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Committee on Infectious Diseases
AAP Policy authored by the Committee on Infectious Diseases
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Monica I. Ardura, DO, MSCS, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Kristina A. Bryant, MD, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Robert W. Frenck, Jr, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Chandy C. John, MD, MS, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Angela Myers, MD, MPH, FAAP; Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH, FAAP; Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH, FAAP; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Kristina A. Bryant, MD, FAAP; Annika M. Hofstetter, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Juan D. Chaparro, MD, MS, FAAP; Jeremy J. Michel, MD, MHS, FAAP; David W. Kimberlin, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; Henry H. Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP; Cristina V. Cardemil, MD, MPH, FAAP; Karen M. Farizo, MD; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; David Kim, MD, MA; Eduardo López Medina, MD, MSc; Denee Moore, MD, FAAFP; Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, MD, MPH; José R. Romero, MD, FAAP; Laura Sauvé, MD, MPH, FAAP, FRCPS; Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Thompson, MD; Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH; Charles R. Woods, Jr, MD, MS, FAAP; Jennifer M. Frantz, MPH; Gillian Gibbs, MPH
10.1542/peds.2023-063772
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Monica I. Ardura, DO, MSCS, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Kristina A. Bryant, MD, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Robert W. Frenck, Jr, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Chandy C. John, MD, MS, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Angela Myers, MD, MPH, FAAP; Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH, FAAP; Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH, FAAP; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Kristina A. Bryant, MD, FAAP; Annika M. Hofstetter, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Juan D. Chaparro, MD, MS, FAAP; Jeremy J. Michel, MD, MHS, FAAP; David W. Kimberlin, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; Henry H. Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP; Cristina V. Cardemil, MD, MPH, FAAP; Karen M. Farizo, MD; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; David Kim, MD, MA; Eduardo López Medina, MD, MSc; Denee Moore, MD, FAAFP; Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, MD, MPH; José R. Romero, MD, FAAP; Laura Sauvé, MD, MPH, FAAP, FRCPS; Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Thompson, MD; Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH; Charles R. Woods, Jr, MD, MS, FAAP; Jennifer M. Frantz, MPH; Gillian Gibbs, MPH
10.1542/peds.2023-063773
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Shawn L. Ralston, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Monica I. Ardura, DO, MSCS, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Kristina A. Bryant, MD, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Chandy C. John, MD, MS, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Angela Myers, MD, MPH, FAAP; Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH, FAAP; Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH, FAAP; José R. Romero, MD, FAAP; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Kenneth M. Zangwill, MD, FAAP; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP; Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Shawn L. Ralston, MD, FAAP; David W. Kimberlin, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; Henry H. Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP; Karen M. Farizo, MD; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; David Kim, MD; Eduardo López Medina, MD, MSc; Denee Moore, MD, FAAFP; Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, MD, MPH; Laura Sauvé, MD, MPH, FAAP, FRCPS; Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Thompson, MD; Kay M. Tomashek, MD, MPH, DTM; Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH; Charles R. Woods, Jr., MD, MS, FAAP; Jennifer M. Frantz, MPH
10.1542/peds.2023-061803
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Monica I. Ardura, DO, MSCS, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Kristina A Bryant, MD, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Robert W. Frenck, Jr., MD, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Chandy C. John, MD, MS, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Angela Myers, MD, MPH, FAAP; Pia Pannaraj, MD, MPH, FAAP; Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH, FAAP; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, FAAP; David W. Kimberlin, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; Henry H. Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP; Cristina Cardemil, MD MPH; Karen M. Farizo, MD; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; David Kim, MD; Eduardo López Medina, MD, MSc; Denee Moore, MD, FAAFP; Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, MD, MPH; Laura Sauvé, MD, MPH, FAAP, FRCPS; Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Thompson, MD; Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH; Charles R. Woods, Jr., MD, MS, FAAP; Jennifer M. Frantz, MPH
10.1542/peds.2022-061029
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP; Bryan D. Stierman, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE; Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP; Bryan D. Stierman, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; Aparna Bole, MD, FAAP; Sophie J. Balk, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; Gredia Maria Huerta-Montañez, MD, FAAP; Philip J. Landrigan, MD, FAAP; Steven M. Marcus, MD, FAAP; Abby L. Nerlinger, MD, FAAP; Lisa H. Patel, MD, FAAP; Rebecca Philipsborn, MD, FAAP; Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP; Lauren Zajac, MD, MHP, FAAP; Kimberly A. Gray, PhD; Jeanne Briskin; Nathaniel G. DeNicola, MD, MSc; CDR Matt Karwowski, MD, MPH, FAAP; Aaron Briggs, MD; Mary H. Ward, PhD; Paul Spire; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Monica I. Ardura, DO, MSCS, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Kristina A Bryant, MD, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Chandy C. John, MD, MS, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH, FAAP; José R. Romero, MD, FAAP; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Kenneth M. Zangwill, MD, FAAP; David W. Kimberlin, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; Henry H. Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP; Karen M. Farizo, MD; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; David Kim, MD; Eduardo López Medina, MD, MSc; Denee Moore, MD, FAAFP; Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, MD, MPH, FAAP; Laura Sauvé, MD, MPH, FRCPS; Neil S. Silverman, MD; Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, FAAP; Kay M. Tomashek, MD, MPH, DTM; Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH; Jennifer M. Frantz, MPH
