Pathogens Causing Pediatric Community Acquired Urinary Tract Infections and Their Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance: A Nationwide Study.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in childhood are common and are associated with considerable acute morbidity and long-term complications. The need for updated data to optimize empiric antibiotic therapy is crucial. We aimed to investigate the pathogens causing pediatric community acquired UTIs, their correlation with demographic characteristics, and trends in their antimicrobial resistance.

Personal hygiene, environmental conditions, and toilet use of children in primary schools: A cohort study.

Background: Many primary school children withhold urine and stool whilst at school for various reasons. Limited toilet access and the failure to provide safe, sanitary toilets are putting children at risk for toilet avoidance behavior.

Objective: We aimed to examine personal hygiene, environmental conditions, the perception of these on children, and their toilet use in primary schools.

Benign transient hyperphosphatasemia in infants and children: a retrospective database study.

Unlabelled: Benign transient hyperphosphatasemia is a condition characterized by greatly increased serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) without laboratory or clinical evidence of underlying bone or liver disease. It is usually identified incidentally during routine blood testing. We describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of benign transient hyperphosphatasemia in a cohort of healthy infants and children.

Variables Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination Among Israeli Adolescents and the Need for Targeted Interventions.

Background: We aimed to elucidate variables associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine compliance in adolescents and devise targeted interventions. Our secondary aim was to compare the rates of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, hospitalizations and deaths between vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescents.

Methods: A retrospective review of electronic medical records was performed on all adolescents 12-17 years of age registered at Clalit Health District in Israel during January 1, 2021, to November 18, 2021, with characterization by vaccination status against COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccine compliance in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Objective: To compare the rate of the administration of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations between adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and non-ADHD subjects.

Method: A retrospective chart review was performed on all adolescents aged 12-17 years registered at a central district in Israel from January 1 2021 to October 31 2021.

Results: Of the 46,544 subjects included in the study, 8241 (17.

Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship for Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Pre-Post Intervention Study.

We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) on antibiotic prescription in children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Antibiotic purchasing data were collected for children aged 3 months to 18 years diagnosed with CAP from November 2016 to April 2017 (pre-intervention period) and from November 2017 to April 2018 (post-intervention period). The intervention was a 1-day seminar for primary care pediatricians on the diagnosis and treatment of CAP in children according to national guidelines.

Trends in Pediatric Ambulatory Practice during COVID-19 Lockdown.

Background: On 18 March 2020, the Israeli Health Ministry issued lockdown orders to mitigate the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Objectives: To assess the association of lockdown orders on telemedicine practice and the effect of social distancing on infectious diseases in a primary care community pediatric clinic as well as the rate of referrals to emergency departments (ED) and trends of hospitalization.

Methods: Investigators performed a retrospective secondary data analysis that screened for visits in a large pediatric center from 1 January to 31 May 2020.

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as a Risk Factor for COVID-19 Infection.

Objective: To postulate that ADHD is a potential risk factor for COVID-19 infection; to evaluate the COVID-19 risk factor on drug-treated ADHD subjects.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on ADHD subjects aged 6 to 18 years in Israel, who had undergone at least one COVID-19 test during the study period.

Results: Of the 64,409 subjects included in the study, 6,207 (9.