operated on as infants
The first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine should be given within the first 24 hours of life

AAP: Hep B Vaccine to Be Given Within First 24 Hours of Life

Birth vaccine should be given for all medically stable infants weighing ≥2,000 g
Race and ethnicity may be factors in the quality of care a premature baby receives in a neonatal intensive care unit

Race/Ethnicity Shown to Factor Into Quality of Care in NICU

It may not be intentional, but there's room for improvement, researchers find
Some newborns in the United States still aren't getting screened for hearing loss or congenital heart disease

CDC: Not All Newborns Getting Heart Disease, Hearing Loss Tests

Such screens are critical to early intervention efforts, CDC officials say
Diabetes in infancy has different characteristics depending on mutation subtype

Characteristics of Diabetes in Infancy Explored

Overall frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis 66.2 percent; odds increase with age at diagnosis
Probiotic administration during the first six months of life does not reduce the incidence of eczema at 2 years of age or asthma at 5 years of age

Probiotics in Infancy Do Not Reduce Incidence of Eczema

Probiotics in first six months of life do not reduce incidence of eczema at age 2, asthma at age 5