Mitigating Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Among Children With Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis.

Objective: Children with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are treated with vancomycin despite the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). This study evaluates the rate of AKI and resource utilization for children with or without AKI when vancomycin is used in this setting.

Methods: Children with MRSA AHO treated with vancomycin were retrospectively studied.

Cutaneous infections in the United States: defining strains through endemic human pediatric cases in northern Texas.

Unlabelled: Over a 6-month span, three patients under 5 years old with cutaneous leishmaniasis presented to the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Children's Health Dallas. None had traveled outside of northern Texas/southern Oklahoma; all had infections confirmed by PCR. We provide case descriptions and images to increase the awareness of this disease among United States (US) physicians and scientists.

Cutaneous Infections in the United States: Defining Strains Through Endemic Human Pediatric Cases in Northern Texas.

Over a six-month span, three patients under five years old with cutaneous leishmaniasis presented to the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Children's Health Dallas. None had traveled outside of the United States (US); all had confirmed infections by PCR. We provide case descriptions and images to increase the awareness of this disease among US physicians and scientists.

Species Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection in Pediatrics: A Case Series.

spp. is typically thought to be of low virulence and seldom considered pathogenic. Few cases of significant infections in children have been reported, all outside of the United States.

Evaluation of the Treatment of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in Tracheostomy-Dependent Pediatric Patients.

Objective: Tracheostomy-dependent pediatric patients will often have respiratory cultures positive for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (multidrug-resistant Gram-negative rod). There are limited data available to guide treatment in this population. The objective of this single-center, retrospective study was to evaluate if antibiotic treatment of S maltophilia improved clinical outcomes in tracheostomy-dependent pediatric patients.