Of war and sausages: a case-directed review of infant botulism.

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：OBJECTIVE:Molecular analysis of the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) gene in two unrelated families, with a combined total of seven boys, affected by X-linked agammaglobulinaemia (XLA). METHODS:Protein electrophoresis and western blotting were used for the examination of Btk protein synthesis in blood leucocytes. Isolat...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Pienaar S,Eley B,Beatty DW,Henderson HE

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to assess the receipt of recommended care for young children with sickle cell disease (SCD) in a central SCD clinic in Kampala Uganda, focusing on standard vaccination and antibacterial and antimalarial prophylaxis. METHODS:A cross-sectional assessment of immunisation status and timeliness and prescribed ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Chen CJ,Bakeera-Kitaka S,Mupere E,Kasirye P,Munube D,Idro R,Hume H,Pfeffer B,LaRussa P,Green NS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The need for a skilled neonatal resuscitator in the form of a paediatrician or paediatric registrar to attend a vaginal delivery or Caesarean section (CS) is not clearly defined. This study was undertaken in order to ascertain the level of resuscitation a neonate might require dependent on the delivery mode a...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Parsons SJ,Sonneveld S,Nolan T

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of hepatitis C in 200 patients with paediatric malignancies, surviving in remission more than 5 years from diagnosis, who had received blood product transfusions before 1990 when routine screening of blood products for hepatitis C began. METHOD:The second and third generation Abbott ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Carter TL,Cole CH,Mews CF,Price PJ,Baker DL

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

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：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：AIM:To determine the types and timing of breastfeeding support for mothers of newborn babies and the extent to which this affects breastfeeding intentions and behaviours in a region with low rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration. METHODS:A cross-sectional study by interviewer-administrated questionnaire was u...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kervin BE,Kemp L,Pulver LJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study aims to determine if there is a difference in the pharyngeal pressure, measured as a surrogate for continuous positive distending airway pressure, delivered to premature infants between two commonly used heated, humidified high-flow nasal cannulae (HHHFNC) devices: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare HHHFNC and ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Collins CL,Holberton JR,König K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether an association exists between passive exposure to tobacco smoke and bacterial meningitis in childhood, in an Australian population. METHODOLOGY:A retrospective, case-controlled telephone survey of the parents of 71 children admitted to the Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide,...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Iles K,Poplawski NK,Couper RT

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of an intravenous loading dose of aminophylline (6 mg/kg) on Doppler time-averaged mean velocity in the middle cerebral artery in ventilated preterm neonates. METHODOLOGY:Twenty infants were studied by colour/duplex Doppler technique prior to and at 5, 10, 3...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Govan JJ,Ohlsson A,Ryan ML,Myhr T,Fong K

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To characterise the physical, psychological, and quality of life burden associated with serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in children. METHODS:Children aged up to 14 years at the time of serogroup B IMD, who were admitted to intensive care units of two tertiary paediatric hospitals in New South Wale...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Deng L,Barton B,Lorenzo J,Rashid H,Dastouri F,Booy R

更新日期：2021-01-18 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：:Recommended cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines for infants and children by health-care personnel have been updated following an extensive review of the science of resuscitation. Notable changes include a change to a single chest compression-to-ventilation ratio of 15:2, a single DC shock (2 J/kg) strategy for sh...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tibballs J

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：AIM:To identify opportunities to improve health-care delivery for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children requiring hospital admission and to determine their characteristics. METHODS:We analysed all documentation of admissions of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children to a tertiary paediatric h...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Attwood L,Rodrigues S,Winsor J,Warren S,Biviano L,Gunasekera H

