Infectologia Pediátrica
OMS e parceiros chamam para uma ação urgente contra a meningite – Novas estratégias contra a meningite visam a salvar mais de 200.000 vidas anualmente.
1 Out, 2021 | 19:17hComunicado de imprensa: WHO and partners call for urgent action on meningitis – New meningitis strategy aims to save more than 200,000 lives annually – World Health Organization
Ver diretriz: Defeating meningitis by 2030: a global road map – World Health Organization
Comentários:
WHO Launches First Global Strategy to Eliminate Bacterial Meningitis by 2030 – Health Policy Watch
Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)
🆕! First ever global strategy to #DefeatMeningitis – a debilitating disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. 👉https://t.co/wG6CqmOPH1 pic.twitter.com/0q6fkTwRHm
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 28, 2021
Editorial | É hora de mandar as crianças de volta para a escola.
1 Out, 2021 | 18:49hIt’s time to send children back to school – Nature Medicine
Relatório do CDC | Escolas que não exigiram o uso de máscaras ficaram mais propensas a vivenciar surtos de Covid-19.
27 Set, 2021 | 13:26hComentário: Schools Without Mask Requirements More Likely to See COVID-19 Outbreaks – U.S. News
Comentário no Twitter
New @CDCMMWR finds schools in two Arizona counties w/o a mask requirement were 3.5 times more likely to have a #COVID19 outbreak than schools requiring masks from the start of the school year. CDC recommends universal masking for all K–12 schools. More: https://t.co/suuuLNItxJ. pic.twitter.com/zYYqXoLH3j
— CDC (@CDCgov) September 24, 2021
Estudo randomizado confirma que antibióticos são desnecessários para a maioria das crianças com infecção não complicada de trato respiratório baixo caso não haja suspeita clínica de pneumonia.
27 Set, 2021 | 12:37h
Comentário no Twitter
#Antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat.
New trial indicates, unless pneumonia is suspected, clinicians should provide safety-netting advice but not prescribe antibiotics for most children presenting with chest infections. https://t.co/mOwLG5rZd1 #AMR pic.twitter.com/b0c7Z5flQk
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 23, 2021
Estudo randomizado de fase 1/2 | Segurança e imunogenicidade de vacina inativada contra COVID-19 (BBIBP-CorV) em crianças e adolescentes de 3 a 17 anos de idade.
27 Set, 2021 | 12:11hConteúdo relacionado: Phase 1/2 RCT: CoronaVac is well tolerated and safe and induces strong humoral responses in children and adolescents aged 3–17 years.
[Comunicado de imprensa – ainda não publicado] Pfizer anuncia que sua vacina contra COVID-19 produz forte resposta imune em crianças de 5 a 11 anos.
27 Set, 2021 | 11:00hComentários:
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective in younger children – CIDRAP
Comentários no Twitter
I'm so glad to see that Pfizer has data to submit for their vaccine for 5-11 year olds. But any strong assertions about safety, such as for low incidence side-effects like myocarditis, cannot made from a trial of ~1500 children.
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) September 20, 2021
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BREAKING NEWS: Pfizer releases results of 5-11 year old trial for its vaccine. 2-dose 10 microgram regimen (Pfizer uses 30 mcg for 12 and up) administered 21 days apart (sigh, we now know we need longer duration between doses for better effectiveness)https://t.co/43MHnlZgqg
— Monica Gandhi MD, MPH (@MonicaGandhi9) September 20, 2021
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BNT-Pfizer vax trial readout (press release) for kids 5-11: it's 2 doses of 10 µg dose – a third of the size of that for 12+. They conclude it had similar results to full dose vax for the 16-25 year age group: minimal data in press release…1/3https://t.co/MgYCmWYhO2
— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) September 20, 2021
Atualização de 2019 sobre COVID-19 e gestação.
27 Set, 2021 | 10:54hRevisão | Sintomas de “long COVID” em crianças raramente persistem por mais de 3 meses.
20 Set, 2021 | 13:57hComunicado de imprensa: Long COVID symptoms in children rarely persist beyond three months – Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Estudo original: How Common Is Long COVID in Children and Adolescents? – The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Comentário: Long Covid in children and adolescents is less common than previously feared – The Guardian
Conteúdos relacionados:
Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19.
Comentário no Twitter (fio – clique para saber mais)
We reviewed 14 studies of persisting symptoms following #COVID19 in #children & #adolescents
Most had major limitations and should be interpreted with caution.
True risk is likely to be nearer 1 in 100 than often quoted 1 in 7.#medpeds #IDTwitter
(Long) 🧵1/n pic.twitter.com/YL2h516sNX
— Nigel Curtis (@nigeltwitt) September 17, 2021
Perspectiva | Escolas começaram testagem em massa para COVID-19, mas obstáculos e incertezas permanecem.
17 Set, 2021 | 12:36hSchools have begun mass testing for COVID-19. But hurdles and uncertainties remain – Science
Conteúdo relacionado: Cluster RCT: Daily contact testing of school-based contacts was non-inferior to self-isolation for control of COVID-19 transmission.
Estudo randomizado por cluster | Teste diário dos contatos de pessoas infectadas foi não-inferior ao autoisolamento para controlar a transmissão da COVID-19 nas escolas.
17 Set, 2021 | 12:12hComentário convidado: Daily antigen testing to reduce disruption when schools return – The Lancet


