Zinc deficiency amongst adolescents in Delhi.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pediatric inpatients with COVID-19, early in the pandemic. METHODS:Clinical and laboratory profile and outcomes were studied for children (aged 1 month - 18 years) presenting between 1 April, 2020 and 20 May, 2020 with positive nasopharyngeal swab...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Sarangi B,Reddy VS,Oswal JS,Malshe N,Patil A,Chakraborty M,Lalwani S

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized controlled design, 100 healthy, term neonates in the first week of life, undergoing heel prick for routine screening were randomized to receive a heel prick in either the drowsy/sleeping state or the awake (but not fussy or crying) state. 48 babies in sleeping or drowsy states and 47 in the awake state...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Mathai SS,Naresh A,Sahu S

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quadrivalent MMRV (measles-mumps-rubella-varicella) combination vaccine has recently been launched in India. This vaccine is highly immunogenic, with seroconversion rates against all antigens reaching 96.6-100% at 42 to 56 days after the second vaccine dose in unvaccinated children or in those previously vaccinated ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Shah N,Parikh R,Casabona G,Kolhapure S

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The skinfold thickness (SFT) was measured in 750 Punjabi newborns at triceps and subscapular sites using a Harpenden's Caliper. It was correlated with various maternal and neonatal factors. SFT increased with increasing gestation but showed a decline after 40 weeks. There was a positive correlation of SFT with birth w...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Verma M,Singh D,Chhatwal J,Jayaharan S

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) is a rare autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in MVK. We report two siblings with MKD, presenting with recurrent febrile illnesses, detected to have compound heterozygous variants in MVK. MKD mimics common pediatric conditions and should be considered as ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Correa ARE,Gupta N,Bagri N,Vignesh P,Alam S,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the glycometabolic function in chronically transfused patients of beta- thalassemia major in terms of glucose tolerance, insulin secretion, insulin resistance index, and beta cell function index and to determine their relationship with clinical and biochemical profile. METHODS:30 homozygous thalass...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Suvarna J,Ingle H,Deshmukh CT

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the ability of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in predicting mortality among 86 in-patients with severe acute malnutrition presenting with co-morbidity, and found that cut-off level of BNP ≥201 pg/mL in Receiver operating characteristics curve [AU-ROC 0.96 (95% CI 0.92,1.003, P<0.0001)] had high discrimina...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Kumar D,Rao SK

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the clinical profile of children with scrub typhus and its association with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. METHODS:Children presenting with unexplained fever and multi-systemic involvement between May to December 2011 were tested for scrub typhus using IgM ELISA kits. Occurrence of Hemophagocyt...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Sankhyan N,Saptharishi LG,Sasidaran K,Kanga A,Singhi SC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social, cultural and economic factors, beside medical causes, contribute to the high percentage of infant mortality in India. This study was carried out in 12 villages in the area of the Rural Health Training Centre, Naila, India; all villages were being regularly visited by paramedical staff and doctors. During 197...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Gupta SD,Jain TP,Joshi S,Mangal DK

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytosis is a frequent finding in hemograms obtained from hospitalized and ambulatory children due to the widespread use of automated blood cell counters. Pediatricians are commonly puzzled in cases of thrombocytosis to determine the underlying cause and the need for therapy. The purpose of this review is to ass...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Mantadakis E,Tsalkidis A,Chatzimichael A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Mathew JL

更新日期：2019-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide tribe- specific child mortality rates and health indicators from selected states in India. METHODS:We used Census 2011 data and Coale Demney methodology to estimate the infant mortality rate (IMR), under-five mortality rate (U5MR) and expectation of life at birth (LEB) for 123 tribes of selected s...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Verma A,Sharma RK,Saha KB

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify an inexpensive, reliable predictor of low birth weight capable of being utilized by untrained personnel, anthropometric measures were performed on 1600 newborns in Kanpur, India. This analysis indicated that, for a birth weight of 2500 g, the critical limit of calf circumference was 10.8 cm or less. Crit...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Gupta V,Hatwal SK,Mathur S,Tripathi VN,Sharma SN,Saxena SC,Khadwal A

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random urine calcium/creatinine ratio (UCa/Cr) is of practical use in screening for hypercalciuria. However, due to worldwide variations, reference values for the pediatric population are not yet well established. Furthermore, no study has been conducted to establish normal UCa/Cr values in Turkish children. The obj...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Ceran O,Akin M,Aktürk Z,Ozkozaci T

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calcinosis cutis is usually seen in long standing and untreated cases of juvenile dermatomyositis. CASE CHARACTERISTICS:7-year-old girl with severe calcinosis cutis who developed cutaneous ulceration, rash and myopathy. OBSERVATION:Myopathic changes in EMG, muscle edema in MRI, elevated muscle enzymes and ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Meher BK,Mishra P,Sivaraj P,Padhan P

