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Antibiotic therapy for 10 days is not inferior to 14 days therapy in nonvery low birth weight (non-VLBW) infants with Gram-negative bacterial (GNB) sepsis, a recent study has shown.

Post-traumatic endophthalmitis in children is most commonly caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, though the dominant species tends to vary greatly between age groups, a recent study has found. Visual outcomes in infected children remain poor even despite prompt treatment.

In newborn screening programmes for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), patients found with transient T-cell lymphopaenia (TCL) without underlying immunodeficiencies can still safely receive Bacille-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccines, according to a recent Singapore study. SCID newborn screening programmes can be feasibly implemented alongside almost universal BCG vaccination.

The occurrence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in infancy, especially closer to preschool age, confers a heightened risk of developing subsequent chronic respiratory disorders, a study has found.

Volumetric capnography can feasibly be used to assess lung function or the degree of lung disease in spontaneously breathing preterm infants, a recent study has found.

In children with Crohn’s disease with sustained clinical and deep remission, cessation of azathioprine (AZA) does not seem to lead to an excess risk of relapse, a recent study has found. In contrast, discontinuation of infliximab does entail such a risk.

The level of lipocalin-2 and calprotectin in the stool of premature neonates represents a significant biomarker signature for predicting the development of necrotizing enterocolitis, as shown in a study.