Longer term outcomes following serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease.

abstract：:It is now 50 years since Leo Kanner first described autism as a distinctive pattern of symptoms in some children with severe developmental problems. Since then the assessment and diagnosis of children with pervasive disorders of development has been refined and much is known about the phenomenology and epidemiology. A...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tonge BJ,Dissanayake C,Brereton AV

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study reviewed the experience of a tertiary paediatric surgery and obstetric centre on prenatal counselling of congenital surgical anomalies and to explore the role of paediatric surgeons on perinatal outcomes of antenatally detected anomalies. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of all antenatal consultations a...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Fung ACH,Kan ASY,Chung PH,Shek NWM,Chan IHY,Wong KKY

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient with neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) in whom there was multisystem involvement including neonatal hepatitis. The hepatitis, defined pathologically as a giant cell hepatitis, presented with severe cholestasis, was unrelated to other known causes of neonatal hepatitis and resolved spon...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Evans N,Gaskin K

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is one of the greatest killers of children in the world. Treatment is available, but there are problems with affordability, availability, accessibility and increasing drug resistance. A new regime, intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) shows promise. It involves giving a treatment course of antim...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Munday S

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contemporary paediatric practices of Australian Aboriginal men and women, in more than 100 Aboriginal Language Groups, comprise a living discipline whose origins predate Western medicine by tens of millennia. The history of paediatrics acknowledges this surviving continuum of the world's oldest child-care practices. B...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Pearn J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the impact of regular exposure to paediatric medical trauma on multidisciplinary teams in a paediatric hospital and the relationships between psychological distress, resilience and coping skills. METHOD:Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, secondary traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, stre...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： McGarry S,Girdler S,McDonald A,Valentine J,Lee SL,Blair E,Wood F,Elliott C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To detail the acute and chronic paediatric service and community-orientated activities and responsibilities of community-based general paediatricians. METHODOLOGY:Data were collected over the 12 months July 1996 to June 1997 relevant to (i) acute neonatology and paediatrics, (ii) the different community paed...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hewson PH,Anderson PK,Dinning AH,Jenner BM,McKellar WJ,Weymouth RD,Gollan RA

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper describes the Toddlers at Risk of Autism Clinic (TRAC), which utilises the Social Attention and Communication Study (SACS) and/or Autism Detection in Early Childhood (ADEC) play-based assessments to facilitate the early diagnosis of autism. METHODS:A retrospective audit was conducted of all 42 children ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Davis T,Clifton D,Papadopoulos C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study compares the use of standard overhead fluorescent phototherapy units with the BiliBlanket a woven fibreoptic pad which delivers high intensity light with no ultraviolet or infrared irradiation in the treatment of jaundice in preterm infants. METHODOLOGY:We chose to study infants between 800 and 25...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Costello SA,Nyikal J,Yu VY,McCloud P

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：: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：AIMS:The aim of the study was to evaluate the significance of total bilirubin, aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) for predicting outcome in sepsis-associated cholestasis. METHODS:A retrospective cohort review of the hospital records was performed in 181 neonates admi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Oswari H,Widjaja RK,Rohsiswatmo R,Cleghorn G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula are congenital anomalies of the oesophagus requiring surgical repair in infancy, either by open or thoracoscopic approach. Although mortality rates associated with this procedure are low, children may go on to have complications throughout childhood and into adulthoo...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Roberts K,Karpelowsky J,Fitzgerald DA,Soundappan SS

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a common, usually mild childhood illness caused by enteroviruses. Over the last five years, coxsackievirus A6 has been identified as a causative agent in outbreaks in Europe, South-East Asia and America. It has an atypical presentation compared with other enteroviruses, with more widespr...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hayman R,Shepherd M,Tarring C,Best E

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital chylothorax is the accumulation of lymphatic fluid within the pleural space. Cases unresponsive to conservative management usually require surgery. Octreotide has been used successfully to treat post-traumatic chylothoraces in the paediatric and adult population. Its exact mode of action is uncertain but it...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Rasiah SV,Oei J,Lui K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) is described. PAEDS is active in four tertiary children's hospitals in four states of Australia and aims to address gaps in surveillance for severe vaccine-preventable diseases and adverse events following immunisation. METHODS:From August 2007 to Decembe...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Zurynski Y,McIntyre P,Booy R,Elliott EJ,PAEDS Investigators Group.

