CDC Infectious Diseases Research 
PEMBlog
MARCH 4, 2025
Garcia T, Florin TA, Leonard J, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Wallihan R, Desai AP, Alter S, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Keaton M, Yun KW, Leber AL, Mejias A, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Ambroggio L; Childrens Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP). Clinical Features and Management Strategies in Children With Mycoplasma Pneumoniae. Pediatr Emerg Care.
Pediatric EM Morsels
JANUARY 19, 2024
CDC 2023] In 2021, there were over 2800 cases of congenital syphilis, tripled from 2017. CDC 2023] Pseudoparalysis of Parrot – Presentation and Exam Infant presents with lack of movement of one or both upper extremities, and will cry with palpation. Kocher 1996, Pereira 2017] Syphilis is on the rise in the US.
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RebelEM
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), or what the CDC recently renamed infection-related ventilator-associated complication (IVAC), is defined as a nosocomial pneumonia occurring on day 3 of mechanical ventilation that was preceded by 2 days of stable or decreasing ventilator requirements. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,
Don't Forget the Bubbles
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Whooping Cough: A Cyclical but Preventable Disease Whooping cough, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis , is another infectious disease experiencing a resurgence despite the availability of vaccines. These outbreaks increase the risk of imported cases in other regions, including the UK.
American Medical Compliance
AUGUST 8, 2022
In 2008, a research study stated that if unvaccinated populations were to become exposed to monkeypox, then an epidemic could occur. There is a chance that disease could replace smallpox as a widespread virus. While the disease may not be severe as of yet, it is still contagious and can be spread easily from person to person.
PulmCCM
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).
PEMBlog
JULY 10, 2024
And, since we know from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey that many American teens are having sex with less than optimal condom use and infrequent STI testing, pediatricians everywhere should be thinking more about acquired syphilis infection, not just congenital syphilis. Thank you, Jen. These are highly sensitive tests.
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