Cord blood calcium, phosphate, magnesium, and alkaline phosphatase gestational age-specific reference intervals for preterm infants.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nature and magnitude of adverse drug events (ADEs) among hospitalized children in low-income countries is not well described. The aim of this study was thus, to assess the incidence and nature of ADEs in hospitalized children at a teaching hospital in Ethiopia. METHODS:We used prospective observational ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Eshetie TC,Hailemeskel B,Mekonnen N,Paulos G,Mekonnen AB,Girma T

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An association between anthropometric measurements, including waist circumference (WC), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels has been reported among adults. However, studies conducted among population-based elementary schoolchildren to date have been limited, especially in Japan, where the measurement o...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Ochiai H,Shirasawa T,Nishimura R,Nanri H,Ohtsu T,Hoshino H,Tajima N,Kokaze A

更新日期：2015-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most common cause of liver disease in endemic areas such as South Korea. After HBV vaccination, hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) titers gradually decrease. Trends in HBsAb titers have not been evaluated among children in South Korea over the past decade. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Lee KH,Shim KS,Lim IS,Chae SA,Yun SW,Lee NM,Choi YB,Yi DY

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rotavirus antigenemia and RNAemia (the presence of rotavirus RNA in serum) have been commonly identified among paediatric patients with acute gastroenteritis. In this study we examined the association between rotavirus antigenemia and clinical features, and sought to determine the genotypes of rotaviruses de...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Justino MCA,Campos EA,Mascarenhas JDP,Soares LS,Guerra SFS,Furlaneto IP,Pavão MJC Jr,Maciel TS,Farias FP,Bezerra OM,Vinente CBG,Barros RJS,Linhares AC

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even minor abnormalities of early child development may have dramatic long term consequences. Accurate prevalence rates for a range of developmental impairments have been difficult to establish. Since related studies have used different methodological approaches, direct comparisons of the prevalence of devel...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Stich HL,Baune BT,Caniato RN,Mikolajczyk RT,Krämer A

更新日期：2012-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Robin sequence (RS) is characterized by mandibular micro- and retrognathia, glossoptosis, upper airway obstruction and optionally a cleft palate. With an incidence of 1:8000, it belongs to the so-called rare diseases; 30-50% of patients have RS as part of a syndrome. A comparatively well-studied treatment op...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Müller-Hagedorn S,Arand J,Scholz T,Poets CF,Wiechers C

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no standard criteria for when to discontinue intravenous antimicrobial therapy (IVAMT) in children with febrile neutropenia (FN), but it is now common to discontinue IVAMT and discharge patients with an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < or = 500/mm3. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ou...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hodgson-Viden H,Grundy PE,Robinson JL

更新日期：2005-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infants born at extreme prematurity are at high risk of developmental disability. A major risk factor for disability is having a low level of thyroid hormone described as hypothyroxinaemia, which is recognised to be a frequent phenomenon in these infants. Derangements of critical thyroid function during the ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Ng SM,Turner MA,Gamble C,Didi M,Victor S,Malamateniou C,Parkes LM,Tietze A,Gregory L,Sluming V,Abernethy L,Weindling AM

更新日期：2008-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Establishing healthy physical activity (PA) behaviours in early childhood is important for future PA behaviours. Parents play a central role in young children's PA. However, there is currently little research on parenting interventions to increase child PA. This study was formative work to inform the content...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bentley GF,Goodred JK,Jago R,Sebire SJ,Lucas PJ,Fox KR,Stewart-Brown S,Turner KM

更新日期：2012-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study is part of a larger research programme on neonatal brain imaging in the trial element of which parents were randomised to receive prognostic information based upon either magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or ultrasound findings (ePrime study). The aim of this study was to investigate the strategies ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Redshaw ME,Harvey ME

更新日期：2016-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infant behavioral sleep problems are common, with potential negative consequences. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess effects of a sleep intervention comprising a two-hour group teaching session and four support calls over 2 weeks. Our primary outcomes were reduced numbers of nightly wakes ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hall WA,Hutton E,Brant RF,Collet JP,Gregg K,Saunders R,Ipsiroglu O,Gafni A,Triolet K,Tse L,Bhagat R,Wooldridge J

更新日期：2015-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Caste, a proxy of socioeconomic position, can influence the neurodevelopment of children through several pathways, including exposure to toxic elements. Studies from developing countries where caste is represented by prevailing caste groups and people are highly exposed to toxic elements can provide useful i...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Parajuli RP,Fujiwara T,Umezaki M,Watanabe C

更新日期：2014-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At present, there are few studies on the economic burden and medical treatment of children with asthma in China. Thus this study aimed to investigate the economic burden of medical treatment of children with asthma in China. METHOD:The 2015 China Medical Insurance Research Association (CHIRA) database was s...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Wu P,Xu B,Shen A,He Z,Zhang CJP,Ming WK,Shen K

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study determined if the body mass index, dynamic plantar-pressures, plantar surface contact-area, velocity of the centre of pressure (COP), gastrocnemius equinus, and gastrocnemius soleus equines are related to calcaneal apophysitis (Sever's disease) in athletic children. METHODS:This case-control stud...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Rodríguez-Sanz D,Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo R,López-López D,Calvo-Lobo C,Martínez-Jiménez EM,Perez-Boal E,Losa-Iglesias ME,Palomo-López P

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gorham-Stout disease is a rare condition characterized by unifocal and massive type IV osteolysis (variant of idiopathic nonhereditary osteolytic disease) with a slow progression, which is self-limiting for some years. It is characterized by recurrent vascular tumors with disruption of the anatomical archite...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Tena-Sanabria ME,Jesús-Mejenes LY,Fuentes-Herrera G,Álvarez-Martínez FA,Victorio-García NP,Núñez-Enríquez JC

