What is Forgotten Wisdom
The Most Important Studies You Should Know About
Some things are too important not to share, which is why you can enjoy the next free session from ESPID 2022 now.
We asked senior ESPID members which publications, from throughout the ages, were instrumental to the field of paediatric infectious diseases and what we can learn from them today.
Steven Black “The genius of conjugate vaccine. A tribute to John Robbins”
At ESPID 2022, Steven Black (USA) presented the following Forgotten Wisdom paper:
Karina Butler “A time before COVID-19. AIDS in children”
At ESPID 2022, Karina Butler (Ireland) presented the following Forgotten Wisdom papers:
- The efficacy of azidothymidine (AZT) in the treatment of patients with AIDS and AIDS-related complex. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (click here to view the paper)
- Reduction of maternal-infant transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 with zidovudine treatment. Paediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 076 Study Group (click here to view the paper)
Susanna Esposito "Acute Otitis Media"
At ESPID 2022, Susanna Esposito (Italy) presented the following Forgotten Wisdom papers:
- Comparative study of once-weekly azithromycin and once-daily amoxicillin treatments in prevention of recurrent acute otitis media in children (click here to view the paper)
- Updated Guidelines for the Management of Acute Otitis Media in Children by the Italian Society of Paediatrics: Treatment (click here to view the paper)
- Antimicrobial stewardship in paediatrics (click here to view the paper)
Ulrich Heininger "The effect of investigator compliance (observer bias) on calculated efficacy in a pertussis vaccine trial"
At ESPID 2022, Ulrich Heininger (Switzerland) presented the following Forgotten Wisdom paper:
George Syrogiannopoulos "Bacterial / Pneumococcal Meningitis"
At ESPID 2022, George Syrogiannopoulos (Greece) presented the following Forgotten Wisdom papers:
David Greenberg “Pneumonia, what have we learned over the 100 years"
At ESPID 2022, David Greenberg (Israel) presented the following Forgotten Wisdom papers: