Cytomegalovirus infection in preterm triplets transmitted via breast milk.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) using gel packs in reducing mortality and morbidity in term neonates with HIE and study the associated problems with TH. METHODS:Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy babies were randomized into TH and control group. Babies in TH group were cooled for first...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Bharadwaj SK,Bhat BV

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:A review of case histories of mother-infant pairs who attended a lactation clinic between January and December, 1989 is presented. The results show that the majority of mothers consulting the clinic perceive their lactation problems as 'insufficient breast milk production'. Factors which might have contributed to earl...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Mukasa GK

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and sociodemographic factors of anemia in children <36 months old in China. In this study, data of 24 235 children were investigated from 32 primary health care (PHC) facilities in 11 province-level regions. Pearson χ2-test and logistic regression model were used to estimate ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Xin QQ,Chen BW,Yin DL,Xiao F,Li RL,Yin T,Yang HM,Zheng XG,Wang LH

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we have prospectively recorded healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in NICU and found incidence density as 18 infections per 1000 patient days. Of the infections, 51.3% was bacteriemia (BSI), and 45.1% was ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Gram-negative microorganisms were predominant in VAP and...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Yapicioglu H,Ozcan K,Sertdemir Y,Mutlu B,Satar M,Narli N,Tasova Y

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding breastfeeding of 310 mothers in five rural communities in Toto Local Government in Nassarawa State, Nigeria were investigated using a questionnaire. One hundred and sixty-two (52.3 per cent) mothers were illiterate while 148 (47.7 per cent) had either primary or seconda...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Okolo SN,Adewunmi YB,Okonji MC

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of socio-economic/cultural factors on the growth of school children in the city of Shiraz (Southern Iran) are examined by using univariate and multivariate analysis (ANOVA and MANOVA). Districts of residence and fathers' level of education are identified as the factors affecting the growth of children afte...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ayatollahi SM

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on reports of parasite resistance and on World Health Organization recommendation, chloroquine was replaced with the artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) as the first choice of drugs for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. Disuse of chloroquine led to restoration of drug-sensitive parasite to some ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Quashie NB,Duah-Quashie NO

更新日期：2020-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred children in the age group 6 months to 5 years were investigated for cell-mediated immune response in relation to their nutrition. The nutritional status was assessed by the Wellcome classification. The majority (54 per cent) of children had marasmus. Absolute lymphocyte count was found to be significantly ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Fakhir S,Ahmad P,Faridi MA,Rattan A

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty cases of severe malaria were studied for their oxidant and antioxidant status. Severe anemia (54%) was the most common presentation followed by hyperpyrexia, cerebral malaria and jaundice. Plasma malondialdehyde, protein carbonyl, nitrite, ascorbic acid and copper levels were significantly raised in cases as com...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Narsaria N,Mohanty C,Das BK,Mishra SP,Prasad R

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:Rotavirus vaccination was introduced in Brazil in March 2006. We describe the distribution of rotavirus genotypes in children with acute gastroenteritis in a hospital in Recife, Brazil, during pre- and post-vaccination periods. There was a 43.8% reduction in the proportion of diarrhea episodes due to rotavirus. Nevert...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Montenegro FM,Falbo AR,Germano EM,Correia NB,Souza Eda S,Nakagomi O,Nakagomi T,Cuevas LE,Cunliffe NA,Correia JB

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined 397 school children for ankle clonus in five communities in three districts affected by konzo, spastic paraparesis associated with cassava consumption. From a subsample of 131 children, we analysed urine specimens for urinary thiocyanate, linamarin, and inorganic sulphate. The proportion of children with c...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Cliff J,Nicala D,Saute F,Givragy R,Azambuja G,Taela A,Chavane L,Gani A

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether persistent rhinorrhoea constitutes a significant problem requiring intervention, 17 rural day care centres (Balwadis) in Tamilnadu, India, were visited. Among 414 children in the Balwadis 92 (22 per cent) children with persistent rhinorrhoea (15 days duration or longer) were identified. Demographi...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Cherian T,Bhattacharji S,Brahmadathan KN,Lalitha MK,Raghupathy P,Steinhoff MC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of the different genetic backgrounds, living environments and economic conditions, the epidemiologic, clinical characteristics and risk factors for coronary artery abnormalities (CAAs) in the Chinese population may differ among different parts of China. METHODS:We did a retrospective study to explor...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Tang Y,Gao X,Shen J,Sun L,Yan W

