Human metapneumovirus in children with bronchiolitis or pneumonia in New Zealand.

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to undertake a retrospective review of admissions and discharges to the neonatal unit at the National Hospital Guido Valadares, Dili, in order to gain insight into the epidemiology of hospitalised neonates in East Timor, as the information cannot be obtained from the hospital health manage...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bucens IK,Reid A,Barreto AC,Dwivedi V,Counahan M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) contrast study is the preferred radiological investigation to diagnose malrotation of intestine. We aimed to review the role of UGI contrast in neonates (term and preterm) who were clinically suspected to have malrotation. METHODS:The study included a retrospective review of medical ch...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Birajdar S,Rao SC,Bettenay F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine daily cows milk consumption and duration of breastfeeding in infants and young children with anal fissure and constipation. METHODS:Two groups of 30 consecutive children aged between 4 months and 3 years were evaluated retrospectively. Group I comprised children with chronic constipation and anal ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Andiran F,Dayi S,Mete E

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of hyperkalaemia in 43 consecutive infants born at less than 28 weeks gestation and cared for in our neonatal intensive care unit was documented. Plasma K levels were related to indices of renal function as well as to the degree of illness in the infants. The mean gestational age was 26.0 weeks (range 24...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Leslie GI,Carman G,Arnold JD

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circumcision has been the traditional treatment for phimosis, but now is not the only management option, the best of which appears to be topical steroid application. Importantly, the literature suggests that phimosis probably is over-diagnosed, indicating that a prospective, randomized controlled study is needed to co...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Dewan PA,Tieu HC,Chieng BS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For over two decades gene therapy has been actively pursued as a treatment modality for the inherited diseases that affect the paediatric population, however, it is still to make a real impact in the clinic. There are many reasons for this including inadequate technology and a lack of understanding of the biological c...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Anson DS,Fletcher JM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a hereditary disorder of elastic tissue. The characteristic skin changes are asymptomatic yellow papules around the neck and in body folds giving the skin a characteristic cobblestone appearance. The eyes, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems are also commonly involved. In this...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Sakata S,Su JC,Robertson S,Yin M,Chow C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old Chinese girl with 1-year history of progressive jaundice, steatorrhoea and pruritus was referred. Physical examination showed failure to thrive, marked jaundice, finger clubbing and hepatomegaly. There was laboratory evidence of cholestatic jaundice and autoimmunity, with marked elevation of alkaline phos...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lee WS,Saw CB,Sarji SA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To provide an overview of the health and well-being of sexual minority high school students in New Zealand, investigate differences between sexual minority youth (SMY) and exclusively opposite-sex-attracted youth (EOSAY), and examine changes across survey waves. METHODS:Nationally representative cross-sectional su...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lucassen MF,Clark TC,Denny SJ,Fleming TM,Rossen FV,Sheridan J,Bullen P,Robinson EM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the usefulness of a microelectronic tablet-dispenser for monitoring adherence to preventive therapy for tuberculosis infection in adolescents. METHODOLOGY:Twenty-one patients with positive Mantoux tests were treated with isoniazid (INH), dispensed in a microelectronic tablet-dispenser that recor...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Starr M,Sawyer SM,Carlin JB,Powell C,Newman RG,Johnson P

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Preterm infants are prone to temperature maintenance problems due to immature thermoregulatory mechanism and relatively large body surface area. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the performance of a new non-invasive infrared thermometer applied to the mid-forehead and temporal artery in comparison...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Duran R,Vatansever U,Acunaş B,Süt N

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the rates of early intervention (EI) service use in extremely preterm (EP, <28 weeks' gestation) or extremely low birthweight (ELBW, <1000 g) infants between 1991 and 2013, and identify biological or socio-economic factors associated with receiving EI. METHODS:Participants comprised consecutive EP or ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Mills IS,Doyle LW,Cheong JL,Roberts G,Victorian Infant Collaborative Study Group.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a family in which congenital fibre type disproportion (CFTD) and minicore disease have been observed in members of the same family, and raise the question of the relationship between CFTD and minicores. METHODOLOGY:A follow-up clinical and biopsy study of a girl who presented to hospital because of...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Jongpiputvanich S,Walsh PJ,Kakulas BA

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last 50 years in allergy could almost be considered the first 50 years. Over this time period, we have witnessed the emergence of allergy as a subspecialty, have seen and continue to observe a tremendous change in prevalence of allergic disease and have gained insight into the mechanisms that underlie allergic pre...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Campbell DE,Mehr S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of propranolol treatment in multifocal and diffuse infantile hepatic haemangioma (IHH). METHODS:A retrospective study of symptomatic or potentially symptomatic IHH was performed in our hospital between 2011 and 2016. RESULTS:Thirteen patients were identified: 2 pat...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Yang K,Peng S,Chen L,Chen S,Ji Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aimed to identify parents' and staff's perceptions of parents' needs during a paediatric high-dependency unit admission and the relationships between needs, socio-demographic and clinical variables and explores if these perceptions have changed. METHODS:This study uses a cross-sectional descriptive corr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Foster M,Whitehead L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now 50 years since Leo Kanner first described autism as a distinctive pattern of symptoms in some children with severe developmental problems. Since then the assessment and diagnosis of children with pervasive disorders of development has been refined and much is known about the phenomenology and epidemiology. A...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tonge BJ,Dissanayake C,Brereton AV

