Renal length nomogram in Hong Kong Asian children: sonographic measurement and multivariable approach.

abstract：AIM:To determine the effect of trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole treatment on the natural population of lactic acid bacteria in the intestinal tract and to determine if any of the strains developed resistance to antibiotics. METHODS:Lactic acid bacteria were isolated from stool samples of 100 children. The isolates were ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Dicks LM,Fraser T,ten Doeschate K,van Reenen CA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five children with multiple relapsing steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome were treated with continuous cyclosporin for periods ranging from 18 to 48 months. Renal biopsy showed mild mesangial proliferation in three of the children and minimal change in two. All children previously had been treated with cyclophosphami...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Webb KL,Sargent P,Burke JR

更新日期：1993-06-01 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:To describe the epidemiology, immunisation status and management of children with intussusception in the Northern Territory (NT), 1993-2003. METHODS:Intussusception data were obtained from all NT hospitals using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 9/10) codes for children under 18 years of age betwee...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Webby RJ,Bines JE,Barnes GL,Tindall H,Krause V,Patel M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To derive reference centiles for blood pressure in children aged 1-6 years which seek to address shortcomings in available reference ranges. METHODS:Prospective cohort study of 2876 children in Perth, Western Australia, commenced in 1989 with serial blood pressure measurements through early childhood obtaine...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Blake KV,Gurrin LC,Evans SF,Newnham JP,Landau LI,Stanley FJ,Beilin LJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：:Acute appendicitis is the most common reason for abdominal surgery in children. Luminal obstruction of the appendix progresses to suppurative inflammation and perforation, which causes generalised peritonitis or an appendix mass/abscess. Classical features include periumbilical pain that migrates to the right iliac fo...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Stringer MD

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare case of familial Cushing's disease occurring in a 7-year-old boy, and 19 years of follow up. Our patient first presented soon after his maternal aunt had been treated for Cushing's disease. The clinical presentation was made complicated by the development of an intercurrent eating disorder resemblin...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Cameron FJ,Warne GL

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A study was conducted to determine whether the prevalence of risk factors among pre-adolescent children is associated with their parents' risk factor status and what influence family history of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and socio-economic status (SES) had. METHODOLOGY:This was a cross-sectional study of ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Boulton TJ,Cockington RA,Hamilton-Craig I,Magarey AM,Mazumdar J

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aim (i) to characterise the clinical features of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in a small cohort of Australian children; (ii) to determine the effects of VAD; and (iii) to quantify the prevalence of ophthalmic review in this group. METHODS:Data collected from the charts incorporated patient demographics, laborator...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Chiu M,Dillon A,Watson S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 7-month-old infant developed a discrete pustular rash confined to both soles during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. Histological examination of a pustular lesion from the sole of a foot showed subcorneal neutrophilic microabscesses, psoriasiform acanthosis with a thin granular layer and mononuclear perivascular...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Zvulunov A,Greenberg D,Cagnano E,Einhorn M

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is uncertain to what degree the relationship between breastfeeding and later cognitive development is a true biological effect, or is confounded by psychosocial factors. The study aim was to further investigate this relationship and the effect of duration of breast feeding on cognitive development. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

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

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Paediatric haematopoietic stem cell donors undergo non-therapeutic procedures and endure known and unknown physical and psychosocial risks for the benefit of a family member. One ethical concern is the risk that they may be pressured by parents or health professionals to act as a donor. This paper adds to what is k...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Then SN

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare adverse medication events (AMEs) reported in children, via the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding with events reported via other data sources. METHOD:AME reports were retrieved using codes Y40-Y59 and X40-X44 over 6 months. Pati...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Stacey S,Coombes I,Wainwright C,Klee B,Miller H,Whitfield K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the health burden of urinary tract infection in children less than 15 years of age in Australia and to ascertain whether any significant change has occurred during the past decade. METHODOLOGY:The number of children less than 15 years of age who were admitted in New South Wales for urinary tract ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Craig JC,Irwig LM,Knight JF,Roy LP

