PediatricInfectiousDisease Archives

Challenges of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Children: Insights from Anne J. Gonzales-Luna at ECCMID 2023

By Mourabit Halima 2024.01.15

Dr. Anne J. Gonzales-Luna The 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held in Copenhagen, Denmark from April 15th to 18th, 2023, provided a valuable platform…

IDWeek Highlights | Dr. Hong-mei Xu: Consistency Evaluation of Congenital CMV Infection in Dried Blood Spots and Plasma PCR Testing

By Peter W. PENG 2023.11.28

Editor's Note: Newborns can be infected with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) through vertical mother-to-child transmission, and CMV infection screening is required for some newborns with specific indications. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)…

IDWeek Live Interview: Dr. Kevin Downes on Practical and Novel Approaches to Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Antibiotic Dose Optimization

By Peter W. PENG 2023.11.27

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) refers to the practice of tailoring individualized drug dosing regimens for patients by quantitatively assessing drug exposure, pharmacokinetic markers, or pharmacodynamic endpoints based on therapeutic drug…