Salmonella senftenberg outbreak in a neonatal unit.

abstract：:There is little published literature from the third World countries that described the factors influencing survival of babies with esophageal atresia. We analysed 25 consecutive neonates treated for esophageal atresia. The overall survival rate was 36%. All 4 babies in Waterston Group A, 37.5% in Group B, and 15.4% in...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Krishna A,Murali MV,Ahuja S,Kaur N

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：JUSTIFICATION:Viral encephalitis is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in children. The etiological agents are varied, and physicians treating such children often feel limited by the lack of uniform guidelines on evaluation and management of these critically ill children in resource-constrained settings. PR...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Sharma S,Mishra D,Aneja S,Kumar R,Jain A,Vashishtha VM,Expert Group on Encephalitis, Indian Academy of Pediatrics.

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare clinical entity. CASE CHARACTERISTICS:A 13-year-old Indian boy presented with characteristic cutaneous lesions, gastrointestinal malformations, skeletal involvement and pulmonary stenosis. OBSERVATIONS:Diagnosis was confirmed on skin biopsy, radiographic evaluation...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Singal A,Vohra S,Sharma R,Bhatt S

更新日期：2016-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify important factors (linked to lifestyle, eating and sedentary behaviors) relating to waist circumference among urban South Indian children aged 3 to 16 years. DESIGN:Cross sectional. SETTING:Urban schools of Bangalore, from August 2008 to January 2010. PARTICIPANTS:8444 children; 4707 children ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Kuriyan R,Thomas T,Sumithra S,Lokesh DP,Sheth NR,Joy R,Bhat S,Kurpad AV

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the mycobacteriological yield from gastric lavage (GL) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), in children with pulmonary tuberculosis. METHODS:58 consecutive children with chest radiograph suggestive of tuberculosis and positive Mantoux test or a positive history of family contact with a case of tuberc...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Singh M,Moosa NV,Kumar L,Sharma M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty six perinatally acquired HAART naive HIV positive children asymptomatic for cardiac disease in age group of 1-9 years were evaluated for cardiac abnormalities by echocardiography. All children were classified according to the revised CDC classification for HIV infection in children. 20 (76.9 percent) patients h...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Shah I,Prabhu SS,V S,Shashikiran HS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital hypoparathyroidism, growth retardation and dysmorphism is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome among Arab population commonly known as Sanjad-Sakati syndrome(SSS).Several metabolic and septic complications are known to manifest in the neonatal age. We describe the first report of morbid pathological fracture...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Pal K

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major purpose of the immunization coverage evaluation surveys to document the vaccination status of children aged 1-2 years was to determine the true picture of the immunization status of the target population and to identify areas which need strengthening. Immunization coverage evaluation surveys were carried out f...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Mehra M,Dewan S,Aggarwal S,Garg S

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two infants above one month of age admitted to a tertiary care hospital with signs of infection and presumptive diagnosis of sepsis were included. Cytokine levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFmu) and interleukin-6 (IL 6) were estimated at admission and after 48 to 72 hr, and their relationship examined to...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Makhija P,Yadav S,Thakur A

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, brainstorm auditory evoked responses (BAER) were recorded in 68 at risk neonates discharged from the neonatal ICU of Safdarjung Hospital. The high risk group of 35 neonates included 13 neonates with multiple (3-4) risk factors and 22 neonates with single risk factors, viz., prematurity (less than...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Raj H,Gupta AK,Anand NK

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate recovery and survival of severely wasted children without community management of acute malnutrition programme. DESIGN:Single time point follow-up (24th December 2013 - 2nd April, 2014) of severely wasted children identified in a community-based cross-sectional survey (September 2012 - October 20...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Sachdev HS,Sinha S,Sareen N,Pandey RM,Kapil U

更新日期：2017-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and immunogenicity of a quadrivalent meningococcal (groups A,C,Y,W) polysaccharide diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine (MenACYW-DT) in India. DESIGN:Open-label, descriptive, non-randomized study. SETTING:Three medical college hospitals, one each in New Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai, India...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Yadav S,Manglani MV,Narayan DA,Sharma S,Ravish HS,Arora R,Castells VB,Arya S,Oster P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipoid pneumonia is a rare form of pneumonia caused by aspiration of fatty substances. CASE CHARACTERISTICS:Acute respiratory distress syndrome in an infant due to accidental aspiration of baby oil massage. INTERVENTION:Large volume bronchoalveolar lavage. OUTCOME:Gradual recovery over a period of 5 month...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Sachdev A,Anand P,Gupta D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the clinical profile of children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP). DESIGN:Hospital based descriptive follow-up study. SUBJECTS:45 patients attending the Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology clinic over the last 4 years. RESULTS:The patients were aged between 2.5-12 years with a male to fem...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Kumar L,Singh S,Goraya JS,Uppal B,Kakkar S,Walker R,Sehgal S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty seven male children between ages of 10-16 years engaged in the brassware industry at Moradabad in Northern India were studied for occupational morbidity. The finding were compared with those obtained in the children (n = 29) engaged in other ancillary units which did not involve exposure to the metal fumes and d...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Bihari V,Rastogi SK,Gupta BN,Husain T,Mathur N,Mahendra PN,Srivastava S,Garg N

