International Practice Patterns of Antibiotic Therapy and Laboratory Testing in Bronchiolitis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the usefulness of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using the insertion sequence IS6110 as the target for DNA to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens from children. STUDY DESIGN:This was a prospective, controlled, blinded study comparing PCR on clinical specimens, mycobacter...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Smith KC,Starke JR,Eisenach K,Ong LT,Denby M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Despite advances in neonatal medicine, infants requiring neonatal intensive care continue to experience substantial morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this initiative was to generate large-scale simultaneous improvements in multiple domains of care in a large neonatal network through a pro...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ellsbury DL,Clark RH,Ursprung R,Handler DL,Dodd ED,Spitzer AR

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrocarbon ingestions account for a substantial number of accidental poisonings; when aspirated, it can lead to severe pneumonitis. Treatment for severe pneumonitis is generally supportive, and outcomes are frequently poor. We report here the case of a 19-month-old girl who was treated successfully with early adminis...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Mastropietro CW,Valentine K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SH2D1A gene defects are the cause of X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder (XLP-1), a rare condition characterized by severe immune dysregulation. We present a patient lacking the typical symptoms of XLP-1, but experiencing a severe unusual skin condition encompassing features of dermatosclerosis and vesiculobullous s...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Mejstríková E,Janda A,Hrusák O,Bucková H,Vlcková M,Hancárová M,Freiberger T,Ravcuková B,Vesely K,Fajkusová L,Kopecková L,Sumerauer D,Kabícková E,Sedivá A,Stary J,Sedlácek Z

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have indicated that internationally adopted children have an increased risk of developing precocious puberty, but no epidemiologic risk estimates have previously been calculated. We aimed to assess the risk of developing precocious puberty in intercountry adoptees, children immigrating with their fam...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Teilmann G,Pedersen CB,Skakkebaek NE,Jensen TK

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels in children receiving well-care checkups; and to evaluate the effectiveness of certain key risk factors in detecting children at higher risk for elevated blood lead levels. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Two facilities of the Kaiser Permanente...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Haan MN,Gerson M,Zishka BA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone health is a critical concern in managing preterm infants. Key nutrients of importance are calcium, vitamin D, and phosphorus. Although human milk is critical for the health of preterm infants, it is low in these nutrients relative to the needs of the infants during growth. Strategies should be in place to fortify...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Abrams SA,Committee on Nutrition.

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2011 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) guideline recommends narrow-spectrum antimicrobial therapy for most children hospitalized with CAP. However, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of this strategy. METHODS:Using da...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Williams DJ,Hall M,Shah SS,Parikh K,Tyler A,Neuman MI,Hersh AL,Brogan TV,Blaschke AJ,Grijalva CG

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meningococcal conjugate vaccination is recommended in the United States. This study evaluates the safety of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine in a cohort aged 11 to 21 years. METHODS:This cohort study with self-controlled case-series analysis was conducted at Kaiser Permanente Southern California...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tseng HF,Sy LS,Ackerson BK,Hechter RC,Tartof SY,Haag M,Slezak JM,Luo Y,Fischetti CA,Takhar HS,Miao Y,Cunnington M,Solano Z,Jacobsen SJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Current health care management has resulted in a change in referral patterns. The present study was undertaken to define the efficacy and value of pediatric echocardiography performed and interpreted in adult laboratories. METHODS:We reviewed the findings in 100 consecutive pediatric patients 1 month to 18 ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hurwitz RA,Caldwell RL

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroid hormones are essential for brain development. We conducted a randomized, controlled trial with thyroxine (T4) supplementation in infants <30 weeks' gestation and with the last neurodevelopmental follow-up moment at the age of 5.5 years. T4 supplementation was associated with improved outcome of infan...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： van Wassenaer AG,Westera J,Houtzager BA,Kok JH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three siblings with neonatal familial hyperparathyroidism diagnosed at age 4 months, 2 months, and 5 days, respectively, were treated. Hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, and renal tubular acidosis were present in each child. In all three, there were higher responses of serum parathyroid hormone to serum calcium and hig...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Nishiyama S,Tomoeda S,Inoue F,Ohta T,Matsuda I

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This article reports on the progress made in addressing pediatric medical device needs through the establishment of the Pediatric Device Consortia Grant Program. Pediatric practitioners should be aware of both the imperative for well-studied devices for children and the existence of recently created resource...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Ulrich LC,Joseph FD,Lewis DY,Koenig RL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conclusion, CPR at home can be successfully performed by parents who have been given adequate training. As a result of the findings of this study, our recommendation is that training in CPR should be taught to all parents of children with life-threatening dysrhythmias and complex congenital heart disease. ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Higgins SS,Hardy CE,Higashino SM

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Continuous noninvasive monitoring of arterial carbon dioxide (CO2) in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients would help clinicians avoid complications of hypocarbia and hypercarbia. End-tidal CO2 monitoring has not been used in this population to date, but recent technical advances and the introduction...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rozycki HJ,Sysyn GD,Marshall MK,Malloy R,Wiswell TE

