Background Efforts to develop an evidence-based approach to the evaluation and management
of young febrile infants have spanned more than 4 decades. 1 In the 1970s, concerns …

Group B streptococcal (GBS) infection remains the most common cause of neonatal early-onset
sepsis and a signiicant cause of late-onset sepsis among young infants. Administration …

The incidence of neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS) has declined substantially over the last
2 decades, primarily because of the implementation of evidence-based intrapartum …

Purpose Vaccines represent one of the most important aspects of pediatric preventive care.
However, parents are increasingly questioning the safety of and need for vaccines, and as a …

Importance The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)–related cancers is more than 35
000 cases in the United States each year. Effective HPV vaccines have been available in the …

Early-onset sepsis (EOS) remains a serious and often fatal illness among infants born preterm,
particularly among newborn infants of the lowest gestational age. Currently, most preterm …

BACKGROUND: Interventions to address vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccine acceptance
are needed. This study sought to determine if a Web-based, social media intervention …

Background Despite safe and effective childhood immunizations, decreased acceptance of
vaccines has become an emerging global problem. The WHO SAGE Working Group on …

OBJECTIVES: To assess among US physicians (1) frequency of requests to spread out
recommended vaccination schedule for children <2 years, (2) attitudes regarding such requests, …

BACKGROUND: The risk of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) after childhood vaccines
other than measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) is unknown. METHODS: Using data …