T-SPOT.TB Performance in Routine Pediatric Practice in a Low TB Burden Setting.

Background: The T-SPOT.TB, an interferon-gamma release assay, is an indirect test of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Due to sparse and conflicting evidence, the use of interferon-gamma release assay is limited in young and HIV-infected children.

Ebola Knowledge and Attitudes Among Pediatric Providers Before the First Diagnosed Case in the United States.

The 2014 Ebola virus disease outbreak triggered concerns about health-care worker (HCW) readiness. Two hundred and forty-five HCWs at a children's hospital were surveyed. Knowledge scores were lower for nurses than physicians (50-61%, P = 0.