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Infants born very prematurely often received corticosteroids to minimise the risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) but their long term impact on lung function at school age is unclear. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 105 children [mean gestation of 27 weeks] was undertaken. Lung function assessmen...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Smith LJ,van Asperen PP,McKay KO,Selvadurai H,Fitzgerald DA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a rare condition requiring major cardiac surgery during the neonatal period to sustain life, with subsequent procedures culminating in completion of the Fontan circulation - the common pathway for all 'single ventricle' conditions. Algorithms for care of these children are now well d...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Winlaw DS,Badawi N,Jacobe S,Kasparian NA,Cooper SG,Murphy DN,Sherwood MC,Roberts P,Leclair K,Scarfe G,Sholler GF

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe complications and outcomes of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy in children with spasticity and/or dystonia. METHODS:A prospective study of goal attainment after ITB therapy and a retrospective review of medical records for complications. The children were described as dystonia-predominant or spastici...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Ward A,Hayden S,Dexter M,Scheinberg A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify determinants of the initiation and duration of breastfeeding amongst Australian women. METHODS:A prospective cohort study of 556 women in Perth, Western Australia and 503 women from the Darling Downs area, Queensland, Australia. RESULTS:Breastfeeding at discharge was most strongly associated wit...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Scott JA,Landers MC,Hughes RM,Binns CW

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify factors that distinguish duct-dependent congenital heart disease (DDCHD) from non-DDCHD in newborn infants. METHOD:A retrospective, cohort study. The Newborn Emergency Transport Service, Victoria (NETS) is a retrieval service for all inter-hospital neonatal transfers, and the Royal Children's Hospital,...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Gupta N,Kamlin CO,Cheung M,Stewart M,Patel N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a match between the health problems that children face and the clinical trials that are being conducted, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS:All trials on the World Health Organisation International Clinical Trials Registry Platfor...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Joseph PD,Caldwell PH,Barnes EH,Craig JC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Management of congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAM) is controversial, especially for asymptomatic patients. We aim to describe the clinical manifestations and management of CPAM at a tertiary paediatric hospital using a retrospective audit. METHODS:Infants with CPAM were identified on the Fetal Diagnost...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Makhijani AV,Wong FY

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyridoxine dependency is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder causing intractable seizures in neonates and infants. Life-long therapy with pyridoxine is required for prevention of seizure recurrence and for an optimum intellectual outcome. With the availability of newer biochemical confirmatory tests, the conventional ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kumar P,Gupta VK,Mishra D

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study documents the neurodevelopmental outcome at 3 years of 52 of 55 extremely low birthweight (ELBW) survivors (survival rate 49%) born in a tertiary maternity centre from July 1985 through December 1988, and examines more closely the developmental profile of the neurologically normal survivors. At 3 years, 6 (...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Bowen JR,Starte DR,Arnold JD,Simmons JL,Ma PJ,Leslie GI

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To gain insight into the use of hypoallergenic formula in Australia by analysis of prescribing statistics. METHODS:Statistics on supply of amino acid and extensively hydrolyzed formula were obtained from the Health Insurance Commission web site. The number of prescriptions supplied in 2003 and 2004 per 1000 childr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Kemp A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare maternal reasons for non-immunisation and for partial immunisation in northern Nigeria, and determine the link between specific reasons and future intentions to immunise. METHODS:Responses to open-ended questions collected through a 2007 questionnaire survey were individually coded for key words using t...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Babalola S

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the differences in return to work time after childbirth; the differences in income; and the differences in out of pocket health-care costs between mothers who had a preterm birth and mothers who delivered a full term baby in Australia. METHODS:Using administrative data, the length of time and 'risk' of ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Fox H,Callander E

更新日期：2021-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 2-month-old boy with partially treated meningitis and suspected Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. A full blood count revealed profound lymphopenia. The child was diagnosed with adenosine deaminase deficiency, a rare cause of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). SCID is an immunological emergen...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Mehr S,Kakakios A,Shaw P,Webster R,Kemp A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus infection is the most common cause of hospital admissions in children under 1 year of age. Various cardiac dysrrhythmias have been reported to be associated with respiratory syncytial virus infection. We report a case where both tachyarrhythmia and bradyarrhythmia occurred within the same i...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Olesch CA,Bullock AM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00