Advances in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

In : Recent Advances in Canine Infectious Diseases

In : Recent Advances in Canine Infectious Diseases

Introduction The etiologic agent of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME), the rickettsia Ehrlichia canis (E. canis), is a small pleomorphic gram-negative coccoid bacteria that parasitizes circulating monocytes intracytoplasmically in clusters of organisms called morulae. The disease is also known as canine rickettsiosis, canine hemorrhagic fever, tracker dog disease, canine tick typhus, Nairobi ...

Advances in Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases

Emerging and neglected infections have proven to be highly lethal with mortality rates ranging from 10 to 80%. However, with a low incidence of disease, less public attention and support have been directed at these infections. Much more research is devoted to infections with a large public health impact, neglecting these potential diseases. Nonetheless, there are numerous infectious diseases wa...

Comparative Effectiveness Research in Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Comparative-effectiveness research (CER) is a hot topic. There are several definitions for CER, but the Institute ofMedicine defines CER as “the generation and synthesis of evidence that compares the benefits and harms of alternative methods to prevent, diagnose, treat andmonitor a clinical condition or to improve the delivery of care” [1]. Comparative-effectiveness research focuses more on eff...

Curbside Consultations in Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

The Pediatric ID Consultant section provides brief reviews of topics relevant to the day-to-day practice of pediatric infectious diseases. The reviews are placed in context by a short vignette, followed by one or more questions which are addressed. Pediatric infectious diseases physicians are often asked by medical colleagues to provide recommendations for management of a patient without the be...