Seroepidemiology of rubella in Saudi Arabia.

abstract：:X-ray diffraction and X-ray micro-analyser studies of the traditional medicine bint al dhahab confirm that it is composed of two polymorphs of lead monoxide (PbO). These studies also show the presence of cadmium and a third complex monoxide of lead containing antimony. Bulk analyses show that the substance contains ap...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Worthing MA,Sutherland HH,al-Riyami K

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free radicals have been implicated in the pathogenesis of neonatal septicemia. The present study was planned to estimate the lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in neonatal septicemia. The study was done to evaluate the lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status, both enzymatic and non-enzymatic in neonates with ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Kapoor K,Basu S,Das BK,Bhatia BD

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilia is very common among rural poulation in Barabanki and neighbouring districts with no access to hygienic mode of stool disposition. Significant proportions of these children are suffering from anemia, undernutrition, anorexia, pain abdomen, cough and hence long term morbidity. This adds to the DALY of a de...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Thakur N,Rai N

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Assess drinking water fortification with iron and/or ascorbic acid as a strategy to control iron-deficiency anemia and iron deficiency. METHODS:Randomized blind clinical study, fortifying drinking water to 153 pre-school children during 3 months, with iron and ascorbic acid (A), ascorbic acid (B) or plain wa...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： de Almeida CA,De Mello ED,Ramos AP,João CA,João CR,Dutra-de-Oliveira JE

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Heel prick is a frequent painful procedure in newborns. A lancet or a 26-gauge needle is used for a heel prick in India. Objective:To compare the pain caused by heel prick with a lancet or a 26-gauge needle in newborns admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using the preterm infant pain profile...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Britto C,Jasmine.,P N Rao S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine the etiology of meningitis and sepsis in the newborn at the State University Hospital of Haiti and evaluate the susceptibility 'in vitro' of the pathogens to the antibiotics commonly used. This was a prospective case series study over a 10-month period (May 1997-February 1998) of ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Désinor OY,Silva JL,Ménos MJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-Aspergillus fumigatus antibodies (IgG and IgE class) and serum levels of cytokines (gamma Interferon, Interleukin-2 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha) were studied in multitransfused (MT) children in relation to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The specific antibodies to Aspergillus fumigatus were pre...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Bhatnagar PK,Chattopadhya D,Sharma GL,Madan T,Sarma PU

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The values of erythrocyte protoporphyrin, ferritin and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) measurements in diagnosing iron deficiency anemia were investigated in 72 iron deficient and in 25 healthy control infants. Receiver operator curve, sensitivity and specificity of erythrocyte protoporphyrin, ferritin and mean corpuscu...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Serdar MA,Sarici SU,Kurt I,Alpay F,Okutan V,Kurnaz L,Kutluay T

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：:Preliminary to the development a new program supporting perinatal HIV prevention, this assessment was conducted to evaluate Vietnam's national prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) program by estimating HIV prevalence among prenatal women and analyzing the healthcare system capacity to deliver service...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Le CT,Vu TT,Luu MC,Do TN,Dinh TH,Kamb ML

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was designed as an overall study of breast feeding rates and corresponding influencing factors in urban and rural communities in the People's Republic of China. In all 95,578 infants between 0 and 6 months old who lived within 20 different provinces or autonomous regions were subjects for the study ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Yun YP,Kang ZS,Ling LJ,Xin QC

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the influence of iron supplementation in pregnancy and breastfeeding on iron status of lactating women from a Brazilian Human Milk Bank. Blood and mature breast milk samples were collected from 145 women for assessment of iron status, as well as copper and zinc status. Haemoglobin, serum iron and ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Mello-Neto J,Rondó PH,Oshiiwa M,Morgano MA,Zacari CZ,dos Santos ML

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 220 enteroadherent Escherichia coli were identified from 729 Egyptian children with diarrhea using the HEp-2 adherence assay. Enteropathogenic E.coli (EPEC = 38) was common among children <6 months old and provoked vomiting, while diffuse-adhering E.coli (DAEC = 109) induced diarrheal episodes of short dura...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ahmed SF,Shaheen HI,Abdel-Messih IA,Mostafa M,Putnam SD,Kamal KA,Sayed AN,Frenck RW Jr,Sanders JW,Klena JD,Wierzba TF

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemolysin production (Hly) and mannose-resistant haemagglutination induction (MRHA) of human (H), bovine (B), and both (HB) erythrocytes was investigated in strains of E. coli isolated from 142 cases of children with diarrhoea aged 0-36 months. Haemolysin production was more frequent in strains isolated from children...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Giugliano LG,Meyer CJ,Arantes LC,Ribeiro ST,Giugliano R

