2.E.2 Infections and infectious syndromes
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Videos
- (Bacterial) Meningitis PathophysiologyArmando HasudunganVideo
- Raised Intracranial Pressure & Central Nervous System Infections by S. Singhi | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Meningitis - Medical-Surgical - Nervous System | @LevelUpRNLevel Up RNVideo
- Meningitis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathologyOsmosis from ElsevierVideo
- Meningitis Nursing Neuro NCLEX Review: Meningitis Causes, Symptoms, Treatment VaccineRegisteredNurseRNVideo
- Meningitis - Pediatric Nursing - Nervous System Disorders | @LevelUpRNLevel Up RNVideo
Guidelines and evidence
- Pocket book of hospital care for children: guidelines for the management of common childhood illnessesWorld Health Organization, 2013Guideline or evidence
- Clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of paediatric COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of Disease in Childhood (BMJ), 2021Guideline or evidence
- Guideline on management of pneumonia and diarrhoea in children up to 10 years of ageWorld Health Organization, 2024Guideline or evidence
- Candida thrombophlebitis in children: a systematic review of the literature.Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2020Guideline or evidence
- COVID-19 PICU guidelines: for high- and limited-resource settings.International PICU COVID-19 Collaboration (Pediatric Research), 2020Guideline or evidence
- SEVERE PERTUSSIS IN CHILDHOOD: UPDATE AND CONTROVERSY - SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.Revista Paulista de Pediatria (Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo), 2019Guideline or evidence
- Neurological complications in pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review of the literature.Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021Guideline or evidence
- Early resuscitation of dengue shock syndrome in children with hyperosmolar sodium-lactate: a randomized single-blind clinical trial of efficacy and safety.Critical Care (BioMed Central), 2014Guideline or evidence
- Pertussis infection in critically ill infants: meta-analysis and validation of a mortality score.Critical Care (London, England), 2025Guideline or evidence
- Expert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children.World Journal of Pediatrics (multidisciplinary expert consensus group), 2024Guideline or evidence
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of common respiratory viruses in children < 2 years with bronchiolitis in the pre-COVID-19 pandemic era.PLoS One, 2020Guideline or evidence
- The role of viral co-infections in the severity of acute respiratory infections among children infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of Global Health, 2020Guideline or evidence
- Monoclonal Antibody for the Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants and Children: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.JAMA Network Open, 2023Guideline or evidence
- Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2022Guideline or evidence
- Permissive versus restrictive temperature thresholds in critically ill children with fever and infection: a multicentre randomized clinical pilot trial.Critical Care (BioMed Central), 2019Guideline or evidence