As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, experts are digging into the data and establishing protocols to better understand the illness in the context of pediatrics.
In the following novel coronavirus round up, we provide answers to some FAQs and links to a wide variety of resources for health care providers and families.
More than half of high-risk CMV-positive newborns may have abnormalities not detected by a physical exam alone.
CMV is the leading non-genetic cause of sensorineural hearing loss in infancy and childhood. Identification of newborns with congenital CMV infection can improve their outcomes by early intervention programs and/or antiviral treatment.
Ranges of disease-carrying ticks are shifting in the United States. Combined with family travel, this means physicians and families should have a wider lens on what tick-borne diseases they might encounter.
