Pediatric Infectious Disease: Part I

Preface

Mary Anne Jackson, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH, FAAP, FPIDS Editors

We are delighted to present this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, the first of a two-part series that addresses pediatric infections. Several of the topics for the first issue are pathogen-specific with an emphasis on clinical focus, practical guidance, and emerging science in the field. Additional articles tackle subject matter related to cutting-edge topics in pediatric ID. A state-of-the-art review of neonatal herpes simplex virus infection is presented by Drs James and Kimberlin, and Dr Arav-Boger tackles the topic of strain-specific cytomegalovirus and its role in defining clinical disease severity. A comprehensive review of human parechovirus 3, which has emerged as an important cause of meningoencephalitis in young infants, is beautifully written by Drs Renaud and Harrison. Drs Creech, Fritz, and Al-Zubeidi spotlight Staphylococcus aureus, with an emphasis on managing the child with recurrent infection, and Drs Sammon and Toltzis outline the pitfalls in diagnosing Clostridium difficile in children. Dr Starke anchors the review of Mycobacterial tuberculosis, and with Drs Chiang and Swanson, authors an all-inclusive article that emphasizes newer techniques for diagnosis. Cutting-edge topics are provided with articles on pediatric antibiotic stewardship, written by Drs Goldman and Newland, and Drs Elder and Baltimore summarize the changing epidemiology of pediatric endocarditis. Dr Rowley has written a stand-alone article that emphasizes the complexities of diagnosing and treating Kawasaki disease, and Drs Buckingham and Mukkada review the importance of prompt recognition and treatment of tick-borne infections. Last of all, Dr Bradley and Arnold provide a state-ofthe-art look at the approach to diagnosis and treatment of osteoarticular infection, and Drs Byington and Biondi summarize the contemporary strategies to evaluate and manage the febrile young infant. When we undertook this labor of love, our goal was to enlist as authors the key experts in pediatric ID and to ensure for the reader that every contributor provided an extraordinary review. We can safely say that the list of authors is extraordinary, representing the top clinicians and researchers of our field. We feel this issue offers comprehensive, state-of-the-art summaries focused on some of the most important pediatric pathogens that have evolved or emerged over the last decade. We thank the editors, especially Donald Mumford, for helping us keep the issue on track, and

Infect Dis Clin N Am 29 (2015) xiii–xiv http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2015.06.001 0891-5520/15/$ – see front matter Ó 2015 Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Dr Boucher for inviting us to compile it. We hope that pediatric providers, including infectious diseases physicians and others, find this issue helpful to their practice. We look forward to the upcoming second issue, which will focus on vaccine-preventable infections. Mary Anne Jackson, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS Infectious Diseases Children’s Mercy Hospital University of MissouriKansas City School of Medicine 2401 Gillham Road Kansas City, MO 64108, USA Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH, FAAP, FPIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Children’s Mercy Hospital University of MissouriKansas City School of Medicine 2401 Gillham Road Kansas City, MO 64108, USA E-mail addresses: [email protected] (M.A. Jackson) [email protected] (A.L. Myers)

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