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A Nordic diet with a reduced protein content, when introduced in infancy before initiation of complementary feeding, appears to lead to healthier eating habits, according to results of the OTIS trial presented at ESPGHAN 2022.

Both primary and secondary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in mothers contribute to the risk of symptomatic congenital CMV (cCMV) and its long-term sequelae, according to a recent study.

Children with prior exposure to carbapenems and bronchoscopy have a higher risk of developing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), reveals a study.

Over the years, the percentage of lumbar punctures has declined among hospitalized infants admitted with suspected serious bacterial infection and had blood and urine culture tests. Such a trend is more prominent among those aged 29‒89 days, according to a Japan study.

In the treatment of children with eosinophilic esophagitis, eliminating foods that contain cow’s milk protein from the diet is effective, inducing relatively high rates of histologic remission and significantly improving symptoms and endoscopic abnormalities, as shown in a study.

Treatment with growth hormone (GH) increases adult height in children born small for gestational age (SGA), a recent study has shown.