Introduction: CDC estimates that influenza resulted in 9–41 million illnesses, 140,000–
710,000 hospitalizations, and 12,000–52,000 deaths annually during 2010–2020. Persons …

Pathogenic viral infection represents a major challenge to human health. Due to the vast
mucosal surface of respiratory tract exposed to the environment, host defense against …

This technical report accompanies the recommendations of the American Academy of
Pediatrics for the routine use of influenza vaccine and antiviral medications in the prevention …

Oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry (SpO2) is used for triage and management
of acute illness in hospitalized children. Adult data indicate that pulse oximetry does not …

Due to the lack of sufficient data on the relationship between racial disparities and the
occurrence of infectious respiratory diseases in children, the aim of this systematic review …

Given the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of vaccines, it is
imperative to understand the relationships between receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and …

This technical report accompanies the recommendations of the American Academy of
Pediatrics for the routine use of influenza vaccine and antiviral medications in the prevention …

Background With increasing age, overall health declines while systemic levels of
inflammatory mediators tend to increase. Although the underlying mechanisms are poorly …

Currently licensed vaccine adjuvants offer limited mucosal immunity, which is needed to
better combat respiratory infections such as influenza. Mast cells (MCs) are emerging as a …

METHODS Using MEDLINE as a data source, we identified studies which included an
objective to assess sociodemographic disparities among PICU patients in the United States …