Head and chest circumferences as predictors of low birth weight in Indian babies.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Topical emollient application reduces trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) in preterm neonates. Coconut oil used traditionally for infant massage in India has not been evaluated for the same. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates were randomized at 12 h of age to Oil (n = 37) or Control (n ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Nangia S,Paul VK,Deorari AK,Sreenivas V,Agarwal R,Chawla D

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopoenia is a well-described marker of human immunedeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) infection of children. After documenting thrombocytopoenia in a HIV-exposed neonate, who was subsequently shown not to be infected, we evaluated thrombocytopoenia (platelets < 150 x 10(9)/l) as a marker for HIV exposure in newbor...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Roux W,Pieper C,Cotton M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nigeria has the largest number of global under-five deaths and almost half of these occur in the newborn period in an almost 50:50 ratio across hospital facilities and communities. We examine and describe risk factors for newborn mortality at a busy neonatal unit of a referral tertiary hospital in North-cent...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ogunkunle TO,Gabriel TY,Bello SO,Abdullahi Y,Bulus J,Ozhe SI,Imam A

更新日期：2021-01-09 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：:Disseminated cryptococcosis is infrequent in immunocompetent children. Pulmonary and central nervous system are the commonly involved sites of infection in an immunocompromised host. We report a fatal case of disseminated cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent host presenting as fever of unknown origin with miliary shad...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ismail J,Chidambaram M,Sankar J,Agarwal S,Lodha R

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests for renal function were performed in 75 smear positive children with acute malaria together with 10 control children. Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum accounted for 52 and 46 per cent cases, respectively. Renal impairment in the form of decreased endogenous creatine clearance (less than 65 ml/min/m2) w...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ahmad SH,Danish T,Faridi MM,Ahmad AJ,Fakhir S,Khan AS

更新日期：1989-12-01 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：:Ninety-three females in the age group 14-18 years were randomly selected from three schools in Colombo. Their iron and nutritional status was assessed using clinical, anthropometric, haematological, and biochemical parameters. Haemoglobin levels less than 12 g/dl were seen in 3.7 per cent of adolescent females. Free e...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Atukorala TM,de Silva LD

更新日期：1990-12-01 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 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

abstract：:In a previous study of rachitic children in Jos, Nigeria we concluded that inadequate dietary intake of calcium was the primary contributing factor to the development of their rickets. The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of calcium supplementation in 10 children with radiographically and bio...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Thacher T,Glew RH,Isichei C,Lawson JO,Scariano JK,Hollis BW,VanderJagt DJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:One thousand children with cerebral palsy (CP) were reviewed to study their clinical profile, etiological factors and associated problems. Spastic quadriplegia constituted the predominant group (61 per cent), followed by spastic diplegia (22 per cent). Dyskinetic CP was present in 7.8 per cent of the cases. Acquired C...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Singhi PD,Ray M,Suri G

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：:The composition (total solids, total protein, casein, coagulable proteins, lactose, fat, and ash) and mineral content (calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, and copper) of human milk was estimated longitudinally for the first year of lactation. Concentration of various nutrients, except zinc and cop...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Nagra SA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate left and right ventricular functions by using the Doppler myocardial performance index (MPI), in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA). METHODS:We examined 32 patients with SCA and 30 age-matched healthy children. Echocardiography and Doppler examinations were comp...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Arslankoylu AE,Hallioglu O,Yilgor E,Duzovali O

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum growth hormone (GH), cortisol, free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and insulin like growth factor I (IGF-I) concentrations were measured in 15 children with sickle cell disease (SCD) together with their heights < 5th percentile for age and gender, and in 15 healthy age-matched children who h...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Soliman AT,Darwish A,Mohammed SH,Bassiony MR,el Banna N,Asfour M

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study was carried out to evaluate the clinical and anthropometric profile of 71 children confirmed to have celiac disease on the basis of clinical features, duodenal biopsy and unequivocal improvement on gluten-free diet. Serological tests were performed in 35 cases. The patients were divided into thr...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Pooni PA,Chhina RS,Jaina BK,Singh D,Gautam A

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile encephalitic beriberi (IEBB) is a rare form of thiamine deficiency and is poorly described. A proportion of Leigh's disease (LD) patients have similar clinical picture and response to thiamine as beriberi, leading to confusion in diagnosis and management. Data on IEBB and LD is scarce and status of thiamine ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Rao SN,Mani S,Madap K,Kumar MV,Singh L,Chandak GR

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:A randomized controlled trial was conducted over a 1-year period (November 2001-November 2002) in Addis Ababa to study the effectiveness of early Kangaroo mother care before stabilization of low birthweight infants as compared with the conventional method of care. There were 259 babies weighing less than 2000 g during...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Worku B,Kassie A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkitt's lymphoma is the most common childhood cancer in Africa. Most prevalent in areas endemic for malaria, the disease, a malignant growth of lymphoid tissue, usually presents itself as a large tumour of the jaw. When first characterized in the 1950s, the lymphoma was thought to spread by some infectious agent. Su...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Goldstein JA,Bernstein RL

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protocol of nutritional rehabilitation using fermented milk, vegetable oil, and castor sugar has been tested on 54 Senegalese children age 6-36 months admitted with acute diarrhoea and malnutrition. At time of admission, 39 per cent of children were dehydrated and 26 per cent had sugar intolerance. In the course of ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Beau JP,Fontaine O,Garenne M

更新日期：1989-12-01 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：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：:The aim of this article is to investigate the prevalence of Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and to compare the clinical presentation and course of G6PD-deficient and normal patients. This study included a total of 624 term neonates with indirect hyperbilirubinemia fro...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Atay E,Bozaykut A,Ipek IO

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study was undertaken to investigate the possibility of a concurrent outbreak of leptospirosis and dengue and to describe the clinical illnesses. From 20 June to 14 November 2002, children who presented to our hospital with a suspected diagnosis of leptospirosis or dengue were admitted. In every child ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Karande S,Gandhi D,Kulkarni M,Bharadwaj R,Pol S,Thakare J,De A

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：: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