Post-neonatal Tetanus in a PICU of a Developing Economy: Intensive Care Needs, Outcome and Predictors of Mortality.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Results in neonatal screening programs aiming at detection of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) can only report elevated levels of 17-hydroxy-progesterone (17-OHP), without being able to differentiate presence or absence of salt loss. AIM:To predict presence or absence of salt loss in newborn infants wit...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Hoehn T,Lukacs Z,Huckenbeck W,Torresani T,Blankenstein O,Bounnack S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between protein nutritional status and the development of rickets in children living in northern Nigeria. The diagnosis of rickets in 16 children between the ages of 10 months and 7 years was confirmed using established, and recently developed clinical and biochemic...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Walter EA,Scariano JK,Easington CR,Polaco AM,Hollis BW,Dasgupta A,Pam S,Glew RH

更新日期：1997-04-01 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：:Congenital anomalies exist all over the world. The management and outcome, however, vary considerably between the developed and the developing countries. This study looks at the impediments to the management of surgically correctable anomalies in South-east Nigeria. A prospective study was undertaken on 223 children w...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ekenze SO,Ikechukwu RN,Oparaocha DC

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:India has recently completed 2 years without single case of poliomyelitis on 13 January 2013. This has brought South East Asian Region closer to eradication. Recently, India is being regarded as a role model for polio eradication efforts in other low-income endemic countries-Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan. However,...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Grover M,Bhatnagar N,Sinha S,Kaur R

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported the case of a boy who fled from Chechnya to Belgium. He was diagnosed with a human immune deficiency virus (HIV)/Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) coinfection. In both countries, the prevalence of HIV-infected children is low and VL is not endemic. Migration of people results in confrontation with diseases that ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Peeters E,Verhulst S,Wojciechowski M,Vlieghe E,Jorens P,Van Marck V,Ramet J,De Dooy J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A community-based study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and types of intestinal parasites in the pediatric population of Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia. Stool samples were randomly collected from 19,939 children of whom 4208 (21.1%) were found to harbour intestinal parasites. The most affected age group was 5...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： al-Eissa YA,Assuhaimi SA,Abdullah AM,AboBakr AM,al-Husain MA,al-Nasser MN,al Borno MK

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：:HIV/AIDS is an infection characterized by immune cell dysfunction and subsequent immunodeficiency, as well as intestinal disorder. Probiotics are live microbial feed supplements that beneficially affect the host animal by improving intestinal microbial balance and promoting health benefits. The goals of this study wer...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Trois L,Cardoso EM,Miura E

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

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：:This study evaluates the impact of a milk-based cornstarch porridge fortified with iron, in 4-year olds, compared with control on hemoglobin levels and anemia prevalence. This trial was a cluster-randomized, double-blind one, and used milk-based cornstarch porridge fortified with 10 mg elemental iron (FeSO(4)), daily,...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Arcanjo FP,Arcanjo CC,Arcanjo FC,Campos Lde A,Amancio OM,Braga JA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared intravenous magnesium sulphate vs. inhaled nitric oxide in the therapy of moderate persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate. A retrospective collection of clinical data from 58 neonates was carried out in six neonatal intensive care units of Southern Italy sharing the same operational protocol...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Raimondi F,Migliaro F,Capasso L,Ausanio G,Bisceglia M,Giliberti P,Messina F,Salvia G,Paludetto R

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver involvement is commonly observed in patients with typhoid fever. However, a hepatitis-like picture with fever and jaundice is unusual and infrequently reported in the paediatric literature. Our aim was to characterize the clinical picture, biochemical features, and prognosis of typhoid hepatitis. One hundred cas...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Shetty AK,Mital SR,Bahrainwala AH,Khubchandani RP,Kumta NB

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantity as well as quality of survivals determine the performance of a neonatal centre. Our centre has succeeded in improving survival with low cost technology without compromising the quality. Neurodevelopmental handicap was low on a 1-year follow-up. No baby had retinopathy of prematurity or hearing deficit. Dropou...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Kadam SB,Daga SR,Daga AS