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gaucher disease in India has been reported only in a few case reports from India. The aim of the study was to assess the response to enzyme replacement therapy in Indian patients with Gaucher disease. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of patients receiving CHO-derived recombinant macrophage-targetted glucocorebr...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Nagral A,Mewawalla P,Jagadeesh S,Kabra M,Phadke SR,Verma IC,Puri RD,Gupta N,Kishnani PS,Mistry PK

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypocalcemia is a curable cause of myocardial dysfunction and clinical congestive cardiac failure, with only stray reports available in literature. We describe 15 infants presenting with severe left ventricular dysfunction, who were found to have hypocalcemia with or without hypomagnesemia. Vitamin D deficiency was id...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Tomar M,Radhakrishnan S,Shrivastava S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation with heliox in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome. METHODS:Premature infants with mild respiratory distress syndrome requiring non-invasive respiratory support were eligible. Infants were randomly assigned to heliox or...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Li X,Shen J,Zhao J,Tang S,Shi Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Participation in research is important in producing doctors with an understanding of evidence-based medicine. Though a mandatory part in post-graduate medical course, research has largely been invisible from the under graduation medical course in India. Very few research opportunities are available at under graduate l...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Garg R,Goyal S,Singh K

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 71/2-year-boy with disseminated systemic cryptococcosis. Although other species have been incriminated, this appears to be the first report of Cryptococcus humicolus. The child was HIV negative. He was treated with amphotericin B and fluconazole with intensive supportive care. The child responded after 6 w...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Shinde SM,Vanarse KS,Pandit AN

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted this double blind randomized controlled trial to compare the rapid bronchodilator effect of salmeterol and formoterol in 60 children with stable asthma. Participants were randomized to receive either salmeterol (50 microg) (n=31) or formoterol (24 microg) (n=29) by metered dose inhaler and spacer. Spirome...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Singhania N,Dhamija R,Lodha R,Kabra SK

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome (SDS) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by pancreatic insufficiency, bone marrow dysfunction and skeletal abnormalities. It is the most common cause of pancreatic insufficiency in children after cystic fibrosis. We report a child with classical SDS who presented to us predominantly ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Kathuria R,Poddar U,Yachha SK

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the catch up growth in severely wasted children using energy dense local foods at a hospital based nutrition rehabilitation unit. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort. SETTING:In-patient ward at a tertiary care government pediatric hospital in Hyderabad. PATIENTS:Children with severe malnutrition (n=309)...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Mamidi RS,Kulkarni B,Radhakrishna KV,Shatrugna V

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with cow milk allergy are suspected to develop calcium metabolism disturbances. We observed increased markers of bone turnover in these children. Children with cow milk allergy are more prone to develop the disturbances of the bone mineralization even in the first year of life. ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Jakusova L,Jesenak M,Schudichova J,Banovcin P

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the short term clinical effects of delayed cord clamping in preterm neonates. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:A tertiary care neonatal unit from October 2013 to September 2014. PARTICIPANTS:78 mothers with preterm labor between 27 to 316/7 weeks gestation. INTERVENTION:Early cord c...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Dipak NK,Nanavat RN,Kabra NK,Srinivasan A,Ananthan A

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of intravenous fosphenytoin in children with status epilepticus, and resulting serum total phenytoin levels. METHODS:In this prospective study, 51 children aged less than 18 years received intravenous loading dose of fosphenytoin (18-20 mg/kg). Serum total phenytoin ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Srivastava K,Bhartiya S,Gavli V,Patil R,Rajadhyaksha S

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of infant feeding practices was carried out as part of a larger longitudinal study of an urban birth cohort in an area of South Delhi, India. 802 mothers of children over 1 year of age were selected randomly for interview. The study group is considered to be a representative sampling of the economic, cultura...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Ghosh S,Gidwani S,Mittal SK,Verma RK

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Two teaching hospitals in Brazil. PARTICIPANTS:Cases (n=268) were children (3-12yr) with persistent asthma and age-matched controls (n=126) were those with intermittent asthma. MAIN OUT...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Silveira DH,Zhang L,Prietsch SO,Vecchi AA,Susin LR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether interactional group discussions could reduce prescriptions of injections by physicians. STUDY DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Rural public health care facilities, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. SUBJECTS:72 medical officers, 36 each in intervention and contr...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Bhunia R,Hutin Y,Ramkrishnan R,Ghosh PK,Dey S,Murhekar M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Cryptosporidium spp. is a zoonotic infection, now being recognized as a significant cause of diarrhea in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. However, there still exist significant knowledge gaps in its estimated global burden, epidemiology, diagnosis and management. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION:A semi-sy...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Dabas A,Shah D,Bhatnagar S,Lodha R

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00