10.1542/peds.2022-060644
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP; Bryan D. Stierman, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE; Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP; Bryan D. Stierman, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD; Aparna Bole, MD; Sophie J. Balk, MD, FAAP; Gredia Maria Huerta-Montañez, MD, FAAP; Philip J. Landrigan, MD, FAAP; Steven M. Marcus, MD, FAAP; Abby L. Nerlinger, MD, FAAP; Lisa H. Patel, MD, FAAP; Rebecca Philipsborn, MD, FAAP; Lauren Zajac, MD, MHP, FAAP; Kimberly A. Gray, PhD; Jeanne Briskin; Nathaniel G. DeNicola, MD, MSc; CDR Matt Karwowski, MD, MPH, FAAP; Aaron Briggs, MD; Mary H. Ward, PhD; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Monica I. Ardura, DO, MSCS, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Kristina A Bryant, MD, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Chandy C. John, MD, MS, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH, FAAP; José R. Romero, MD, FAAP; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Kenneth M. Zangwill, MD, FAAP; David W. Kimberlin, MD, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; Henry H. Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP; Karen M. Farizo, MD; Lisa M. Kafer, MD, FAAP; David Kim, MD; Eduardo López Medina, MD, MSc; Denee Moore, MD, FAAFP; Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, MD, MPH, FAAP; Laura Sauvé, MD, MPH, FRCPS; Neil S. Silverman, MD; Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, FAAP; Kay M. Tomashek, MD, MPH, DTM; Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH; Jennifer M. Frantz, MPH
10.1542/peds.2022-060645
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Reports
Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP; Scot Moore, MD, FAAP; Albert C. Yan, MD, FAAP, FAAD; Laura Melnick, MD, FAAP, FAAD; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE, SECTION ON DERMATOLOGY
10.1542/peds.2022-059282
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
10.1542/peds.2022-059274
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
10.1542/peds.2022-059275
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement:
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
10.1542/peds.2022-058700
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
10.1542/peds.2021-056056
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Committee on Infectious Diseases
10.1542/peds.2021-054332
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
10.1542/peds.2021-053745
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
10.1542/peds.2021-053744
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Committee on Infectious Diseases; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP; Adam J. Ratner, MD, MPH, FAAP; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, FAAP; William J. Steinbach, MD, FAAP; Kenneth M. Zangwill, MD, FAAP; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE, FAAP
10.1542/peds.2021-052336
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP; Adam Ratner, MD, FAAP; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE, FAAP; William J. Steinbach, MD, FAAP; Kenneth M. Zangwill, MD, FAAP; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE, FAAP
10.1542/peds.2020-049775
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Mary Anne Jackson, MD, FAAP; Pranita D. Tamma, MD, MHS; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, MSPH, FAAP; William J. Steinbach, MD, FAAP; Ken Zangwill, MD, FAAP; Jason Newland, MD; Rana Hamdy, MD, MPH; Mayssa Abuali, MD; Daniel Adams, MD; Fernando Bula-Rudas, MD; Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD; Daniel Dulek, MD; Dustin Flannery, DO; Bishara Freij, MD; Andrew Gainey, PharmD; Carol Glaser, MD; Lori Handy, MD; Benjamin Hanisch, MD; Sara Healy, MD, MPH; Adam Hersh, MD, PhD; David Hyun, MD; Candace Johnson, MD; Sophie Katz, MD; Matthew Kronman, MD; John Manaloor, MD; Holly Maples, PharmD; Lee Morris, DTM&H, MD, MSPH; Ben Onankpa, MBBS, MPH; Ronda Oram, MD; Debra Palazzi, MD; Hayden Schwenk, MD; Craig Shapiro, MD; Prachi Singh, DO; Kevin Spicer, MD; Michael TeKippe, MD, PhD; Emily Thorell, MD; Alison Tribble, MD; Zachary Willis, MD, MPH; Jon Woods, MD; Tracy Zembles, PharmD; BCPS-AQ ID
10.1542/peds.2020-040295
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Committee on Infectious Diseases; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, MSPH, FAAP; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; William J. Steinbach, MD, FAAP; Kenneth M. Zangwill, MD, FAAP; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE, FAAP
10.1542/peds.2020-024588
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Mary T. Caserta, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP; Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, MSPH, FAAP; William J. Steinbach, MD, FAAP; Ken Zangwill, MD, FAAP
10.1542/peds.2019-3995
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP; Carl R. Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP; Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, MSPH, FAAP; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL, COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Steven E. Krug, MD, FAAP; Daniel B. Fagbuyi, MD, FAAP; Margaret C. Fisher, MD, FAAP; Scott Needle, MD, FAAP; David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Ann Lowry, MD, FAAP; Samantha Ahdoot, MD, FAAP; Aaron S. Bernstein, MD, FAAP; Aparna Bole, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP; Steven M. Marcus, MD, FAAP; Susan E. Pacheco, MD, FAAP; Adam J. Spanier, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP, FAACT, FACMT; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; William J. Steinbach, MD, FAAP; Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP
10.1542/peds.2019-3749