Pediatric Frontiers: Weekly Insights
Pediatria
Pediatrics Insights: Antibiotic Stewardship, ADHD Guidelines, and Emerging Therapies
This week we discuss groundbreaking research on shorter antibiotic courses for pediatric UTIs, updated ADHD guidelines, family-based obesity treatment with surprising ripple effects, and the promising role of virtual reality in managing pediatric pain and anxiety.
Bibliography
1. Short Oral Antibiotic Therapy for Pediatric Febrile Urinary Tract Infections: A Randomized Trial.
Authors: Montini G, Tessitore A, Console K, et al.
Journal: Pediatrics
PMID: 38146260
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062598
2. Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The SAFER Randomized Clinical Trial.
Authors: Pernica JM, Harman S, Kam AJ, et al.
Journal: JAMA pediatrics
PMID: 33683325
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.6735
3. A Digital Health Behavior Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity: The Greenlight Plus Randomized Clinical Trial.
Authors: Heerman WJ, Rothman RL, Sanders LM, et al.
Journal: JAMA
PMID: 39489149
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.22362
4. Sacubitril/Valsartan in Pediatric Heart Failure (PANORAMA-HF): A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind Trial.
Authors: Shaddy R, Burch M, Kantor PF, et al.
Journal: Circulation
PMID: 39319469
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.066605
5. Ruxolitinib for pediatric patients with treatment-naïve and steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease: the REACH4 study.
Authors: Locatelli F, Kang HJ, Bruno B, et al.
Journal: Blood
PMID: 39046767
DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023022565
Authors: Montini G, Tessitore A, Console K, et al.
Journal: Pediatrics
PMID: 38146260
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062598
2. Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The SAFER Randomized Clinical Trial.
Authors: Pernica JM, Harman S, Kam AJ, et al.
Journal: JAMA pediatrics
PMID: 33683325
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.6735
3. A Digital Health Behavior Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity: The Greenlight Plus Randomized Clinical Trial.
Authors: Heerman WJ, Rothman RL, Sanders LM, et al.
Journal: JAMA
PMID: 39489149
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.22362
4. Sacubitril/Valsartan in Pediatric Heart Failure (PANORAMA-HF): A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind Trial.
Authors: Shaddy R, Burch M, Kantor PF, et al.
Journal: Circulation
PMID: 39319469
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.066605
5. Ruxolitinib for pediatric patients with treatment-naïve and steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease: the REACH4 study.
Authors: Locatelli F, Kang HJ, Bruno B, et al.
Journal: Blood
PMID: 39046767
DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023022565