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight full-term infants (mean gestation 39.9 weeks [range 37-42] and mean birthweight 3642 g [range 3060-4200]) with severe respiratory failure (median oxygenation index 28 [range 16-65] and median arterial/alveolar PO2 ratio (a/APO2) 0.094 [range 0.038-0.165]) and pulmonary barotrauma were treated with Dexamethasone,...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Barr P

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of our study was to build a multiple renal length nomogram for Hong Kong Asian children based on normal renal ultrasonography. METHODS:All children below the age of 13 years, who underwent ultrasonography in a local Hospital in Hong Kong from 23 September 2008 to 31 January 2009 due to melamine exposur...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Luk WH,Lo AX,Au-Yeung AW,Liu KK,Woo YH,Chiang CC,Lo KK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To ascertain the incidence of bacterial endocarditis in a level III neonatal nursery. To document the clinical features, assess survival, and evaluate the role of central venous catheters in neonates with bacterial endocarditis. METHODOLOGY:Index cases were identified by retrospective review of the echocard...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Opie GF,Fraser SH,Drew JH,Drew S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT) deficiency in a full-term Chinese neonate, who presented with atypical biochemical features of hyperammonaemia in addition to the classical presenting features of jaundice and lethargy after feeding. Red cell GALT activity was virtually absent in the ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Cheung KL,Tang N,Hsiao KJ,Law LK,Wong W,Ng PC,Pang CP,Applegarth DA,Fok TF,Hjelm NM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soy infant formula contains high levels of the isoflavones, genistein and daidzein, which are commonly referred to as phytoestrogens. These are non-steroidal chemicals with structural similarities to estrogen. Infants consuming soy formula have high levels of circulating isoflavones. These are an order of magnitude gr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tuohy PG

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The challenges and stresses faced by adolescents include entry into secondary school, the development of adolescent sexuality, family conflicts, parental mental illness, socio-cultural factors, substance use and abuse, work and career abuse, social and antisocial behaviour, and the carry-over of problems from childhoo...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Raphael B

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Investigate the incidence, etiological pattern and the antimicrobial resistance of late-onset neonatal infections over a period of 5 years. METHODS:Longitudinal audit of neonatal sepsis from January 2005 to December 2009, in the main maternity hospital in Kuwait. Late-onset neonatal infection was defined as the cu...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hammoud MS,Al-Taiar A,Thalib L,Al-Sweih N,Pathan S,Isaacs D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foreign body ingestion is seen commonly in paediatric surgical practice and the vast majority of ingested foreign bodies will pass spontaneously once they have made their way into the stomach. Lead foreign body ingestion in children represents a special case in view of the potential for acute lead intoxication seconda...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Fergusson JA,Malecky G,Simpson E

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aims to evaluate adherence to a clinical guideline for screening and prevention of neonatal hypoglycaemia on the post-natal wards. METHODS:Retrospective chart review of 581 healthy term neonates born at a tertiary maternity hospital. Indications for hypoglycaemia screening included small for gestational...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Sundercombe SL,Raynes-Greenow CH,Carberry AE,Turner RM,Jeffery HE

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify whether obstetric and perinatal factors are independent predictors of child behaviour at 5 years. METHODOLOGY:The Mater University Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) is a prospective cohort study of 8556 mothers enrolled in early pregnancy. The relationship of obstetric and perinatal factors, maternal lif...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： O'Callaghan MJ,Williams GM,Andersen MJ,Bor W,Najman JM

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to investigate features of infant and childhood fatalities that were a consequence of care by socially isolated adults suffering from significant medical conditions. Autopsy records at the Forensic Science Centre in Adelaide from July 1996 to June 2001 were searched for all cases where infants o...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Byard RW

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the use of sun protection behaviours and the experience of sunburn in a sample of parents and their children in New Zealand. METHODOLOGY:Information was collected from 887 parents using postal questionnaires at the beginning of and during the summer. RESULTS:Thirty per cent of the parents believe...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Morris J,McGee R,Bandaranayake M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether infants absorb aluminium from antacid therapy. The study was conducted at Torrens House, a service provided by Child and Adolescent Health Services (CAFHS) for feeding and settling problems. Over an 11 week period, all patients receiving antacid therapy were studied. Pati...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Woodard-Knight L,Fudge A,Teubner J,Simmer K

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00