Infectious diseases
Diagnosis and management of acute osteoarticular infections in children
Posted: Jul 18, 2018 | Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024
Committee(s): Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): infectious diseases, drug therapy
Potential strategies to improve childhood immunization rates in Canada
Posted: Jul 18, 2018 | Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024
Committee(s): Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): infectious diseases, immunization, advocacy
Fever in the returning child traveller: Highlights for health care providers
Posted: Jun 28, 2018 | Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024 | Updated: Dec 1, 2023
Committee(s): Global Child & Youth Health Section
Topic(s): global child health, infectious diseases, community paediatrics
Head lice infestations: A clinical update
Posted: Feb 15, 2018 | Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024
Committee(s): Community Paediatrics Committee
Topic(s): community paediatrics, drug therapy, infectious diseases
Management of term infants at increased risk for early onset bacterial sepsis
Posted: Jun 15, 2017
Committee(s): Fetus and Newborn Committee
Topic(s): drug therapy, fetal and maternal issues, infectious diseases, newborn medicine
Canada’s eight-component vaccine safety system: A primer for health care workers
Posted: Jun 15, 2017 | Reaffirmed: Feb 24, 2023
Committee(s): Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): community paediatrics, infectious diseases, prevention and anticipatory guidance, immunization
Acute management of croup in the emergency department
Posted: May 24, 2017 | Reaffirmed: Jun 7, 2023
Committee(s): Acute Care Committee
Topic(s): drug therapy, emergency medicine, hospital paediatrics, infectious diseases, respirology, acute care
Management of acute otitis media in children six months of age and older
Posted: Feb 5, 2016 | Reaffirmed: Jun 1, 2022
Committee(s): Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): community paediatrics, infectious diseases
Newborn male circumcision
Posted: Sep 8, 2015 | Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024
Committee(s): Fetus and Newborn Committee, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): infectious diseases, newborn medicine, sexual health
Preventing ophthalmia neonatorum
Posted: Mar 6, 2015 | Reaffirmed: Jan 11, 2024
Committee(s): Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): infectious diseases, newborn medicine, advocacy
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