Quick links to numerous pediatric infectious disease resources and special features.
AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases Policy Collection |
2021
- Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatrics
- Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2021
- COVID-19 Vaccines in Children and Adolescents
2020
- Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children Policy | Technical Report
2019
2018
- Management of Neonates Born at ≤34 6/7 Weeks’ Gestation With Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis
- Management of Neonates Born at ≥35 0/7 Weeks’ Gestation With Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis
2017
- Infectious Diseases Associated With Organized Sports and Outbreak Control
- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Congenital Toxoplasmosis in the United States
2016
- The Use of Systemic and Topical Fluoroquinolones
- Infectious Complications With the Use of Biologic Response Modifiers in Infants and Children
- Strategies for Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections in the NICU
- Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Health Care–Associated Infections in the NICU
2015
- Exposure to Nontraditional Pets at Home and to Animals in Public Settings: Risks to Children
- Head Lice
- Eradicating Polio: How the World’s Pediatricians Can Help Stop This Crippling Illness Forever
2014
- Interferon-γ Release Assays for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Children
- Updated Guidance for Palivizumab Prophylaxis Among Infants and Young Children at Increased Risk of Hospitalization for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
- Pediatric Anthrax Clinical Management
- Pediatric Anthrax Clinical Management: Executive Summary
- Consumption of Raw or Unpasteurized Milk and Milk Products by Pregnant Women and Children
2013
Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship |
- Policy
- Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatrics
Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Mary Anne Jackson, MD, FAAP; Pranita D. Tamma, MD, MHS; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, FAAP; AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases; and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society - Nontherapeutic Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Animal Agriculture: Implications for Pediatrics
Jerome A. Paulson, MD, FAAP; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE, FAAP; AAP Council on Environmental Health; and Committee on Infectious Diseases
- Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatrics
- Education
- CDC TRAIN series: Antibiotic Stewardship Training Series
- Tools/Resources
Emerging Infections and Outbreaks |
- Policy
- Infection Prevention and Control in Pediatric Ambulatory Settings
- Parental Presence During Treatment of Ebola or Other Highly Consequential Infection
- Ensuring the Health of Children in Disasters
- Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department
- Medical Countermeasures for Children in Public Health Emergencies, Disasters, or Terrorism
- Disaster Preparedness in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
- Providing Psychosocial Support to Children and Families in the Aftermath of Disasters and Crises
- Supporting the Grieving Child and Family
- Education
- OpenWHO: WHO’s new interactive, web-based, knowledge-transfer platform offering online courses to improve the response to health emergencies.
- CDC/SHEA Outbreak Response Training Program (ORTP): This program is designed to give US hospital epidemiologists who oversee infection control programs the skills, knowledge, and tools to provide effective leadership during facility-level outbreaks and large-scale public health emergencies.
- Tools/Resources
- AAP Disaster Preparedness website
- Check for Practices
Pediatricians need to be ready to provide care for their patients even when normal operations are disrupted. View the new checklist. - Pediatric Preparedness Resource Kit
Strategies to promote collaborative discussions and decision making about pediatric preparedness planning. - AAP Post-Disaster Considerations for Pediatricians in Practice
- AAP Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response Topical Collection
- Chapter 5: Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Zika Resources
- Check for Practices
- AAP Disaster Preparedness website
Vaccine Policy and Vaccine Hesitancy |
- Policy
- COVID-19 Vaccines in Children and Adolescents
- Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2021
- Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2020–2021
- Influenza Immunization for All Health Care Personnel: Keep It Mandatory
- Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B: Providing the First Vaccine Dose Within 24 Hours of Birth
- The Need to Optimize Adolescent Immunization
- Practical Approaches to Optimize Adolescent Immunization
- Countering Vaccine Hesitancy
- Responding to Parental Refusals of Immunization of Children
- Medical Versus Nonmedical Immunization Exemptions for Child Care and School Attendance
- Immunizing Parents and Other Close Family Contacts in the Pediatric Office Setting
- Increasing Immunization Coverage
- Immunization Information Systems
- Education
- AAP PediaLink module: Preventing and Treating Influenza During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- AAP Challenging Cases: Vaccine Hesitancy
- AAP EQIPP: Immunizations
- Tools/Resources
