This issue of Pediatric Annals is the second volume in a two-part series on infectious diseases in children. Upon completing this issue, the reader will be better prepared to help reduce the incidence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), screen patients for HIV and help in their therapy, diagnose and prevent tick-borne disease, and help communities better understand and combat West Nile virus infections.
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Pediatric Infectious Disease, Take 2
Stanford T. Shulman, MD
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Firm Rounds: A 9-year-old Girl Who is Unable to Walk
Robert Listernick, MD
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Tick-borne Diseases
Jean Y. Rim, MD; Stephen Eppes, MD
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The Epidemic of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Infection in Children: Effects on the Community, Health Systems, and Physician Practices
Jaime Fergie, MD; Kevin Purcell, MD, PharmD, MHA
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West Nile Virus
Edward J. Truemper, MD, FAAP; José R. Romero, MD, FAAP
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Hot Topics in Pediatric HIV/AIDS
Ana M. Alvarez, MD; Mobeen H. Rathore, MD, CPE
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