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Congressional initiatives to reduce spending under major public programs designed to improve access to health care have brought renewed attention to the health care needs of traditionally disadvantaged populations. The objective of this study was to assess access to and use of primary care services for poor, ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Newacheck PW,Hughes DC,Stoddard JJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The goals of this study were to (1) develop an approach to ascertain birth asphyxia deaths by using verbal autopsy data from a community-based setting in Nepal, and (2) explore variations in birth asphyxia mortality fractions by using different birth asphyxia case definitions and hierarchical classifications...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lee AC,Mullany LC,Tielsch JM,Katz J,Khatry SK,LeClerq SC,Adhikari RK,Shrestha SR,Darmstadt GL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the sound environment of preterm infants cared for in the NICU and to test the hypothesis that infants exposed to more adult language will make more vocalizations. METHODS:This was a prospective cohort study of 36 infants who had a birth weight of ≤1250 g. Sixteen-hour recordings of the infant s...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Caskey M,Stephens B,Tucker R,Vohr B

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Informed consent should be seen as an essential part of health care practice; parental permission and childhood assent is an active process that engages patients, both adults and children, in their health care. Pediatric practice is unique in that developmental maturation allows, over time, for increasing inclusion of...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Katz AL,Webb SA,COMMITTEE ON BIOETHICS.

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children and youth with complex medical issues, especially those with technology dependencies, experience frequent and often lengthy hospitalizations. Hospital discharges for these children can be a complicated process that requires a deliberate, multistep approach. In addition to successful discharges to home, it is ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Elias ER,Murphy NA,Council on Children with Disabilities.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infantile food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is a severe, cell-mediated gastrointestinal food hypersensitivity typically provoked by cow's milk or soy. Solid foods are rarely considered a cause. OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical characteristics and natural history of FPIES provoked by soli...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Nowak-Wegrzyn A,Sampson HA,Wood RA,Sicherer SH

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Young children are generally considered immunologically naive with respect to influenza exposure opportunities; thus, a 2-dose schedule is recommended when a child is first immunized with conventional influenza vaccine lacking adjuvant. We estimated the effectiveness of a single pediatric dose of AS03-adjuvan...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Gilca R,Deceuninck G,De Serres G,Boulianne N,Sauvageau C,Quach C,Boucher FD,Skowronski DM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to examine alterations in end-of-life support in a multiinstitutional sample of PICUs. METHODS:This was a retrospective, descriptive study. Variables collected included end-of-life support category, race, length of stay, operative status, reason for admission, and Pediatric Index of Mortality...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lee KJ,Tieves K,Scanlon MC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of mortality associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in a national sample of adolescents and young adults. METHODS:Prospective study of participants in the third NHANES (1988-1994), aged 12 to 39 years at the time of the survey (n = 9245). Risk factors included 3 measures of adipos...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Saydah S,Bullard KM,Imperatore G,Geiss L,Gregg EW

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The possible link between immunization and atopic diseases has been under intense debate in the last decade. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to systematically review the available evidence on the association of whole-cell pertussis and BCG vaccination with the risk of asthma in childhood and adolescence...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Balicer RD,Grotto I,Mimouni M,Mimouni D

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether infants who are fed initially and advanced at 30 mL/kg per day (intervention) take fewer days to get to full feedings than those who are fed initially and advanced at 20 mL/kg per day (control), without increasing their incidence of feeding complications and necrotizing enterocolitis (NE...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Caple J,Armentrout D,Huseby V,Halbardier B,Garcia J,Sparks JW,Moya FR

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our goals were to highlight an increasing trend in orthopedic injuries in children as a result of "heeling" or "street gliding," to describe injuries sustained by children using Heelys (HSL, Carrollton, TX) and Street Gliders (Glowgadgets Ltd, Bristol, United Kingdom), and to increase public awareness and pr...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Vioreanu M,Sheehan E,Glynn A,Casidy N,Stephens M,McCormack D

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported that electrocardiographic abnormalities are common in adults with monosomy X (Turner syndrome), but this issue has not been investigated in girls with Turner syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analyzed electrocardiograms in 78 girls with Turner syndrome and 50 age-matched control girls. ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bondy CA,Ceniceros I,Van PL,Bakalov VK,Rosing DR

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of community and health care-associated bacteremia, with authors of recent studies estimating the incidence of S aureus bacteremia (SAB) in high-income countries between 8 and 26 per 100 000 children per year. Despite this, <300 children worldwide have ever been randomly assigne...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： McMullan BJ,Campbell AJ,Blyth CC,McNeil JC,Montgomery CP,Tong SYC,Bowen AC

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Unintended variation in the care of patients with Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) may prevent achievement of optimal outcomes. We sought to improve chronic care delivery and outcomes for children with inflammatory bowel disease by using network-based quality improvement methods. METHODS:By us...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Crandall WV,Margolis PA,Kappelman MD,King EC,Pratt JM,Boyle BM,Duffy LF,Grunow JE,Kim SC,Leibowitz I,Schoen BT,Colletti RB,ImproveCareNow Collaborative.

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00