Development of a clinical algorithm to prioritise HIV testing of hospitalised paediatric patients in a low resource moderate prevalence setting.

abstract：:Hospital clowning is a programme in healthcare facilities involving visits from specially trained actors. In the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), clowning may appear inappropriate and less intuitive. The patient could appear too ill and/or sedated, the environment too crowded or chaotic and the parents too stres...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Mortamet G,Roumeliotis N,Vinit F,Simonds C,Dupic L,Hubert P

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The status of 732 children suffering from cerebral palsy from the South East Thames region (births from 1970-9) was ascertained at the end of 1989, and copies of death certificates of the 73 children who have died, aged 4 weeks to nearly 16 years, were obtained. Infantile cerebral palsy (ICD Code 343-) was coded as th...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Evans PM,Alberman E

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doppler ultrasound was used to measure blood flow velocity in the anterior cerebral artery of six premature infants with posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus, before and after intermittent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage, on 23 occasions. There was a significant increase in mean blood flow velocity after the drainage pro...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Kempley ST,Gamsu HR

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep related arterial oxygen desaturation has been described in clinically stable young adults with cystic fibrosis. The incidence and severity of nocturnal oxygen desaturation in children during infective exacerbations and the changes that occur with treatment were examined. Forty five children with proved cystic fi...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Allen MB,Mellon AF,Simmonds EJ,Page RL,Littlewood JM

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral palsy comprises an important component of paediatric and obstetric practice and has major medico-legal implications. The prognosis for survival in cerebral palsy determines the financial provision made in cases that come to litigation. Issues of data quality and estimation methods are critical. Estimating the...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hutton JL,Pharoah PO

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a child who presented with a progressive neurological disorder associated with hypertension and paroxysms of irritability and sweating in whom an abnormality of catecholamine metabolism or excretion was demonstrated. An elder sister died at the age of 2 1/2 years with similar clinical symptoms but without bl...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Young I,Hosking GP

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:There are few standardised questionnaires for the assessment of respiratory symptoms in preschool children. We have developed and tested the short-term repeatability of a postal questionnaire on respiratory symptoms for 1-year-old children. METHODS:A newly developed postal questionnaire for the ass...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Strippoli MP,Silverman M,Michel G,Kuehni CE

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility to infections is a well known feature of Down's syndrome. The possible relation between this predisposition and the serum concentrations of the IgG subclasses was studied in 38 children with Down's syndrome aged 1-12 years. An age matched group of 50 healthy children served as controls. The serum concen...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Annerén G,Magnusson CG,Lilja G,Nordvall SL

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three babies said to have had 'meconium stained liquor' were subsequently found never to have passed meconium. The green discoloured liquor was the result of bilious vomiting in utero secondary to intestinal obstruction. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Griffiths DM,Burge DM

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) offers a simple outpatient technique for specimen collection in child tuberculosis suspects with peripheral lymphadenopathy. To perform FNAB with mycobacterial culture on an outpatient basis requires use of a sterile transport medium to facilitate bedside inoculation, maintain orga...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wright CA,Bamford C,Prince Y,Vermaak A,Hoek KG,Marais BJ,Warren RM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a non-progressive choreo-athetoid disorder of early onset, present in three families. There were no appreciable abnormalities in pregnancy, during the perinatal period, or in infancy. In each case the family history suggested transmission as an autosomal dominant trait, the gene showing diminished penetran...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Sleigh G,Lindenbaum RH

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty two babies who developed bronchopulmonary dysplasia were compared with 22 babies matched for gestational age who did not. Those with bronchopulmonary dysplasia weighed less at birth and had lower energy intakes from day 7 to day 56. Undernutrition before and after birth is a major problem in babies who develop ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wilson DC,McClure G,Halliday HL,Reid MM,Dodge JA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging has many uses, but in cases of suspected child abuse, radiographs and CT scans are vital in identifying fractures and head injury that may not be clinically obvious. There are growing concerns about the small but potential adverse effects of radiation, including cancer, in the paediatric population as a result...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Bajaj M,Offiah AC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for securing umbilical catheters is described. It has been used successfully in over 350 babies. It is a simple and rapid method that allows for easy repositioning and, unlike some established techniques, has no potential for damage to the preterm baby's skin. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： South M,Magnay A

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile cytopathic toxin was found in the faeces or gut content of five of 39 neonates with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). Toxin concentrations were uniformly low and did not differ from those found in healthy neonates. C difficile is unlikely to be involved in the pathogenesis of NEC. Stools from 33 b...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Thomas DF,Fernie DS,Bayston R,Spitz L

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether there is evidence of immunological responses in infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis by measuring inflammatory mediators in peripheral blood and, if found, whether these related to the severity of illness. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Blood was taken from 94 children wit...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Smyth RL,Fletcher JN,Thomas HM,Hart CA

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The value of comparative effectiveness trials in informing clinical and policy decisions depends heavily on the choice of control arm (comparator). Our objective is to identify challenges in comparator reasoning and to determine justification criteria for selecting a control arm in paediatric clinical trials....