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was carried out on 97 consecutive preterm (< 37 weeks) infants to determine predictors associated with failure of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Logistic regression analysis showed that only three risk factors were signific...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Boo NY,Zuraidah AL,Lim NL,Zulfiqar MA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early diagnosis and treatment is necessary to prevent HIV-infected infants progressing to AIDS. Antibody testing is not confirmatory before the age of 18 months and PCR not widely available in resource-poor settings. We studied the accuracy of CD4(+) T-lymphocyte count, CD4% and CD4/CD8 ratio as surrogate ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Navaneethapandian PG,Karunaianantham R,Subramanyan S,Chinnayan P,Chandrasekaran P,Swaminathan S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing mortality pattern of children after discharge from hospital is important to guide appropriate management policy. We studied young children aged 1-23 months, who were discharged from an urban Diarrhoea Treatment Hospital. Children were enrolled on discharge from the hospital, and followed at home after 6 and ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Islam MA,Rahman MM,Mahalanabis D,Rahman AK

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the importance of food supplementation as incentive in improving preantiretroviral therapy (pre-ART) adherence, and second its impact on health of HIV-infected children by a clinic-based observational study. METHODS:HIV-seropositive children aged between 2 and 12 years were followed-up sequential...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Kundu CK,Samanta M,Sarkar M,Bhattacharyya S,Chatterjee S

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of two antibiotic regimens among neonates with late onset sepsis (LOS). METHODS:This randomized controlled trial conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital, South India, included 90 babies with LOS. Detailed history, examination and appropriate investigations were done for al...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ramasamy S,Biswal N,Bethou A,Mathai B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate vitamin D status of preterm and term low birthweight (LBW) and term normal birth weight (NBW; weight ≥ 2500 g) infants at birth and in early infancy. METHODS:We enrolled 220 LBW and 119 NBW infants along with their mothers. Blood samples of both infants and mothers were taken within 48 h of birth...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Agarwal R,Virmani D,Jaipal ML,Gupta S,Gupta N,Sankar MJ,Bhatia S,Agarwal A,Devgan V,Deorari A,Paul VK,Investigators of LBW Micronutrient Study Group, Departments of Pediatrics and Endocrinology.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective cohort study was carried out to determine the factors affecting initiation of breastfeeding, and describe patterns of breastfeeding and supplemental feeding in the multiethnically and culturally diverse population of Al Ain, UAE. Two-hundred-and-twenty-one infants completed the 4 weeks of follow up. None...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： al-Mazroui MJ,Oyejide CO,Bener A,Cheema MY

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocyte subsets, activation markers and apoptosis were assessed in 20 HIV-exposed noninfected (ENI) children born to HIV-infected women who were or not exposed to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs during pregnancy and early infancy. ENI children and adolescents were aged 6-18 years and they were compared to 25 age-matched...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Miyamoto M,Pessoa SD,Ono E,Machado DM,Salomão R,Succi RC,Pahwa S,de Moraes-Pinto MI

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical assessment of gestational age using four different methods was performed in the same population of 358 Cameroonian newborn infants with the aim of determining the most applicable in the local context. Method applicability was compared in terms of validity, accuracy, reliability, and ease of administration. ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Sunjoh F,Njamnshi AK,Tietche F,Kago I

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：: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：:We studied the age specific distribution of enteropathogens in young children presenting at a large diarrhoeal diseases hospital in urban Bangladesh. A 5 per cent systematic sample was used to examine 1207 rectal swab specimens of children aged 1-35 months with acute watery diarrhoea. Variation in isolation rates of e...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Hoque SS,Faruque AS,Mahalanabis D,Hasnat A

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between the clinical outcome of chloroquine treatment and mutations in the putative Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (Pfcrt) gene at codon 76 and multidrug resistance gene 1 (Pf mdr1) at codon 86 were investigated among 406 children with uncomplicated malaria presenting at five ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Duah NO,Wilson MD,Ghansah A,Abuaku B,Edoh D,Quashie NB,Koram KA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in resource-limited countries. The aim of this study was to measure the effectiveness of existing phototherapy units at a local hospital in Cameroon using an irradiance meter. Phototherapy units (n = 4) in one newborn nursery in Cam...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Satrom K,Slusher T,Satrom J

更新日期：2014-06-01 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