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study showed that enteral administration of prophylactic probiotics in neonatal intensive care setup could significantly reduce morbidity due to necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight newborn. It also helps in establishing early full enteral feeding and reduces hospital stay. ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Samanta M,Sarkar M,Ghosh P,Ghosh Jk,Sinha Mk,Chatterjee S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 128 jaundiced term neonates showed that 28 (22 per cent) had hearing loss based on brain stem-evoked response. There was no significant difference in the percentage of neonates with hearing loss between those with peak serum bilirubin levels of less than 340 mumol/l (16 per cent) and those with hyperbilirub...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Boo NY,Oakes M,Lye MS,Said H

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we will describe the presence of metabolic syndrome and its components in a group of hypertensive and obese adolescents. The study presented here was conducted on 20 patients (10 boys) presented with complaints of obesity and hypertension who were diagnosed as metabolic syndrome. In 20 patients who we...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Mir S,Tabel Y,Darcan S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to determine causes of admission to a district hospital neonatal nursery; to describe outcomes; and to determine risk factors for these outcomes. The study was based at the neonatal nursery of Hlabisa hospital, KwaZulu/Natal; 149 consecutive admissions to the nursery between May and N...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Wilkinson D,Connolly C,Stirling S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biparietal diameter (BPD) in 202 rural Tanzanian newborns was measured and correlated to maturity and body weight. The mean BPD at birth was 9.0 cm. The average body weight was 2642 g. Fetal maturity was determined by Petrussa score, serving as an estimate for gestational age. The mean gestational age of the 202 n...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Gutknecht JH

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysozyme level was measured in the fluid and serum of 42 tuberculous (25 pleural, 11 ascites and 6 pericardial) and 29 non-tuberculous (5 malignant, 9 empyema thoracis, 10 transudative ascites and 5 pyopericardium) effusions. The mean fluid lysozyme level was significantly raised in tuberculous pleural, ascites, and p...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Mishra OP,Yusuf S,Ali Z,Nath G

更新日期：2000-10-01 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：: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：:Interleukin-12 receptor beta1 IL12RB1 deficiency causes vulnerability to poorly virulent mycobacteria and nontyphoid Salmonella species. We describe a 2.5 year-old girl with IL12RB1 deficiency, caused by a homozygous mutation in this gene, who presented with recurrent bacteremia caused by Salmonella spp. ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ozen M,Ceyhan M,Sanal O,Bayraktar M,Mesci L

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In developing countries, 80% of the births take place in the community. METHODS:Birthweight, mid-arm and chest circumferences were measured in 294 newborns admitted in a tertiary-level hospital in Kolkata between April and August 2010. Colour-coded measuring tapes were devised using receiver operating chara...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ghosh M,Das S,Chakraborty S,Chatterjee R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to determine the vitamin A status and nutritional intake of carotenoids of 213 children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years in a rural community in Nigeria. There were 109 males and 104 females. A total of 57 (26.8 per cent) children were deficient in serum retinol levels (< 10 microg/d...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Oso OO,Abiodun PO,Omotade OO,Oyewole D

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple dose measles vaccination was applied in Gweru, Zimbabwe in 1990-1996. This included (a) a vaccine administered to children at 9 months of age and revaccination of the same children at any point between the ages of 12 and 23 months, and (b) a single mass vaccination campaign targeted at children aged 12-119 mo...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Marufu T,Siziya S

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk factors affecting the outcome in 50 children with tuberculous meningitis were evaluated over a period of 20 months. Five children (10 per cent) had stage 1 disease, 29 (58 per cent) had stage II disease, and 16 (32 per cent) had stage III disease at admission. Seventeen cases (34 per cent) showed complete rec...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Mahadevan B,Mahadevan S,Serane VT

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Causes of malnutrition were investigated in agricultural area of Gilan, Iran. Family food availability and adult food intakes were adequate, but intakes of young children were deficient, in all socioeconomic groups, reflected in growth deficits. Associated factors were: late introduction and small quantities of solid ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Rabiee F,Geissler C

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find the relationship between vitamin-D levels and late-onset sepsis (LOS) in term neonates. METHODS:This case-control study was conducted in neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching institution in central India. Full-term neonates with culture-proven LOS were taken as cases. Maternal and ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Agrawal A,Gupta A,Shrivastava J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00