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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Resources

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) can cause serious illness in young children, especially infants. To help providers, patients, and families stay informed, Nationwide Children’s Hospital offers a collection of trusted resources on RSV prevention, symptoms, and treatment.

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Host Defense Program

Our collaborative and comprehensive approach ensures that the unique needs of your patient will be reviewed and provided by fellowship-trained Host Defense Specialists, who are supported by an interdisciplinary team of experts in immunocompromised conditions.

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Prescribing Guidelines for Nicotine Dependence

Nearly all tobacco use begins in childhood and adolescence. The majority of adults who have ever tried a cigarette reported trying their first by the age of 18.

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Screening Infants for Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes inflammation of the liver. Increased rates of intravenous drug use resulting in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among women of child-bearing age in Ohio and much of the United States have placed an increasing number of infants at risk for vertically acquired infection.

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Tick and Mosquito Diseases

Lyme disease and other tick- and mosquito-borne illnesses continue to increase and cause significant morbidity in Ohio. This is particularly true for children, who spend a lot to time outdoors during the spring and summer.

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Prescribing Guidelines for Acne

Goals of acne treatment include using the least aggressive, but most effective, regimen that targets the largest number of pathogenic factors and avoids the development of bacterial resistance.

International Medical Inquiry

If you live internationally and are interested in learning more about how you can bring your child to Nationwide Children's Hospital for medical care, please fill out the appropriate form below. A Global Patient Services representative will contact you to start the process.

Refer a Patient

Referral resources at your fingertips. Because when your patient needs a pediatric specialist, everything matters.

For Providers, Hospitals and Health Departments

Medical professionals all agree that children require special care. And because our staff is dedicated to pediatrics, we have a higher level of understanding.