Pediatric Infectious Diseases is a professional specialty concerned with the management of acute and chronic infections in children. Many infections causedby bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites can be challenging for the general pediatrician, either because of their severity, location or by their unusual presentation. A pediatric infectious diseases physician is a licensed pediatrician with expertise in the evaluation and management of these infections in newborns, children and adolescents. Following a detailed history including epidemiologic exposures and clinical examination, an infectious disease assessment will generally involve laboratory tests including microbiologic cultures or imaging studies. The pediatric infectious diseases specialist will then interpret the test results and make therapeutic recommendations.
Typical conditions referred for evaluation and management include:
- Congenital infections
- Chronic and recurrent infections
- Bone and joint infections
- Fevers or illnesses of unclear cause, prolonged or recurrent
- Immunodeficiency syndromes
- Skin Infections
- Infections associated with surgeries or prosthetic devices
- Kawasaki disease
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| Federico R. Laham, MD, MS |
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| Dr. Laham received his medical degree with honors from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and completed his pediatric training at Jackson Memorial Medical Center in Miami. He then completed a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He most recently was a clinical instructor and attending physician in infectious diseases at Baylor. He is currently a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dr. Laham's research interests, since his work as a postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins Hospital, include the study of the early immune response against influenza and paramyxoviruses, the development of biomarkers for prediction of bronchiolitis severity, and the effect of respiratory syncytial virus in human airway epithelium. He has authored several papers and presented his research findings at international meetings. He teaches medical students and residents and students. He joined the Arnold Palmer Hospital Pediatric Specialty group in 2010.
| Fellowship: | | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases | | Residency: | | Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, Department of Pediatrics | | Education: | | University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | | Affiliation: | | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The Florida State University College of Medicine
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
AAP - What is a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist?
Pediatric Infectious DiseasesSociety
InfectiousDiseases Society of America
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)