Brucellar meningitis in an infant--evidence for human breast milk transmission.

abstract：:Portable hanging scales are a common means of weighing young children. Weighing trousers used to suspend children from a hanging scale are uncomfortable and require insertion of the child's legs through the trousers. The 'weighing seat' holds the child in a more natural, comfortable, and secure position, thus increasi...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Murãmoto ML

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study attempts to select predictors for indirect estimation of low birth weight from three important anthropometric measurements (viz. body length, head and chest circumferences) taken at birth. The data of 422 Indian low birth weight babies have been used to select the best combination of predictors by examining...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Verma SS,Ghadiok AK,Kishore N,Singh OP

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dietary adequacy (qualitative and quantitative) of preschool children residing in rural areas near Mysore (a district in south India) was assessed by the 'Food frequency method' and '24-h recall method'. Food intake assessed in three different seasons revealed that their diets were predominantly cereal based with ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Lakshmi AJ,Khyrunnisa B,Saraswathi G,Jamuna P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken with the aim of providing adequate calories for optimal growth in low birth weight (LBW) by fortifying human milk with medium chain triglycerides and sugar. Twenty-one LBW babies with birth weight between 1.0 and 1.75 kg and gestational age 28-36 weeks constituted the study material. They wer...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Singhania RU,Bansal A,Sharma JN

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to assess the value of procalcitonin in establishing the diagnosis and evaluating the prognosis of neonatal sepsis. Thirty-four infants with neonatal sepsis were included in the study. Procalcitonin values of the cases with sepsis were (2.21 +/- 2.48 ng/ml) significantly higher than the values ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Athhan F,Akagündüz B,Genel F,Bak M,Can D

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between total bilirubin binding capacity (TBBC) and clinical status was investigated in order to assess the risk of bilirubin toxicity in 83 infants with jaundice in this study. Infants with respiratory distress, acidosis, hypoglycaemia, sepsis, asphyxia-anoxia and hypercarbia were accepted as ill and...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Satar M,Atici A,Oktay R

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low birthweight (LBW) infants are at risk of increased mortality, impaired growth, and increased morbidity. We studied the progress of all LBW infants (less than 2.5 kg) born in a West African village where there is a resident pediatrician and midwife. There were 426 live births during the 8 years studied of which 42 ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Downes B,Downes R,Foord F,Weaver L

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of studying the feeding patterns in infants under 6 months of age, 451 mothers attending the children's clinic in two university hospitals in the north of Tehran were interviewed. All babies had been born in hospital and > 98 per cent had been breastfed during the first few hours of birth. The rate of ful...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Shiva F,Nasiri M

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteropathogens were investigated in 406 children aged 0-3 years with diarrhoea attending the Salles Neto Municipal Hospital. Enteric bacterial pathogens were isolated from 49 per cent of the children. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) (20.9 per cent), enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) (16.5 per cent), rotavirus (...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Mangia AH,Duarte AN,Duarte R,Silva LA,Bravo VL,Leal MC

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To evaluate pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) needs, outcome and predictors of mortality in post-neonatal tetanus. Materials and methods:Review of 30 consecutive post-neonatal tetanus cases aged 1 months to 12 years admitted to a PICU in north India over a period of 10 years (January 2006 to December 201...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Angurana SK,Jayashree M,Bansal A,Singhi S,Nallasamy K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium, manganese and copper levels in colostrum samples (n = 30), collected from middle-class mothers, was carried out by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrophotometer (ETAAS) with Zeeman effect background correction using a tungsten-palladium-citric acid chemical modifi...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Turan S,Saygi S,Kiliç Z,Acar O

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effects of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) administration on various protein parameters, including inflammatory profiles, in children with Kawasaki disease (KD). Sixty-three children with KD were treated with IVIG at 2 g/kg over 12 h. Serial examinations of laboratory indices were performe...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Lee KY,Lee HS,Hong JH,Han JW,Lee JS,Whang KT

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-three children with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) were studied in parallel with 37 children with primary pulmonary complex (PPC), 32 tuberculin skin positive controls, and 38 skin negative controls for immunological evaluation. Proportions of peripheral blood total T and T helper lymphocytes (TH) were significant...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Rajajee S,Narayanan PR

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of cardiac tamponade due to air leak and fatal pneumopericardium that occurred after commercial flight transportation of a premature infant with chronic lung disease without respiratory distress. We review and discuss aspects of flight pathophysiology, and conclude that careful preparation before, and...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Wang LS,Cheng GQ,Chen C,Cao Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported the case of a boy who fled from Chechnya to Belgium. He was diagnosed with a human immune deficiency virus (HIV)/Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) coinfection. In both countries, the prevalence of HIV-infected children is low and VL is not endemic. Migration of people results in confrontation with diseases that ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Peeters E,Verhulst S,Wojciechowski M,Vlieghe E,Jorens P,Van Marck V,Ramet J,De Dooy J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify the reasons for hospitalization associated with abortion and pregnancy termination among women attending the Maternity Unit of IMIP, Recife, Brazil. In a case-control study, 230 women who were hospitalized consecutively between August 1994 and June 1995 due to causes related to pr...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： de Souza AI,Cecatti JG,Ferreira LO,Santos LC

