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In the treatment of children with febrile urinary tract infection (UTI), individualized treatment appears to be associated with reduced antibiotic use and fewer adverse event days as compared with standard 10-day treatment, according to a study.

Immunoprophylaxis with nirsevimab results in a 74-percent decrease in hospitalization and 85-percent reduction in paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admissions due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related bronchiolitis, a study has shown.

Among children with cystic fibrosis, those who contract methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection appear to have worse respiratory outcomes, including increased antibiotic exposure and breathing obstruction, as reported in a retrospective study.

Chronic psychosocial stress (PS) appears to contribute to the delayed onset of pubertal signs in children, suggests a recent study.

Pregnant women with increased fat intake, particularly trans fat, are more likely to deliver offspring with a higher body weight, suggests a study. Consumption of other macronutrients from various food sources, however, does not appear to affect offspring weight.

In children with noninfectious uveitis being treated with adalimumab, tapering speed appears to affect the risk of relapse, with a slow, gradual approach emerging as the optimal strategy, according to a multicentre retrospective cohort study.

Low serum ferritin concentrations are associated with impairment in sustained attention among adolescents 16–19 years of age in Hong Kong, researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have reported.