Hypospadias in Washington State: maternal risk factors and prevalence trends.

abstract：:Epigenetics, the study of functionally relevant chemical modifications to DNA that do not involve a change in the DNA nucleotide sequence, is at the interface between research and clinical medicine. Research on epigenetic marks, which regulate gene expression independently of the underlying genetic code, has dramatica...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wright R,Saul RA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although several studies have suggested that early menarche is associated with the development of adult overweight, few have accounted for childhood overweight before menarche. STUDY DESIGN:A 30-year follow-up of the original participants in the Newton Girls Study, a prospective study of development in a coh...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Must A,Naumova EN,Phillips SM,Blum M,Dawson-Hughes B,Rand WM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The courses of 18 children born to 13 chronic hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier mothers were followed prospectively for serological and biochemical evidence of type B hepatitis. Three children developed transient HBsAg positivity accompanied by the appearance of antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen. Two ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Papaevangelou G,Hoofnagle JH

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of demographic and neonatal risk factors and outcome at the last available assessment on the probability of full responders, postal responders (those who only responded to the mailed questionnaire), or nonresponders in a follow-up study of 19-year-old adolescents who were born as preterm ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Hille ET,Elbertse L,Gravenhorst JB,Brand R,Verloove-Vanhorick SP,Dutch POPS-19 Collaborative Study Group.

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Adoption and implementation of evidence-based measures for catheter care leads to reductions in central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates in the NICU. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether this rate reduction is sustainable for at least 1 year and to identify key d...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Erdei C,McAvoy LL,Gupta M,Pereira S,McGowan EC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have used the combination of midazolam, a short-acting benzodiazepine, and ketamine, a "dissociative anesthetic," to provide conscious sedation for invasive or lengthy procedures. METHODS:A total of 350 procedures (74 lumbar punctures, 97 bone marrow aspirations or biopsies, 84 radiotherapy sessions, and ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Parker RI,Mahan RA,Giugliano D,Parker MM

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of 1,144 infants and their families was performed. Smoking and family histories were evaluated with respect to the incidence of lower respiratory disease during the first year of life. It was found that (1) tracheitis and bronchitis occurred significantly more frequently in infants exposed to cigar...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Pedreira FA,Guandolo VL,Feroli EJ,Mella GW,Weiss IP

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of intravenously administered immunoglobulin (Ig) therapy for prophylaxis of infection was evaluated in high-risk preterm infants. Two hundred thirty-five premature newborns were randomly assigned, in a double-blind controlled trial, to treatment and placebo groups. Thirty-five infants (29%) of the I...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Magny JF,Bremard-Oury C,Brault D,Menguy C,Voyer M,Landais P,Dehan M,Gabilan JC

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The prevalence of neural tube defects is reduced in populations of women who receive folic acid supplementation. Since 1998, grain products in the United States have been fortified with folic acid. Fortification may have additional benefits by reducing the national prevalence of newborn hospitalizations for oth...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Robbins JM,Tilford JM,Bird TM,Cleves MA,Reading JA,Hobbs CA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Gastric acidity is a major nonimmune defense mechanism against infections. The objective of this study was to investigate whether ranitidine treatment in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants is associated with an increased risk of infections, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and fatal outcome....

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Terrin G,Passariello A,De Curtis M,Manguso F,Salvia G,Lega L,Messina F,Paludetto R,Canani RB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a potentially serious emerging infectious disease. The incidences of CDI in childhood and CDI cases complicated by relapses have increased by 50% or more in North America during the past 2 decades. We report here the case of a 2-year-old child with relapsing CDI caused by the e...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Russell G,Kaplan J,Ferraro M,Michelow IC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to describe the neurologic and clinical features of affected males from families with X-linked patterns of severe mental retardation, hypotonia, recurrent respiratory infection, and microduplication of Xq28 that consistently includes the MECP2 (methyl-CpG binding protein 2) gene. STUDY DESIGN:To...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Friez MJ,Jones JR,Clarkson K,Lubs H,Abuelo D,Bier JA,Pai S,Simensen R,Williams C,Giampietro PF,Schwartz CE,Stevenson RE

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old girl developed a cough, hypereosinophilia (absolute eosinophil count: 32000/mm3), hypergammaglobulinemia, and multiple noncavitary pulmonary nodules 1 month after having ingested an earthworm on a dare. Spirometry revealed moderate restriction and reduced gas diffusion. Parabronchial biopsy demonstrated ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Cianferoni A,Schneider L,Schantz PM,Brown D,Fox LM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Next-generation sequencing has revolutionized the diagnostic process, making broadscale testing affordable and applicable to almost all specialties; however, there remain several challenges in its widespread implementation. Barriers such as lack of infrastructure or expertise within local health systems and complex re...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Biswas S,Medne L,Devkota B,Bedoukian E,Berrodin D,Izumi K,Deardorff MA,Tarpinian J,Leonard J,Pyle L,Gray C,Montgomery J,Williams T,Fortunato S,Weatherly J,McEldrew D,Kaur M,Raible SE,Wilkens A,Spinner NB,Skraban C

