High-dose of intravenous immunoglobulin modulates immune tolerance in premature infants.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tympanic thermometry has come as a suitable alternative to traditional thermometry because of its safety and ease of use. However, it is still yet to gain wide acceptance in African settings due to conflicting results on its accuracy, thus rectal thermometry remains the gold standard in the newborn. The aim ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Duru CO,Akinbami FO,Orimadegun AE

更新日期：2012-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2006, a new rotavirus vaccine (RotaTeq) was licensed in the US and recommended for routine immunization of all US infants. Because a previously licensed vaccine (Rotashield) was withdrawn from the US for safety concerns, identifying barriers to uptake of RotaTeq will help develop strategies to broaden vac...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Patel MM,Janssen AP,Tardif RR,Herring M,Parashar UD

更新日期：2007-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spite of surplus food production, in Amhara region, a significant number of children had under-nutrition. Investigating factors associated with under-nutrition in food secured households is crucial to design preventive measures. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess under-nutrition and asso...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Demilew YM,Alem AT

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:After publication of the original article [1] it was brought to our attention that author Bouchra Ouled Amar Bencheikh was incorrectly included as Bouchra Oulad Amar Bencheikh. ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Lyahyai J,Bencheikh BOA,Elalaoui SC,Mansouri M,Boualla L,DIonne-Laporte A,Spiegelman D,Dion PA,Cossette P,Rouleau GA,Sefiani A

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Poisoning in toddlers and infants is almost always unintentional due to their exploratory behavior, which is different from adults. The prevalence and background of childhood poisoning in Qatar is still unknown. The aim of this study is to explore the extent of childhood poisoning in Qatar and, specifically,...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Ahmed A,AlJamal AN,Mohamed Ibrahim MI,Salameh K,AlYafei K,Zaineh SA,Adheir FS

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As many preschoolers are not able to cooperate with health-related invasive procedures, sedation can help with the child's comfort and allow the intervention to be done. It is scarcely known how parents affect children's behavior during dental treatment under conscious sedation. The aim of this exploratory s...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Miranda-Remijo D,Orsini MR,Corrêa-Faria P,Costa LR

更新日期：2016-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global childhood mortality rates remain high. Millennium Development Goal 4 focused efforts on reducing rates by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. In Ethiopia, child mortality rates dropped 71 % from 1990 to 2015, however it is estimated that 184,000 Ethiopian children die each year. There is limited informa...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bohn JA,Kassaye BM,Record D,Chou BC,Kraft IL,Purdy JC,Hilton KA,Miller DA,Getachew S,Addissie A,Robison JA

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrapartum-related hypoxic events are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low resource countries. Neonates who receive proper resuscitation may go on to live otherwise healthy lives. However, even when a birth attendant is present, these babies frequently receive suboptimal ventilation with poor out...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Ali A,Nudel J,Heberle CR,Santorino D,Olson KR,Hur C

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are frequently at risk of long-term impairments of attention and executive functioning but these problems are difficult to predict. Although deficits have been reported to vary with injury severity, age at injury and sex, prognostication of outcome remains imperfect...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Wilkinson AA,Dennis M,Simic N,Taylor MJ,Morgan BR,Frndova H,Choong K,Campbell C,Fraser D,Anderson V,Guerguerian AM,Schachar R,Hutchison J,Canadian Critical Care Trials Group (CCCTG).,Canadian Critical Care Translational Biolo

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is an important health problem in China and raised blood pressure in children may lead to future hypertension. Accordingly we aimed to provide a reference blood pressure table for age, gender and height in Chinese children. METHODS:A reference sample of subjects was drawn from the Chinese Healt...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Yan W,Liu F,Li X,Wu L,Zhang Y,Cheng Y,Zhou W,Huang G

更新日期：2013-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mental health and quality of life in children with asthma have attracted widespread attention. This study focused on the evaluation of mental health conditions and their clinical characteristics in Chinese children with asthma. METHODS:A total of 261 children with asthma aged 6 to 16 years old and 261 a...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Zhou H,Chen Z,Zhao W,Liu Y,Cui Y

更新日期：2019-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to revise the 2003 Fenton Preterm Growth Chart, specifically to: a) harmonize the preterm growth chart with the new World Health Organization (WHO) Growth Standard, b) smooth the data between the preterm and WHO estimates, informed by the Preterm Multicentre Growth (PreM Growth) stu...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Fenton TR,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Well baby visits (WBVs) are a cornerstone of early childhood health, but few studies have examined the correlates of WBVs for socioeconomically vulnerable infants. The study objective was to identify factors related to the number of WBVs received by Medicaid-enrolled infants in the first three years of life ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Chi DL,Momany ET,Jones MP,Kuthy RA,Askelson NM,Wehby GL,Damiano PC

更新日期：2013-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children and adolescents dying from complex chronic conditions require paediatric palliative care. One aim of palliative care is to enable a home death if desired and well supported. However, there is little data to inform care, particularly from countries without paediatric palliative care, which constitute...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Forjaz de Lacerda A,Gomes B