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine the uptake and predictors of monovalent human rotavirus and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines among children of age 12-35 months in Malawi. METHODS:This study used cross-sectional data obtained from the 2015-16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey. Multivariate logisti...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ntenda PAM,Mwenyenkulu ET,Putthanachote N,Nkoka O,Mhone TG,Motsa MPS,Tizifa T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm constitutes a major part of neonatal mortality, particularly in India. Due to dermal immaturity, preterm neonates are susceptible to various complications like infection, hypothermia, etc. Emollient application is a traditional practice in our subcontinent. AIMS:To find out the efficacy of coconut o...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Konar MC,Islam K,Roy A,Ghosh T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital abnormalities are important causes of morbidity and mortality in children and significantly add to the burdens on healthcare in developing countries. Unfortunately, there remains a paucity of information on congenital birth defects in most developing countries. This is a 4-year prospective study that assess...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ekwochi U,Asinobi IN,Osuorah DCI,Ndu IK,Ifediora C,Amadi OF,Sunday Mba G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital malaria, defined as the presence of malaria parasites in the erythrocytes of newborns aged <7 days, was considered rare in endemic areas until recent studies started reporting high prevalence rates. Various theories have been postulated to explain this phenomenon, but they are not proven conclusively from r...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Sotimehin SA,Runsewe-Abiodun TI,Oladapo OT,Njokanma OF,Olanrewaju DM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Tanzania, nurses play an important role in the management of patients with malaria. The study was conducted to identify the current status of the performance of nurses in the management of malaria patients, in order to provide the baseline data before the training intervention. METHODS:The study was cond...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Kanamori S,Kohi TW,Nyamhanga T,Mkude S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical assessment of gestational age using four different methods was performed in the same population of 358 Cameroonian newborn infants with the aim of determining the most applicable in the local context. Method applicability was compared in terms of validity, accuracy, reliability, and ease of administration. ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Sunjoh F,Njamnshi AK,Tietche F,Kago I

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 7-month-old breast fed infant who presented with a nose bleed and bruises. Investigation showed severe nutritional B12 deficiency anemia with a pancytopenia. It is important to take the nutritional history of both the infant and the mother for early prevention and treatment. ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Citak FE,Citak EC

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:143 neonates were diagnosed to have acquired systemic candidiasis out of a total 4530 admissions (3.2 per cent) to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) during a period of 6 1/2 years from January 1990 to June 1996. Mean age at onset was 10.4 days, mean birth weight 1454 g, and mean gestation was 31.7 weeks. Ninety-...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Narang A,Agrawal PB,Chakrabarti A,Kumar P

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Validity of naked eye single tube red cell osmotic fragility test ('Nestroft') was evaluated on 253 individuals divided into two groups. The HbA2 values estimated in each child was taken as gold standard. Group I comprised of 93 individuals belonging to families in which at least one of the children was suffering from...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Gomber S,Sanjeev,Madan N

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed the clinical presentation, initial management and subsequent course of a prospectively registered cohort of 60 children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) diagnosed before age 15 years in the Sultanate of Oman between January 1990 and December 1993. Clinical details from the time of diagnosis ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Soliman AT,al Salmi I,Asfour M

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthy children contacts of leprosy patients had their humoral and cell-mediated immunological status assessed using the Fluorescent Leprosy Antibody Absorption Technique (FLA-ABS) and the Lepromin test, respectively. Subsequently, they were followed up for 2 1/2 years to study the development of overt disease. Two-h...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Dayal R

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is an important communicable disease in the developing world. However, testicular schistosomiasis is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of testicular schistosomiasis mimicking testicular tumour in a 13 year old who presented with huge unilateral testicular mass. The dilemma encountered in th...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ekenze SO,Modekwe VO,Nzegwu MA,Ekpemo SC,Ezomike UO

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the results of a cross-sectional study of the growth of Fulani children, aged 1-16 years, living in the Jos Plateau of northern Nigeria. This particular population of Fulani are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose economy and culture are centered on cattle. We measured the heights and weights of 176 gir...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Glew RH,Conn CA,Bhanji R,Calderon P,Barnes C,VanderJagt DJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social factors influencing diarrhoea prevalence rates, in Saudi communities, were studied during 1991 taking statistically representative samples from the whole population. The factors included mother's age, child's age, birth order, parent's education, feeding pattern, and urban, rural, and regional residences. This ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： al-Mazrou YY,Khan MU,Aziz KM,Farag MK,al-Jefry M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00