Parenteral Antimicrobial Tx at Home Burdens Children’s Caregivers
Compared with those who receive oral therapy, caregivers miss more work, have lower QoL scores
Hand Hygiene Compliance Poor in Task Transitions
Hand hygiene compliance was 50.8 percent when health care workers moved from dirtier to cleaner tasks
Microbial Features ID’d for Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Microbial and metabolic features can differentiate preadolescent children with IBS from controls
Abnormal Romberg Test Predicts Prolonged Concussion in Children
Abnormal performance independently associated with longer duration of symptoms for children
More Sports Experience May Reduce Impact of Concussions
Among youth with concussion history, more years of experience tied to quicker functional recovery
CDC: Raw Tuna Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in Seven States
Raw ground tuna supplied by Jensen Tuna is likely source of outbreak
Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation Beats Sham Tx for Peds ADHD
Improvement observed in 8- to 12-year-olds with no clinically meaningful adverse events
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Elevated Lead Level Screening
Evidence inadequate to determine benefits, harms of screening for asymptomatic children, pregnant women
American College of Physicians, April 11-13
The American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 The annual meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP) was held from April...
New Scale Helps Identify More Serious Cases of Mononucleosis
Scale identifies college students at increased risk for corticosteroid Rx, chronic fatigue syndrome