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomical relationships of the middle ear, the mastoid air cells, the temporal bone and intracranial structures can lead to invasive infections. Acute mastoiditis is the most common intratemporal complication of acute otitis media. Timely management includes antimicrobial therapy, imaging including ultrasound and...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lammers TH,Krieser DM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital chylothorax is the accumulation of lymphatic fluid within the pleural space. Cases unresponsive to conservative management usually require surgery. Octreotide has been used successfully to treat post-traumatic chylothoraces in the paediatric and adult population. Its exact mode of action is uncertain but it...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Rasiah SV,Oei J,Lui K

更新日期：2004-09-01 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:To investigate parental attitudes to cystic fibrosis (CF) carrier detection of their infant by newborn screening (NBS). METHODS:Data were collected from a postal questionnaire sent to parents of infants identified as CF carriers by NBS in 1996-1997 (inclusive) and 2001 in Victoria, Australia (n = 66). RESULTS:Alm...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lewis S,Curnow L,Ross M,Massie J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Adaptive functioning develops throughout early childhood, and its limitation is a reflection that the child has developmental or emotional problems or even mental retardation. Little is known about the adaptive functioning or developmental status of slum children. The present cross-sectional study was undertaken du...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Panigrahi A,Das SC,Sahoo P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncitial virus (RSV) is a common cause of upper and lower respiratory tract infection in infants. An association between RSV bronchiolitis and cardiac arrhythmias has been described but is rare. A further case of an infant with supraventricular tachycardia in association with culture-positive respiratory ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Armstrong DS,Menahem S

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed the directors of all 92 long day care centres in western Sydney to document the occurrence of communicable disease outbreaks during 1992 and to identify risk factors for the occurrence of these outbreaks. A total of 6092 children were enrolled at the centres, of whom 530 (8.7%) were less than 3 years old. ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Jorm LR,Capon AG

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia septicaemia occurred in our neonatal unit over a 9-week period in 2001, affecting 23 babies and two died. A second outbreak lasting 8 days occurred a year later, affecting five babies. SETTING:Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kuala Terengganu Hospital. AIM:To review the pat...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Lee JK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise-associated hyponatraemia is a potentially serious acute condition that may present early as asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. Standard treatment is intravenous hypertonic saline, which can be challenging and carries some risk. An alternative may be oral therapy. We undertook a review of existing literature ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Berger I

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The Australian New Zealand Neonatal Network undertook a project to close the evidence practice gap for the management of newborn pain in neonatal units within Australia. The aim was to establish a process for using evidence to support practice change and in doing so close the existing practice evidence gap for newb...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Spence K,Henderson-Smart D

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of and assess risk factors associated with head lice infections (pediculosis) in children from government primary schools in Victoria, Australia. METHODS:Between May and October 2001, children were selected by clustered random sampling of schools and classes, then examined for he...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Counahan M,Andrews R,Büttner P,Byrnes G,Speare R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Servo-controlled therapeutic hypothermia is a routine therapy for babies with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in the neonatal unit and is delivered in designated cooling centres. It is increasingly being used during neonatal transport in the UK to deliver this therapy in a timelier manner for babies not born in a ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Torre Monmany N,Behrsin J,Leslie A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This research investigated the mental health of mothers of school-aged children with disabilities in Victoria, Australia. METHODS:A mixed method triangulation design model was used to investigate the mental health of mothers (n= 152) of school-aged children with developmental disabilities. Self-reported medical hi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bourke-Taylor H,Howie L,Law M,Pallant JF

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Describe breast- and bottle-feeding patterns and the introduction of solid feeds and sugar containing drinks to the dietary intake of a cohort of urban Aboriginal infants in the first year of life. METHODS:Two hundred and seventy-four infants were recruited to a cohort study and information about infant nutrition ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Eades SJ,Read AW,McAullay D,McNamara B,O'Dea K,Stanley FJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 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