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is aimed to describe the changes in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis and eczema among Brazilian adolescents (AD, 13-14 years old) between Phases 1 and 3 of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). The prevalence of self-reported symptoms of asthma, rhinitis ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Solé D,Melo KC,Camelo-Nunes IC,Freitas LS,Britto M,Rosário NA,Jones M,Fischer GB,Naspitz CK

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen cases of external hydrocephalus (EH) were seen from January 1993 to June 1995. There were 13 (81.3 per cent) male and three female children. Fourteen (87.5 per cent) were under 12 months of age. Three siblings with EH were seen in one family. All but three of the 16 recovered over time without medical or surgi...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Roshan K,Elizabeth C,Chacko A,Rajendra J,Gururaj A,Dilip S

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate caregivers' understanding of prescriptions of antibiotics and antimalarials for children in Malawi. METHOD:A cross-sectional study using interviews with 513 caregivers was undertaken in three different medical settings in two districts in Malawi for their understanding of medication defined as...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Sasaki E,Kamiya Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility of 12-lead electrocardiographic (ECG) measures such as P wave dispersion (PWd), QT interval, QT dispersion (QTd), Tp-e interval, Tp-e/QT and Tp-e/QTc ratio in predicting poor outcome in patients diagnosed with sepsis in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHODS:Ninety-three pati...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ozdemir R,Isguder R,Kucuk M,Karadeniz C,Ceylan G,Katipoglu N,Yilmazer MM,Yozgat Y,Mese T,Agin H

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Missed opportunities and inappropriately time immunization substantially reduced the coverage achieved in Mozambique and Guinea Conakry. During coverage surveys in Mozambique, we noted dates of attendance at a health facility for growth monitoring or vaccination, and in Conakry we also abstracted dates of curative car...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Cutts FT,Zell ER,Soares AC,Diallo S

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased bilirubin formation and decreased bilirubin conjugation play an important role in the pathogenesis of the newborn jaundice. Although physiologic jaundice is seen in most of the newborns, there are many risk factors that affect the severity and duration of hyperbilirubinemia. The latest studies showed that th...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Muslu N,Turhan AB,Eskandari G,Atici A,Ozturk OG,Kul S,Atik U

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cornerstone of emergency management of sepsis is early, goal-directed therapy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of intraosseous (IO) vs. intravenous (IV) access for resuscitation of patients with septic shock admitted to pediatric intensive care unit. This prospective interventional randomized ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： El-Nawawy AA,Omar OM,Khalil M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an industrial hospital in India, a 23 per cent prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) was detected, of which 76 per cent were full term small for date (SFD) babies. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) comprised the single most common obstetrical problem associated with term SFD births (31 per cent). Age, parity...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Misra M,Mishra S,Sharadamma

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellar meningitis is relatively uncommon, especially in children younger than 1 year. We present another case of meningitis due to Brucella melitensis biotype 1 in a 11-month-old infant transmitted by breast milk. This is the first report of successful isolation of B. melitensis from the breast milk in the literatu...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Tikare NV,Mantur BG,Bidari LH

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to assess the value of procalcitonin in establishing the diagnosis and evaluating the prognosis of neonatal sepsis. Thirty-four infants with neonatal sepsis were included in the study. Procalcitonin values of the cases with sepsis were (2.21 +/- 2.48 ng/ml) significantly higher than the values ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Athhan F,Akagündüz B,Genel F,Bak M,Can D

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study describes the use of a home-based antenatal card in a sample of 120 consecutive women who were giving birth at a large teaching hospital in the city of León, Nicaragua. Information was obtained by interviews with the women before leaving hospital and all data on their antenatal cards and regarding de...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Laurell L,Essén B,Peña R,Ostergren PO,Liljestrand J

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm constitutes a major part of neonatal mortality, particularly in India. Due to dermal immaturity, preterm neonates are susceptible to various complications like infection, hypothermia, etc. Emollient application is a traditional practice in our subcontinent. AIMS:To find out the efficacy of coconut o...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Konar MC,Islam K,Roy A,Ghosh T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese encephalitis virus is a common cause of encephalitis in Asian children; therefore, maintenance of immunity against Japanese encephalitis virus is essential. Although many countries recommend booster vaccination, some trials have concluded that administration of one or two vaccinations is sufficient. The curre...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Choi UY,Lee SY,Kim KH,Kim DS,Choi KM,Cha SH,Kang JH

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：Background:Most of the newborn deaths in developing countries occur at home. Up to two-thirds of these deaths would have been prevented if mothers and newborns had received known and effective interventions. The objective of this study is to determine newborn-care practices and health-seeking behavior in rural Eastern ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Gebre B,Biadgilign S,Taddese Z,Deribe K,Legesse T,Omar M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00