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu State in India, 384 final-year female students attending the Government College for Women completed a questionnaire so the researcher could assess their knowledge of prenatal and childhood immunizations, breast feeding, weaning, oral rehydration solution (ORS), and feeding during diarrhea. 5...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Ganga N

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty children of acute viral hepatitis were subjected to ultrasound of gall bladder in acute and recovery phase. Increased wall thickness, reduced volume and abnormal echo-texture of gall bladder contents were the findings in the acute phase. A normal ultrasound of gall bladder was restored in most of the patients w...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Narula MK,Sachdev HP,Dubey AP,Gupta NC,Saha MM

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing body of evidence over the last years suggesting continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) ventilation being the first choice of ventilatory support in newborns with extremely low gestational age, and early rescue surfactant treatment being as effective as prophylactic therapy. The Intubation Surfac...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Eibisberger M,Resch E,Resch B

更新日期：2015-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus viridans is usually considered to be nonpathogenic in healthy patients. Some strains become penicillin-resistant and cause life-threatening infections in immuno-compromised patients. We report an immunocompetent boy who had community-acquired S. viridans pneumonia that was resistant to penicillin. Clinic...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Liaw FY,Wang CC,Chang YW,Chen SJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the pattern of congenital heart defects (CHD) in children with Down Syndrome (DS) in an Omani population, and compare it with CHD in children without DS and with historical cohorts from populations with low prevalence of consanguinity. SETTING:Open-access Paediatric Echocardiography Clinic at Sul...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Venugopalan P,Agarwal AK

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural tube defects (NTD) comprise of a group of congenital malformations that include spina bifida, anencephaly and encephalocele. Reports have implicated zinc deficiency as one of the causative factors of NTDs. We compared the serum zinc level of 23 newborns having neural tube defects with 35 healthy controls by spe...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Golalipour MJ,Mansourian AR,Keshtkar A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine use of early Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphy in screening for vesicoureteral reflux following first febrile urinary tract infection. METHODS:43 children (1 mo-5 yr) with first febrile urinary tract infection underwent micturating cystourethrography, abdominal sonogram and early dimer...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Umamageswari K,Terance BA,Anirudhan N

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indian Pediatrics limited the number of authorship to 5, 4 and 2 for Brief Reports (BR), Case Reports (CR), and Letters to the Editor (LE), respectively from January 2003, to curb gift authorship. To analyze the impact of this policy, a comparative analysis was conducted for years 2002-2004. Mean (SD) number of author...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Gupta P,Sharma B,Choudhury P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the impact of postnatal lactational counseling on the weight gain and frequency of mixed feeding in full term neonates. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Mother-infant pairs were observed in the maternity section of a multispecialty general hospital in Mumbai during two time periods. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Pereira NM,Verma RJ,Kabra NS

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discussion section explains the meaning of results to the readers, and addresses the implications of the findings emanating from the particular study. Authors should compare their results with previous reports, and attempt to explain similarities and differences. It is useful to outline the limitations and strengt...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Bagga A

更新日期：2016-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cord problems at birth were prospectively studied in 12,000 singleton deliveries, of which 258 (2.15%) babies had cord abnormalities. Nearly 32% of these cases had fetal distress and 20.5% had 1 minute Apgar score less than 6. Of the various cord problems nuchal cord was noted in 79.1%, cord prolapse in 12.4% and true...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Kumari S,Saxena A,Monga D,Malik A,Kabra M,Kurray RM

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the performance of respiratory rate and other clinical signs against pulse oximetry for predicting hypoxia in children with Severe pneumonia/Very severe disease as per Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) classification. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Pediatric e...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Alwadhi V,Dewan P,Malhotra RK,Shah D,Gupta P

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：JUSTIFICATION:There is a need to revise/review recommendations regarding existing vaccines in view of current developments in vaccinology. PROCESS:Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Immunization Practices (ACVIP) of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) reviewed the new evidence, had two meetings, and representatives of ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Balasubramanian S,Shah A,Pemde HK,Chatterjee P,Shivananda S,Guduru VK,Soans S,Shastri D,Kumar R,IAP Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Immunization Practices, 2018-19.

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of asthma and wheeze and factors associated with it in children aged 6-7 and 13-14 years. METHOD:School based, prospective survey using self/parental reporting of occurrence of asthma or wheeze on pre-designed questionnaire. RESULTS:Out of 112 schools, 17 and 15 schools were randoml...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Awasthi S,Kalra E,Roy S,Awasthi S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the clinical and biochemical spectrum of Gaucher disease. DESIGN:Assay of beta glucosidase enzyme in leucocytes in patients with splenomegaly, and in chorionic villi for prenatal diagnosis. SETTING:Hospital-based. SUBJECTS:Of 13 cases of Gaucher disease, aged 1-6 years, 9 were identified at Delhi ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Kaur M,Kabra M,Kher A,Naik G,Bharucha BA,Verma IC

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00