Animal-induced injuries and disease, neonatal jaundice, viral infections, and immunizations

This section features recent information in four areas of interest to the practicing pediatrician: animal-induced injuries and disease, neonatal jaundice, viral infections, and immunizations. The focus is on areas of major current discussion: the clinical spectrum and etiology of cat-scratch disease, the debate on new neonatal bilirubin recommendations, viral etiology of previously recognized clinical diagnoses, new immunization recommendations, and new vaccines. In addition, isolated but thought-provoking papers in the four areas over the past year are briefly discussed. By paying careful attention to highlighted articles, the busy practitioner should be able to keep abreast of rapid new developments.