Infections in Burn Patients
According to the American Burn Association, approximately 486,000 persons were treated for burns in 2011 in the United States; of these, approximately 40,000 were hospitalized and approximately 3240 died of…
Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a multisystem acute febrile vasculitic syndrome of presumably infectious origin that affects predominantly infants and young children. The diagnosis is based on characteristic clinical features (…
Infections Related to Prosthetic or Artificial Devices
The development of biomaterials used in the manufacturing of temporary or permanent implantable prosthetic devices has been one of the greatest advances in modern medicine. These devices have become an…
Infections Related to Craniofacial Surgical Procedures
Craniofacial surgeons are operating more frequently in recent years in the management of traumatic injury, neoplasia, and syndromic and nonsyndromic craniofacial dysostosis, owing in part to the earthquakes in Haiti…
Opportunistic Infections in Liver and Intestinal Transplantation
Liver transplantation has been established as an effective treatment for children with end-stage liver disease for more than 30 years. Improving surgical techniques and the availability of new and more…
Infections in Pediatric Lung Transplantation
The first pediatric lung transplant was reported to the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) in 1986 and, by June 2014, a total of 2090 pediatric lung transplants…
Opportunistic Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Advances in supportive care continue to lead to improvements in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) outcomes. The 1-year transplant-related mortality (TRM) rate for children with acute leukemia and unrelated donor…
Infections in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
Each year more than 500 children undergo heart transplantation around the world, and infection is an important cause of morbidity and some mortality in these patients. The Registry of the…
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDDs) can be defined as congenital disorders caused by an intrinsic molecular defect that alters the development or function of the immune system. As a consequence, patients…
The Febrile Neutropenic Patient
Since chemotherapeutic agents were first administered for the treatment of malignancy, infection has been a cause of significant morbidity and mortality. Initial reports documented an infection-related mortality rate among patients…
