Intraventricular haemorrhage in premature infants: a study from Oman.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Antiretroviral therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is not routinely used in the management of human immunodeficiency virus, but may be useful in pediatric patients who are prone to altered pharmacokinetics. Data on the routine use of antiretroviral TDM in pediatrics are sparse especially data from sub-Sahara...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Engelbrecht AE,Wiesner L,Norman J,Rabie H,Decloedt EH

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:The care of very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates may impose an enormous burden on professional resources and finances of caregivers. This study seeks to evaluate the immediate cost of care of VLBW babies in a developing economy. Twenty-four hospital case records VLBW babies who survived till discharge over a 1 year p...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Tongo OO,Orimadegun AE,Ajayi SO,Akinyinka OO

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder identified by recurrent pyogenic and fungal infections infections secondary to defective nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase enzyme. In the present study, we demonstrated a case with a history of multiple segmental lung res...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Bayramoglu Z,Adaletli I,Caliskan E,Acar M,Hancerli Torun S,Somer A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Necrotizing pneumonia (NP) is recently recognized as a complication of pneumonia. The data on NP are scant from developing world and we aimed to describe the characteristic features of NP in our children. STUDY DESIGN:Single center retrospective cohort analysis. PATIENT SELECTION:Institutional database of c...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Sharma PK,Vinayak N,Aggarwal GK,Srivastava RD,Aggarwal PK,Kushwaha AS

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:In Tanzania, nurses play an important role in the management of patients with malaria. The study was conducted to identify the current status of the performance of nurses in the management of malaria patients, in order to provide the baseline data before the training intervention. METHODS:The study was cond...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Kanamori S,Kohi TW,Nyamhanga T,Mkude S

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND:There are no evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of neonatal sepsis although standard text books recommend 14 days of antibiotics for blood culture-proven neonatal sepsis. OBJECTIVE:The present study compared the effectiveness of a 10-day course of antibiotic therapy with the conventional 14-day cou...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Gathwala G,Sindwani A,Singh J,Choudhry O,Chaudhary U

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Stunting is a major public health problem in Africa and is associated with poor child survival and development. We investigate factors associated to child stunting in three Tanzanian regions. METHODS:A cross-sectional two-stage cluster sampling survey was conducted among children aged 6-59 months. The sampl...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Altare C,Delbiso TD,Mutwiri GM,Kopplow R,Guha-Sapir D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical features of two cases of Hereditary Recurrent Polyserositis HRP (Familial Mediterranean Fever) in related Yemeni children resident in Saudi Arabia are described. One presented with recurrent acute hepatitis, which has not been previously documented. These are the first cases of HRP reported in Arabs origi...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Neequaye J,Jelly AE

更新日期：1994-08-01 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：: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：:The diagnostic value of serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity was evaluated in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis. Serum ADA levels were measured in 20 children diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (group 1) and 150 children (group 2) including 128 with tuberculosis infection (Mantoux test positive) and 22 healthy c...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Kuyucu N,Karakurt C,Bilaloğlu E,Karacan C,Teziç T

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:Schistosomiasis is an important communicable disease in the developing world. However, testicular schistosomiasis is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of testicular schistosomiasis mimicking testicular tumour in a 13 year old who presented with huge unilateral testicular mass. The dilemma encountered in th...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ekenze SO,Modekwe VO,Nzegwu MA,Ekpemo SC,Ezomike UO

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hunter syndrome (or Mucopolysaccharidosis type II, MPS II) is an X-linked recessive disorder due to the deficiency of the iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) enzyme, resulting in the accumulation of heparan and dermatan sulfates in the lysosomes. The heterogeneity of clinical phenotypes, ranging from mild-to-severe forms, is ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Mutesa L,Muganga N,Lissens W,Boemer F,Schoos R,Pierquin G,Bours V

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:This facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the patterns of disclosure of HIV positive serostatus among 145 Indian children aged >5 years. Only 60 (41.4%) children were aware of their HIV-positive status. Disclosure was most frequently done by parents [51/60 (85%)] at a mean age of 9.1 ± 1.4 y...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Bhattacharya M,Dubey AP,Sharma M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare feeding and nutritional characteristics of infants born to mothers on the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programs with infants not in the program. DESIGN:A hospital-based case-control study was used. SETTING:The study was conducted in Nsambya hospital, Kampala, Uganda. SUBJE...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Magezi SR,Kikafunda J,Whitehead R

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：Objectives:To evaluate pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) needs, outcome and predictors of mortality in post-neonatal tetanus. Materials and methods:Review of 30 consecutive post-neonatal tetanus cases aged 1 months to 12 years admitted to a PICU in north India over a period of 10 years (January 2006 to December 201...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Angurana SK,Jayashree M,Bansal A,Singhi S,Nallasamy K

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：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：:The seroepidemiology of infection due to rubella virus in Saudi Arabia was investigated in various age groups including unvaccinated children (newborn to 15 years of age) using a newer rubella antibody test system, the ELISA with maximum sensitivity and reliability. The assessment of the immune status indicated the lo...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Hossain A

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00