Contemporary Pediatrics Newsletter

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Major vaccines addressed in updated ACIP guidelines

There are some notable revisions in 2018 to recommendations concerning hepatitis B vaccination for newborns and a third dose of mumps-containing vaccines, among others.

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Tips to analyze unsourced fevers in infants

Pediatricians should screen febrile infants for urinary tract infection and other genitourinary diagnoses before treating fever and nonspecific symptoms with antibiotics.

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5 truths about ADHD and autism

Jon Matthew Farber, MD, offers some observations on developmental disorders—ADHD and autism.

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CALL FOR PUZZLERS

Have a puzzling pediatric case that you’d like to share with fellow readers? We’re looking for stories about intriguing diagnoses that have stumped the experts! Check out past Puzzlers.

Contact catherine.radwan@ubm.com requesting our guidelines, then send us your Puzzler and we’ll let you know if your submission for publication has been accepted.

CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS VIDEO

Impact of rapid treatment for pediatric status epilepticus

For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a multicenter observational study published in JAMA Neurology that looked at time to treatment in children with refractory convulsive status epilepticus and the impact on mortality.

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