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Millions of children are subjected to abuse, neglect, and displacement, and millions more are at risk for not achieving their developmental potential. Although there is a global movement to change this, driven by children's rights, progress is slow and impeded by political considerations. The United Nations Convention...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Uchitel J,Alden E,Bhutta ZA,Goldhagen J,Narayan AP,Raman S,Spencer N,Wertlieb D,Wettach J,Woolfenden S,Mikati MA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of an emergency department (ED)-based home safety intervention on caregivers' behaviors and practices related to home safety. METHODS:We conducted a randomized, clinical trial of 96 consecutive caregivers of children who were younger than 5 years and presented to an urban pediatri...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Posner JC,Hawkins LA,Garcia-Espana F,Durbin DR

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracking incidence or prevalence of diseases and using that information to target interventions is a well-established strategy for improving public health. The need to track environmentally mediated chronic diseases is increasingly recognized. Trends in childhood illnesses are 1 element of a framework for children's e...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Woodruff TJ,Axelrad DA,Kyle AD,Nweke O,Miller GG,Hurley BJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to determine the benefit of routine postoperative chest radiography after removal of esophageal foreign bodies in children. METHODS:Medical records were reviewed of all patients evaluated with an esophageal foreign body at a single children's hospital over 10 years. Operative recor...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fisher J,Mittal R,Hill S,Wulkan ML,Clifton MS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four-hour metabolic balance studies were performed in ten jaundiced preterm infants, five light-treated (phototherapy) and five controls. Each of the light-treated infants was studied twice, once during phototherapy (period I) and once 48 hours after phototherapy (period II). Control infants were similarly stud...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Wu PY,Moosa A

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize the clinical features, results of diagnostic testing, and treatment outcomes for children and adolescents with rumination syndrome. METHODS:Review of the medical records for all 147 patients ages 5 to 20 diagnosed with rumination syndrome at our institution between 1975 and 2000. Data are pr...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Chial HJ,Camilleri M,Williams DE,Litzinger K,Perrault J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with neurocognitive and endothelial dysfunction. However, it is unclear whether these 2 frequent morbidities of OSAS in children represent similar or different underlying pathophysiological processes, because they have never been concurrently ass...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Gozal D,Kheirandish-Gozal L,Bhattacharjee R,Spruyt K

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schools offer an opportunity to deliver new vaccines to adolescents who may not receive them in their medical home. However, school budgets and health priorities are set at the local level; consequently resources devoted to health-related activities vary widely. Partnering with schools requires soliciting buy-in from ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Lindley MC,Boyer-Chu L,Fishbein DB,Kolasa M,Middleman AB,Wilson T,Wolicki J,Wooley S,Working Group on the Role of Schools in Delivery of Adolescent Vaccinations.

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Although children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at elevated risk for comorbid psychopathology, the clinical correlates of ADHD in girls are far less understood relative to boys, despite ADHD being one of the most common childhood disorders in girls. OBJECTIVE:To meta-analytically sum...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tung I,Li JJ,Meza JI,Jezior KL,Kianmahd JS,Hentschel PG,O'Neil PM,Lee SS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A workgroup meeting on the use of family history information in pediatric primary care and public health sponsored by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was held February 24 to 25, 2006. The workgroup participants met to discuss how to ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Green RF

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The false-positive rates of previously reported universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) programs range between 2.5% and 8%. Critics of UNHS programs have claimed that this rate is too high and might lead to a number of the negative effects produced by false-positive screening tests, namely ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Clemens CJ,Davis SA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide reference data for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and to determine the influence of age, sex, and race on these values. METHODS:ABPM was performed on 300 healthy, normotensive boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years, including 160 boys and 140 girls, of whom 149 were white ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Harshfield GA,Alpert BS,Pulliam DA,Somes GW,Wilson DK

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Primary care providers need effective strategies for substance use screening and brief counseling of adolescents. We examined the effects of a new computer-facilitated screening and provider brief advice (cSBA) system. METHODS:We used a quasi-experimental, asynchronous study design in which each site served ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Harris SK,Csémy L,Sherritt L,Starostova O,Van Hook S,Johnson J,Boulter S,Brooks T,Carey P,Kossack R,Kulig JW,Van Vranken N,Knight JR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of physical fitness with C-reactive protein (CRP) level in children and young adults. METHODS:Subjects (N = 205) aged 6 to 24 years were enrolled in the Columbia University BioMarkers Study (1994-1998). Physical fitness was assessed using a non-effort-dependent treadmill testing pr...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Isasi CR,Deckelbaum RJ,Tracy RP,Starc TJ,Berglund L,Shea S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The improved survival of very low-birth-weight infants, who require prolonged hospitalization and many invasive procedures, increases the risks for nosocomial illnesses, such as disseminated fungal infections. In a 2-year period, systemic fungal infections were clinically diagnosed in ten infants. This necessitated th...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Baley JE,Kliegman RM,Fanaroff AA

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Previous research suggests that physicians may be less likely to diagnose otitis media (OM) and to prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics for black versus nonblack children. Our objective was to determine whether race is associated with differences in OM diagnosis and antibiotic prescribing natio...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fleming-Dutra KE,Shapiro DJ,Hicks LA,Gerber JS,Hersh AL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00