Association of Cough Status With Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants.

Objectives: To examine the association between cough status and bacterial infections (BIs) to more accurately stratify risk and predict BIs in febrile infants.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed by identifying all infants ≤60 days old with temperature ≥38°C at an urban pediatric emergency department from 2014 to 2016. The Rochester Risk model was used to stratify risk.

Presentation of an H-type tracheoesophageal fistula in an adolescent male with cystic fibrosis: A case report and review of literature.

Congenital TEFs without esophageal atresia are rare but may occur more frequently than previously documented in literature. Careful history is required to suspect the diagnoses, as most patients will present with coughing associated with solid or liquids, recurrent unexplained pulmonary infections and complaints with eating. Some patients may show signs of chronic airway changes from recurrent aspiration pneumonia at the time of presentation.