News & Updates

Cases of acute, severe hepatitis of unknown aetiology in young children have increased recently and investigations are underway, says an expert during a media briefing at ILC 2022.

Treatment with intravenous or oral solithromycin is well-tolerated and leads to clinical improvement in most children and adolescents with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), results of a recent study have shown.

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are highly likely to suffer from clinical-level anxiety, a recent study has found. ASD severity and sensory processing difficulties appear to aggravate anxiety in this population.

Being aware of bronchial colonization results in a decreased use of initial broad-spectrum antibiotic for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), reports a recent study.

An extended antibiotic course appears to be not any better than a standard course at achieving clinical cure among children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and at risk of chronic respiratory illnesses at 4 weeks, a study has shown.

In children with dry eye disease (DED) symptoms, there appears to be a significant association between tear film breakup time and choroidal thickness, which in turn is correlated with axial length, a recent study has found.