更新日期：2017-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe acute malnutrition affects around 17 million under-five children in the world, of which the highest burden is accounted by Sub-Saharan Africa where Ethiopia is found. Though there are few individual, inconsistent and inconclusive studies, there is no nationally representative study on treatment outcom...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bitew ZW,Alemu A,Worku T

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seeking healthcare in children is unique since parents decide upon the type and frequency of healthcare services accessed. Mothers/caregivers lower healthcare seeking behavior is one of the major reason for increased morbidity and mortality from childhood illness in developing countries. Hence, this study ai...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Abegaz NT,Berhe H,Gebretekle GB

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal near miss cases occur more often than neonatal deaths and could enable a more comprehensive analysis of risk factors, short-term outcomes and prognostic factors in neonates born to mothers with severe obstetric complications. The objective was to assess the incidence, presentation and perinatal outc...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Nakimuli A,Mbalinda SN,Nabirye RC,Kakaire O,Nakubulwa S,Osinde MO,Kakande N,Kaye DK

更新日期：2015-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although numerous evidence-based and feasible interventions are available to treat pain from childhood vaccine injections, evidence indicates that children are not benefitting from this knowledge. Unrelieved vaccination pain puts children at risk for significant long-term harms including the development of n...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Taddio A,Shah V,Leung E,Wang J,Parikh C,Smart S,Hetherington R,Ipp M,Riddell RP,Sgro M,Jovicic A,Franck L

更新日期：2013-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although adolescent spinal pain increases the risk for chronic back pain in adulthood, most adolescents can be regarded as healthy. The aim of the present study was to provide data on localization, intensity and frequency of adolescent spinal pain and to investigate which physical and psycho-social parameter...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Wirth B,Humphreys BK

更新日期：2015-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) is a modular instrument, designed to integrate generic and disease specific measures, and includes both self- and proxy-reports. The aim of the study was to assess the reliability and limited validity of the Swedish version of the disease specific Pediatric Qu...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Sand P,Kleiberg AN,Kljajić M,Lannering B

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of socio-economic determinants on choice of infant male circumcision provider is not known in areas with high population coverage such as rural Africa. The overall aim of this study was to determine the key socio-economic factors which influence the choice of infant male circumcision provider i...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Gyan T,McAuley K,Strobel N,Newton S,Owusu-Agyei S,Edmond K

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is commonly found among people traveling above 2500 m. We investigated whether the occurrence of AMS is related to differences in individual physical fitness and BMI in subjects 11-13 years of age. METHODS:This study was conducted at Xue Mountain, Taiwan (elevation of 3886 m) b...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Wu SH,Lin YC,Weng YM,Chiu YH,Li WC,Wang SH,Chan CW,Chiu TF,Huang KF,Chen CH

更新日期：2015-05-08 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:13q33-q34 microdeletions are rare chromosomal aberrations associated with a high risk of developmental disability, facial dysmorphism, cardiac defects and other malformation of organs. It is necessary to collect and report evidence of this rare chromosome mutation to improve the prognosis of this rare diseas...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： He X,Shen H,Fu H,Feng C,Liu Z,Jin Y,Mao J

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol intoxicated adolescents (AIA) in emergency department are an important target group for prevention and valid information on their familial risk and protective factors (RPF) is crucial for implementing customized family-based counseling in hospitals. We therefore, examined the psychometric characteris...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Kuttler H,Schwendemann H,Bitzer EM

更新日期：2015-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have detailed the physical health benefits of children's participation in sport and a growing body of research also highlights the benefits for mental health. Children who participate in sport have also been shown to be advantaged academically. However, despite the benefits there is evidence...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Somerset S,Hoare DJ

更新日期：2018-02-09 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:The fundamental treatment for patients with pediatric malignant mediastinal tumors is chemotherapy. Therefore, accurate diagnosis is essential for selecting the appropriate chemotherapeutic regimen. However, malignant mediastinal tumors occasionally cause respiratory distress, and biopsies under general anes...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Tanaka T,Amano H,Tanaka Y,Takahashi Y,Tajiri T,Tainaka T,Shirota C,Sumida W,Yokota K,Makita S,Tani Y,Hinoki A,Uchida H

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperglycemia often occurs in premature, very low birthweight infants (VLBW) due to immaturity of endogenous regulatory systems and the stress of their condition. Hyperglycemia in neonates has been linked to increased morbidities and mortality and occurs at increasing rates with decreasing birthweight. In th...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Le Compte AJ,Lynn AM,Lin J,Pretty CG,Shaw GM,Chase JG

更新日期：2012-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order for infants and toddlers to meet recommended movement guidelines, their caregivers need to encourage play daily. This study used a qualitative approach to understand how mothers perceive and promote play and physical activity during the first 2 years of life. METHODS:Mothers with children between 0...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Prioreschi A,Wrottesley SV,Slemming W,Cohen E,Norris SA

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00