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LETTER TO READERS
Another Fond Farewell and Warm WelcomeFree
- May 15, 2013
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD, Editor-in-Chief
We bid farewell to Peggy Weintrub, MD, and welcome Deborah Lehman, MD, to our editorial board.
Recent Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Articles
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Warts Are Transmitted in Homes and Schools
- May 15, 2013
- Deborah Lehman, MD
School classrooms and family members are important reservoirs for transmission of human papillomavirus.
- Reviewing:
- Bruggink SC et al. Pediatrics 2013 May; 131:928
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Progress in Understanding the Link Between RSV Infection and Recurrent Wheezing
- May 15, 2013
- Louis M. Bell, MDhttp://pediatrics.jwatch.org/misc/board_about.dtl#aBell
Healthy, late preterm infants treated with anti-RSV monoclonal antibody during an RSV season had 61% fewer days of wheezing during the first year of life than controls.
- Reviewing:
- Blanken MO et al. N Engl J Med 2013 May 9; 368:1791
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Breast-Feeding and Tacrolimus: What's the Risk?
- May 15, 2013
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
Maternal tacrolimus therapy is not a reason to avoid breast-feeding.
- Reviewing:
- Bramham K et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 Apr; 8:563
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
The Power of Quality Improvement to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing in Hospitalized Children
- May 15, 2013
- Louis M. Bell, MD
Quality-improvement methods led to an impressive change in antibiotic prescribing for inpatient care of childhood pneumonia.
- Reviewing:
- Ambroggio L et al. Pediatrics 2013 Apr 15
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Trends in Pediatric Firearms Injuries
- May 15, 2013
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
Firearm injuries are more severe and more often fatal than other injuries.
- Reviewing:
- Sauaia A et al. JAMA 2013 Apr 24; 309:1683
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Will New USDA School Meal Standards Reduce Obesity?
- May 15, 2013
- Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD
Weight status was better in students who received subsidized school lunches in states that exceeded nutrition standards.
- Reviewing:
- Taber DR et al. JAMA Pediatr 2013 Apr 8
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Is Infantile Colic an Early Form of Migraine?
- May 8, 2013
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD, and Amy Gelfand, MD
In a case-control study, migraine was significantly associated with a history of infantile colic.
- Reviewing:
- Romanello S et al. JAMA 2013 Apr 17; 309:1607
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Immunogenicity of Two- vs. Three-Dose HPV Vaccine Schedules in Girls
- May 8, 2013
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
Antibody levels were comparable between groups 7 months after the first dose, but girls receiving two doses had lower antibody titers to HPV-6 and HPV-18 by 36 months.
- Reviewing:
- Dobson SRM et al. JAMA 2013 May 1; 309:1793
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Long-Term Outcomes After Adolescent Breast Reduction Surgery
- May 8, 2013
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
Over 16 years of follow-up, most young women who underwent breast reduction surgery during adolescence reported good outcomes.
- Reviewing:
- Nguyen JT et al. J Adolesc Health 2013 Mar 20
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Another Look at the "Ampicillin Rash"
- May 1, 2013
- Deborah Lehman, MD
This study found a lower incidence of antibiotic-associated rash in children with Epstein-Barr virus acute infectious mononucleosis than previously reported.
- Reviewing:
- Chovel-Sella A et al. Pediatrics 2013 May 1; 131:e1424
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Editor's Picks from across Journal Watch
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Gaining Access to Infant ConsciousnessFree
- May 13, 2013
- By Barbara Geller, MD
- Psychiatry
Electrophysiologic proof of infants' awareness bolsters the potential usefulness of therapies targeting the very young.
- Reviewing:
- Science 2013 Apr 19; 340:376
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Voriconazole plus Caspofungin for Refractory Pediatric Coccidioidomycosis
- May 8, 2013
- By Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
In a retrospective study involving nine children with complicated coccidioidomycosis, eight improved with a change to combination voriconazole/caspofungin therapy.
- Reviewing:
- Clin Infect Dis 2013 Jun 1; 56:1573
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Mycobacterium abscessus Transmitted Among Cystic Fibrosis Patients
- April 10, 2013
- By Mary E. Wilson, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Phylogenetic analysis implicated cross infection; the exact mechanism of transmission remains to be established.
- Reviewing:
- Lancet 2013 Mar 29
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Hemispherectomy in Children: Seizure Recurrence and Outcome Predictors
- April 30, 2013
- By Nilika Shah Singhal, MD
- Neurology
A prospective study shows that hemispherectomy is an effective surgical option for children with medically refractory epilepsy with multilobar or hemispheric lesions and provides for realistic prognostication on seizure outcomes.
- Reviewing:
- Neurology 2013 Jan 15; 80:253
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