Exploring Associations Between Abnormal Weight Classifications and Child Maltreatment Diagnoses.

Child maltreatment poses not only immediate danger, but as a type of toxic stress, it creates higher risk of biologic dysfunction later in life. Pediatricians are in a unique position to diagnose child maltreatment, but they need evidence-based guidance for when to initiate screening when injury is occult. In this retrospective cohort study of 855 pediatric patients diagnosed with child maltreatment, researchers explored whether type or number of diagnoses was associated with abnormal pediatric weight in either direction.

Barriers and facilitators for isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) administration in children under 5 years of age in the Dominican Republic.

Introduction: Throughout the world tuberculosis (TB) is the second leading cause of death due to an infectious agent. The World Health Organization promotes Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) in children under 5 years who are contacts of persons diagnosed with smear-positive pulmonary TB (SPPTB). In 2019, 33% of children identified as contacts received IPT globally, while in the Americas 11 countries reached coverages ≥ 75%, only 35% did so in the Dominican Republic (DR).

Clinical features, site of involvement, bacteriologic findings, and outcome of infective endocarditis in intravenous drug users.

Background: Intravenous drug use is an increasingly common condition predisposing to infective endocarditis. Data on infective endocarditis in intravenous drug users are limited.

Objective: To determine the clinical features, bacteriologic findings, site of involvement, complications, and mortality associated with infective endocarditis in intravenous drug users.