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Kelly LE,Davies EH,Saint-Raymond A,Tomasi P,Offringa M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11 year old boy presented with severe acute hereditary coproporphyria. Despite supportive measures his condition deteriorated after admission. Haem arginate, started two days after presentation, produced appreciable inhibition of porphyrin precursor overproduction and clinical improvement. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Manning DJ,Gray TA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A longitudinal evaluation was carried out of the clinical, infective, and immunological progress of 34 children (who were aged 6 to 68 months--mean 25 months at the time of writing) born to 31 mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), over a mean observation period of 13.4 months. Clinical symptoms, no...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Nadal D,Hunziker UA,Schüpbach J,Wetzel JC,Tomasik Z,Jendis JB,Fanconi A,Seger RA

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An indirect fluorescent antibody test for Bartonella henselae, B quintana, and B elizabethae was performed in all 18 children who presented to our paediatric outpatient clinic with cat scratch disease over a six year period. Serum samples were taken on admission, after 15 days, and after six months. Diagnosis was conf...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Karpathios T,Golphinos C,Psychou P,Garoufi A,Papadimitriou A,Nicolaidou P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six healthy children, born in the UK, travelled to their parental homeland and developed a severe form of traveller's diarrhoea. This was characterised by rapid loss of weight and chronic diarrhoea. On return to this country, investigation in 5 of them showed an abnormal, small intestinal mucosa. There was a high inci...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hutchins P,Hindocha P,Phillips A,Walker-Smith J

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decision to participate in infant screening often rests with parents. Medical ethics require that parental decision is elicited from informed choice. Such a decision is influenced by the parental knowledge and attitude towards screening and a careful evaluation of these factors is essential in seeking informed con...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Olusanya BO,Luxon LM,Wirz SL

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from the Glasgow Register of Congenital Malformations were used to investigate the epidemiology of congenital facial clefts over the period 1974-85. Facial clefts were registered in 247 infants representing a prevalence of 1.56 per 1000 total births. Cleft palate was more common than cleft lip, with cleft lip and...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Womersley J,Stone DH

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real time ultrasonography of the pelvic organs was performed on 114 normal premenarcheal girls aged between 2 years and 13 years 11 months. Values were obtained for total uterine length, anteroposterior diameters of the corpus and cervix, corpus/cervix ratio, and uterine and ovarian volumes and the resultant data were...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Salardi S,Orsini LF,Cacciari E,Bovicelli L,Tassoni P,Reggiani A

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the mental health of children and adolescents admitted to neonatal intensive/special care units (NICUs) in infancy. METHODS:This cross-sectional study used a provincially representative cohort from the 2014 Ontario Child Health Study. Parents provided data on psychiatric disorders using the MI...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Chiorean A,Savoy C,Beattie K,El Helou S,Silmi M,Van Lieshout RJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied changes in the birthweight of Asian babies born alive at this hospital between 1968 and 1978. In 1978 Pakistani babies were 139 g heavier but Indian babies only 25 g heavier than 10 years earlier. Contributing to these changes were significantly fewer short mothers and primiparae among Pakistanis, and ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Clarson CL,Barker MJ,Marshall T,Wharton BA

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite improved nutrition and intensive treatment, subjects with cystic fibrosis have difficulty in maintaining anabolism during intercurrent infections, which can result in reduced body mass index and impaired skeletal growth. Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and its binding protein IGFBP3 are sensitiv...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Taylor AM,Bush A,Thomson A,Oades PJ,Marchant JL,Bruce-Morgan C,Holly J,Ahmed L,Dunger DB

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of adenovirus type 8 conjunctivitis occurred in seven premature infants who had undergone ophthalmological examination four to seven days previously. Three of the affected infants, treated with steroids because of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, showed systemic manifestations and deterioration of their respira...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Birenbaum E,Linder N,Varsano N,Azar R,Kuint J,Spierer A,Reichman B

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified nasopharyngeal tube is described that does not add airway dead space and resistance, is well tolerated, highly successful, and allows simultaneous use of oxygen prongs. This potentially reduces the need for surgical intervention to relieve high upper airway obstruction from Pierre-Robin syndrome and other c...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Masters IB,Chang AB,Harris M,O'Neil MC

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was performed to compare adverse events and antibody response in term and preterm children vaccinated with diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine at 2, 3, and 4 months of age. A total of 124 children were recruited and grouped according to gestational age: 37 weeks or more (n = 52), 34 to 36 weeks (n = 40)...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Ramsay ME,Miller E,Ashworth LA,Coleman TJ,Rush M,Waight PA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00