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July 20, 2019

Levetiracetam vs. phenytoin for status epilepticus

Article: Lancet. 2019 May 25; 393(10186): 2125–2134. Levetiracetam versus phenytoin for second-line treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus (EcLiPSE): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial Reviewer: Dr. Jessica Johnson

May 28, 2019

Adolescent self-consent for vaccination

Article: Vaccine. 2019 Jan 14;37(3):417-429. Barriers and enablers to adolescent self-consent for vaccination: A mixed-methods evidence synthesis Reviewer: Dr. Nathan Beckett

April 18, 2019

Probiotics for gastroenteritis

Article: N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 22;379(21):2002-2014. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG versus Placebo for Acute Gastroenteritis in Children Reviewer: Dr. Camilo Pineda

March 26, 2019

Oseltamivir safety and effectiveness

Article: Clin Infect Dis. 2018 May 2;66(10):1492-1500. Efficacy and Safety of Oseltamivir in Children: Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Reviewer: Dr. Paulina Perez

Feb. 26, 2019

Oral dextrose gel to treat hypoglycemia

Article: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 May 4;(5):CD011027 Oral dextrose gel for the treatment of hypoglycaemia in newborn infants Reviewer: Dr. Emma Wright

Jan. 22, 2019

Antibiotics for MRSA

Article: N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 29;376(26):2545-2555. A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antibiotics for Smaller Skin Abscesses. Reviewer: Dr. Carmen Mostek

Sept. 25, 2018

ACTH for infantile spasms

Article: Lancet Neurol. 2017 Jan;16(1):33-42. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(16)30294-0. Safety and effectiveness of hormonal treatment versus hormonal treatment with vigabatrin for infantile spasms (ICISS): a randomised, multicentre, open-label trial Reviewer: Dr. Taylor Goldhammer

Aug. 28, 2018