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep plays a prominent role in the growth and development of children. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are more prone to sleep disorders (SDs) than their peers. Children with CP, have a higher prevalence of disorders involving; initiation and maintenance of sleep, sleep-wake transition, excessive sleepine...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Munyumu K,Idro R,Abbo C,Kaddumukasa M,Katabira E,Mupere E,Kakooza-Mwesige A

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D levels are alarmingly low (<75 nmol/L) in 65-70% of North American children older than 1 year. An increased risk of viral upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), asthma-related hospitalizations and use of anti-inflammatory medication have all been linked with low vitamin D. No study has determin...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Maguire JL,Birken CS,Loeb MB,Mamdani M,Thorpe K,Hoch JS,Mazzulli T,Borkhoff CM,Macarthur C,Parkin PC,TARGet Kids! Collaboration.

更新日期：2014-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of health care-associated diarrhea in children and adults. Although serious complications of CDI have been reported to be increasing in adults, this trend has not yet been demonstrated in children. The purpose of this study was to examine the fea...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Schwartz KL,Darwish I,Richardson SE,Mulvey MR,Thampi N

更新日期：2014-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have identified that a higher resting heart rate (RHR) is associated with elevated blood pressure, independent of body fatness, age and ethnicity. However, it is still unclear whether RHR can also be applied as a screening for other risk factors, such as hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. Thus, t...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Freitas Júnior IF,Monteiro PA,Silveira LS,Cayres SU,Antunes BM,Bastos KN,Codogno JS,Sabino JP,Fernandes RA

更新日期：2012-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the need to identify the causes of disparities in childhood obesity, the existing epidemiologic studies of early life risk factors have several limitations. We report on the construction of the Linked CENTURY database, incorporating CENTURY (Collecting Electronic Nutrition Trajectory Data Using Recor...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hawkins SS,Gillman MW,Rifas-Shiman SL,Kleinman KP,Mariotti M,Taveras EM

更新日期：2016-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal sepsis is an invasive infection, usually bacterial, and often occurring during the neonatal period (0-28 days). Neonatal sepsis causes a high burden of morbidity and mortality in developing countries like Ethiopia. There are fragmented, inconsistency, and no review has been conducted to report the m...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Belachew A,Tewabe T

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In preterm infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS), Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA) has been established to reduce the need of mechanical ventilation and might improve survival rates without bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The aim of this study was to investigate whether NICU care has cha...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bugter IAL,Janssen LCE,Dieleman J,Kramer BW,Andriessen P,Niemarkt HJ

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep problems are common among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Serum ferritin levels have been associated with the severity of symptoms and sleep disturbances among children with ADHD. This study was conducted to investigate parent-reported sleep problems in a sample of Egypti...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Abou-Khadra MK,Amin OR,Shaker OG,Rabah TM

更新日期：2013-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several maternal health determinants during the first period of life of the child, as feeding practice, smoking habit and socio-economic level, are involved in early childhood health problems, as caries development. The potential associations among early childhood caries, feeding practices, maternal and envi...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Majorana A,Cagetti MG,Bardellini E,Amadori F,Conti G,Strohmenger L,Campus G

更新日期：2014-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A novel immunodeficiency, frequently accompanied by high serum-IgE, and caused by mutations in the PGM3 gene was described in 2014. To date there are no unique phenotype characteristics for PGM3 deficiency. PGM3 encodes a carbohydrate-modifying enzyme, phosphoglucomutase 3. Null-mutations are quite likely le...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Lundin KE,Wang Q,Hamasy A,Marits P,Uzunel M,Wirta V,Wikström AC,Fasth A,Ekwall O,Smith CIE

更新日期：2018-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infective endocarditis is a rare diagnosis in pediatrics. Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes is known to cause a range of type and severity of infections in childhood. However, S. pyogenes is a rarely described cause of endocarditis in children. This paper presents two cases of S. pyogenes endocar...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Weidman DR,Al-Hashami H,Morris SK

更新日期：2014-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire (CFQ) is widely used in research as an instrument to measure quality of life in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). In routine patient care however, measuring quality of life is still not implemented in guidelines. One of the reasons might be the lack of consensus on how to ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Tibosch MM,Sintnicolaas CJ,Peters JB,Merkus PJ,Yntema JB,Verhaak CM,Vercoulen JH

更新日期：2011-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Premedication before neonatal intubation is heterogeneous and contentious. The combination of a short acting, rapid onset opioid with a muscle relaxant is considered suitable by many experts. The purpose of this study was to describe the tolerance and conditions of intubation following anaesthesia with atrop...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Durrmeyer X,Dahan S,Delorme P,Blary S,Dassieu G,Caeymaex L,Carbajal R

更新日期：2014-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early environmental influences have been linked to child weight status, however further understanding of associations in diverse populations is needed. METHODS:A cross-sectional analysis of household and family factors associated with overweight was conducted on a culturally diverse, urban dwelling sample o...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hauser SI,Economos CD,Nelson ME,Goldberg JP,Hyatt RR,Naumova EN,Anderson SE,Must A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early introduction of solid foods before 4 months of age has been associated with an increased risk of diarrhoea in infancy and a greater risk of wheeze and increased percentage body fat and weight in childhood. The purpose of this study was to identify the level of compliance with national recommendatio...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Scott JA,Binns CW,Graham KI,Oddy WH

更新日期：2009-09-22 00:00:00