Febrile episodes are common in children and the most frequent reason for attending emergency services. Although most infections have a benign and self-limiting course, severe and sometimes life-threatening infections occur. This prospective study ...

Ágrip Á síðastliðnum mánuðum hefur nýgengi ífarandi sýkinga af völdum streptókokka af flokki A (Streptococcus pyogenes) farið vaxandi alls staðar í heiminum. Á Barnaspítala Hringsins greindust 20 slík tilfelli á fjögurra mánaða tímabili, en fram að því ...

Introduction: Children are less likely to acquire SARS-CoV-2 infections than adults and when infected, usually have milder disease. True infection and complication rates are, however, difficult to ascertain. In Iceland, a strict test, trace and isolate ...