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the first year of life, injury is the leading cause of mortality in children and adolescents in Australia and a major cause of morbidity and hospitalization. Studies from Europe and North American and more recently New Zealand have demonstrated that injury rates differ between different socio-economic groups, wi...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Jolly DL,Moller JN,Volkmer RE

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absolute contraindications to pertussis immunization should be limited to anaphylaxis or unexplained encephalopathy following a previous dose. Other contraindications including marked febrile reactions (> 40.5 degrees C), hypotonic-hyporesponsive episodes, prolonged screaming (> 3 h) and severe local reactions (more t...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors：

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Pain associated with immunisations can result in distress and/or anxiety for children and parents. We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of two novel devices; Coolsense (cold) and Buzzy (vibration ± cooling pads) versus standard care to minimise pain during immunisations. We also evaluated compliance to the...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Jenkins N,Orsini F,Elia S,Perrett K

更新日期：2020-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the bowel habits of healthy Australian children aged up to 2 years. METHODOLOGY:One hundred and forty children were recruited in six age categories with a minimum of 20 children per category. Data on bowel habit was recorded by parents daily for 1 week. RESULTS:Stool frequency decreased with age. ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Tham EB,Nathan R,Davidson GP,Moore DJ

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Studies have shown increasing Internet use for health information. We aimed to broadly examine parents' utilisation of information sources for their children's health, their trust in them and to define the role of the Internet for children's health information METHODS:Interview of a convenience sample of parents o...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Khoo K,Bolt P,Babl FE,Jury S,Goldman RD

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyomas are not uncommon in infants with tuberous sclerosis. We describe a neonate who presented with hydrops fetalis arising from a tachyarrhythmia during fetal life related to rhabdomyomas. After reversion of the arrhythmia, pre-excitation was noted on an interval electrocardiogram. Following regression of the ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Mas C,Penny DJ,Menahem S

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This article compares the severity of illness scoring systems clinical risk index for babies (CRIB)-II and score for neonatal acute physiology with perinatal extension (SNAPPE)-II for discriminatory ability and goodness of fit in the same cohort of babies of less than 32 weeks gestation and aims to provide validat...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Reid S,Bajuk B,Lui K,Sullivan EA,NSW and ACT Neonatal Intensive Care Units Audit Group, PSN.

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the usefulness of a microelectronic tablet-dispenser for monitoring adherence to preventive therapy for tuberculosis infection in adolescents. METHODOLOGY:Twenty-one patients with positive Mantoux tests were treated with isoniazid (INH), dispensed in a microelectronic tablet-dispenser that recor...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Starr M,Sawyer S,Carlin J,Powell C,Newman R,Johnson P

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare case of familial Cushing's disease occurring in a 7-year-old boy, and 19 years of follow up. Our patient first presented soon after his maternal aunt had been treated for Cushing's disease. The clinical presentation was made complicated by the development of an intercurrent eating disorder resemblin...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Cameron FJ,Warne GL

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine whether there remain developmental differences between term infants at 3 years of age following major non-cardiac surgery (NCS) and cardiac surgery (CS) compared with healthy control infants in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. STUDY DESIGN:Between 2006 and 2008, ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Walker K,Loughran-Fowlds A,Halliday R,Holland AJ,Stewart J,Sholler GF,Winlaw DS,Badawi N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the use of antifungal chemoprophylaxis to prevent neonatal invasive fungal infections (IFI) in very low birthweight infants (VLBW <1500 g). METHOD:Systematic review of randomised controlled trials. RESULTS:Nine trials were identified (2029 infants), with six comparing fluconazole with placebo/no treatme...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Blyth CC,Barzi F,Hale K,Isaacs D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty years ago, in 1964, our understanding of the immune system was very rudimentary. Gell and Coombs had just described classes of hypersensitivity reactions, and Bruton had described and commenced immunoglobulin replacement in agammaglobulinaemia. The distinction between T and B cells was not identified and charact...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Wong M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study examined the prevalence and risk factors of fine motor delay in Australian pre-school children from low-income communities. METHODS:Children from the Early Start Baseline Study completed the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (3rd edn.). Age, sex, executive function and family characteristics were assessed a...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Strooband KFB,de Rosnay M,Okely AD

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Problems of inattention and hyperactivity affect one half of individuals with autistic disorder. Care must be taken to ensure that inattention and hyperactivity are not manifestations of other behavioural pathology seen in association with autistic disorder, as this will affect treatment decisions. The prescribing of ...

journal_title：Journal of paediatrics and child health

authors： Hazell P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00