03-March Archives | Department of Pediatrics

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High prevalence of TB in children less than 5 years old hospitalised with severe acute malnutrition.

Vonasek BJ, Nyirongo M, Chetcuti K, Chiunda M, Kamvaunamwali T, Kaphatika J, Kondwani A, Kumwenda M, McCollum ED, Ng'oma D, Tepeka AG, Garcia-Prats AJ, Mvalo T. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2026 Mar 27;30(4):180-182. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.25.0492. PMID: 41896713.

Timing of Prophylactic Intrapartum Azithromycin Administration and Efficacy in Prevention of Maternal and Infant Infections: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. 

Boelig RC, Kavi A, Moore JL, Babineau DC, Metgud MC, Somannavar MS, Goudar SS, Derman RJ, Sunder Tikmani S, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Lokangaka AL, Tshefu AK, Bauserman MS, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Mazariegos M, Figueroa L, Krebs NF, Nyongesa P, Esamai F, Bucher S, Patel AB, Hibberd PL, Petri WA, Billah SM, Haque R, Koso-Thomas M, McClure EM,...

Evaluating the duration of post-discontinuation therapeutic ampicillin exposures in preterm infants. 

Boutzoukas AE, Le J, Kilpatrick R, Smith MJ, Laughon M, Gonzalez D, Wade KC, Greenberg RG, Babilonia-Rosa M, Benjamin DK Jr, Cohen-Wolkowiez M, Zimmerman KO. J Perinatol. 2026 Mar 13. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02600-5. PMID: 41826670.

Impact of Heat on Respiratory Hospitalizations among Older Adults in 120 Large U.S. Urban Areas.

O'Lenick CR, Cleland SE, Neas LM, Turner MW, Mcinroe EM, Hill KL, Ghio AJ, Rebuli ME, Jaspers I, Rappold AG. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Mar;22(3):367-377. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202405-470OC. PMID: 39499766; PMCID: PMC11892670

Pulmonary function testing in pediatric allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients to monitor for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: a systematic review.

Gower WA, Tamae-Kakazu M, Shanthikumar S, Srinivasan S, Reardon EE, Barochia AV, Charbek E, Calvo C, Cheng PC, Das S, Davies SM, Gross J, Sheshadri A, Towe CT, Goldfarb SB, Iyer NP. BMC Pediatr. 2025 Mar 28;25(1):250. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05501-2. PMCID: PMC11951628 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05501-2. PMID: 40155876.

Climate Change and the Future of Allergies and Asthma.

Burbank AJ. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2025 Mar 27;25(1):20. doi: 10.1007/s11882-025-01201-0.PMID: 40146339

Parechovirus: neglected for too long? 

Alam F, Li Y, Vogt MR. J Virol. 2025 Mar 25:e0184624. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01846-24. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40130875. 

Repurposing the DNA Labeling Agent EdU for Therapy Against Heterogeneous Patient Glioblastoma. 

Kaanoglu H, Adefolaju A, Fraley C, Shobande M, Dasari R, Mann B, Bell N, Keir ST, Higgins D, Kram DE, Hingtgen SD, Sancar A, Satterlee AB.Mol Cancer Ther. 2025 Mar 25. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-24-1098. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40130554

Real-time genomic characterization of pediatric acute leukemia using adaptive sampling.

Geyer J, Opoku KB, Lin J, Ramkissoon L, Mullighan C, Bhakta N, Alexander TB, Wang JR. Leukemia. 2025 May;39(5):1069-1077. doi: 10.1038/s41375-025-02565-y. Epub 2025 Mar 24.PMID: 40128561.

Leveraging nutritional rehabilitation and tuberculosis programmes to tackle tuberculosis and severe acute malnutrition in children.

Vonasek BJ, Marcy O, Armour-Marshall J, Casenghi M, Cazes C, Chisti MJ, d'Elbée M, Huerga H, Hewison C, Lancioni CL, Lungu PS, McCollum ED, Musiime V, Mvalo T, Seddon JA, Steenhoff AP, Thomas TA, Tovar M, Vasiliu A, Garcia-Prats A, Chabala C.Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2025 May;9(5):292-294. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00062-8. Epub 2025...