Immunoreactive trypsinogen levels in newborn screened infants with an inconclusive diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.

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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an arterial ischemic stroke, rarely occurred in children accompanied with asymptomatic cerebral infarction and almost never involved in severe pneumonia related to Mycoplasma pneumonia infection. CASE PRESENTATION:An 8-year-old boy with severe pneumonia related to ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bao Y,Li X,Wang K,Zhao C,Ji X,Jiang M

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is growing concern as regards the emergence of metabolic disorders among children living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) worldwide. However, there is paucity of data on the correlates of metabolic indices among HIV-positive children in Africa. METHODS:This study examined 84 HIV-positive ch...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Ohuche IO,Chikani UN,Oyenusi EE,Onu JU,Oduwole A

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Passive smoking unfavorably affects pregnancy, child birth and child health. Passive smoking associates with still-birth, premature birth as well as acute respiratory infection, asthma, disorder in red blood cell metabolism in children. This study examined the effects of passive smoking on anemia in young ch...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Hong R,Betancourt JA,Ruiz-Beltran M

更新日期：2007-04-10 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:Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome is a rare genetic disease characterised by vitamin B12 deficiency and proteinuria. CASE PRESENTATION:A 4-year old Sri Lankan boy presented with gradually worsening difficulty in walking for two weeks duration. He was previously diagnosed and managed as having non-transfusion-depe...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Arunath V,Hoole TJ,Rathnasri A,Muthukumarana O,Kumarasiri IM,Liyanage ND,Costa Y,Mettananda S

更新日期：2021-01-18 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:In Sub-Saharan Africa over one million newborns die annually. We developed a sustainable and scalable home-based counselling intervention for delivery by community volunteers in rural southern Tanzania to improve newborn care practices and survival. Here we report the effect on newborn care practices one yea...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Penfold S,Manzi F,Mkumbo E,Temu S,Jaribu J,Shamba DD,Mshinda H,Cousens S,Marchant T,Tanner M,Schellenberg D,Schellenberg JA

更新日期：2014-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increased survival of preterm and very low birth weight infants in recent years has been well documented but continued surveillance is required in order to monitor the effects of new therapeutic interventions. Gestation and birth weight specific survival rates most accurately reflect the outcome of perin...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Jones HP,Karuri S,Cronin CM,Ohlsson A,Peliowski A,Synnes A,Lee SK,Canadian Neonatal Network.

更新日期：2005-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melnick-Needles syndrome (MNS) is an extremely rare osteochondrodysplasia caused by a mutation of FLNA, the gene encoding filamin A. MNS is inherited in an X-linked dominant manner. In this study, we describe three members of the same family with MNS, who exhibited different phenotypic severity despite havin...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Oh CH,Lee CH,Kim SY,Lee SY,Jun HH,Lee S

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perinatal asphyxia and resulting hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is a major cause of death and long-term disability in term born neonates. Up to 20,000 infants each year are affected by HIE in Europe and even more in regions with lower level of perinatal care. The only established therapy to improve outcome ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Maiwald CA,Annink KV,Rüdiger M,Benders MJNL,van Bel F,Allegaert K,Naulaers G,Bassler D,Klebermaß-Schrehof K,Vento M,Guimarães H,Stiris T,Cattarossi L,Metsäranta M,Vanhatalo S,Mazela J,Metsvaht T,Jacobs Y,Franz AR,AL

更新日期：2019-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study evaluates children in schools that participate in the School Health Program in the Northern region of Brazil with the objective of assessing whether their schools interfered in the development of overweight/obesity and how individual and school environment variables behave according to contextual a...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Andrade de Medeiros Moreira R,Ricardo Moreira T,Dias da Costa G,Vidigal Castro LC,Minardi Mitre Cotta R

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood undernutrition causes significant morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Tanzania, the in-hospital prevalence of undernutrition in children under five years of age is approximated to be 30% with a case fatality rate of 8.8%. In Tanzania, the burden of undernourished...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bashaka PJ,Sawe HR,Mwafongo V,Mfinanga JA,Runyon MS,Murray BL

更新日期：2019-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Newborn screening (NBS) occupies a unique space at the intersection of translational science and public health. As the only truly population-based public health program in the United States, NBS offers the promise of making the successes of translational medicine available to every infant with a rare disorde...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Bailey DB Jr,Gehtland LM,Lewis MA,Peay H,Raspa M,Shone SM,Taylor JL,Wheeler AC,Cotten M,King NMP,Powell CM,Biesecker B,Bishop CE,Boyea BL,Duparc M,Harper BA,Kemper AR,Lee SN,Moultrie R,Okoniewski KC,Paquin RS,Pe

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early diagnosis and treatment are improving significantly the quality of life of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). This recessive disease is caused by a great variability of mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance (CFTR) gene, whose spectrum and frequency can be different across populations. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Rosa J,Gaspar-Silva P,Pacheco P,Silva C,Branco CC,Vieira BS,Carreiro A,Gonçalves J,Mota-Vieira L

更新日期：2020-01-03 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:Autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease (ADTKD) caused by UMOD gene mutation (ADTKD-UMOD) is rare in children, characterized by hyperuricemia, gout, and progressive chronic kidney disease. It usually leads to end-stage renal failure at fiftieth decades. Here, we report a 3-year-old Chinese boy i...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Yang J,Zhang Y,Zhou J

更新日期：2019-05-08 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:The studies on dietary intake in Polish children are sparse and the information about dietary intake in 6-year-olds in Europe is limited. The published studies on dietary intake in children rarely provide information on the intake of animal protein, plant protein and water. The purpose of the study was to an...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Merkiel S

更新日期：2014-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), loss to follow-up, and HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) are challenges to achieving UNAIDS' targets of 90% of those diagnosed HIV-positive receiving treatment, and 90% of those receiving treatment achieving viral suppression. In Kenya, the pediatric populat...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Pilgrim NA,Okal J,Matheka J,Mukui I,Kalibala S

更新日期：2018-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transport of critically ill patients to children's hospitals is essential to current practice. The AAP Section on Transport Medicine has raised concerns about future leadership in the field as trainees receive less exposure to transport medicine. This study identifies the priorities of pediatric subspeci...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Mickells GE,Goodman DM,Rozenfeld RA

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Daily pain and multi-site pain are both associated with reduction in work ability and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among adults. However, no population-based studies have yet investigated the prevalence of daily and multi-site pain among adolescents and how these are associated with respondent char...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Rathleff MS,Roos EM,Olesen JL,Rasmussen S

更新日期：2013-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Problems experienced within the first year of an infant's life can be precursors of later mental health conditions. The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency and continuity of difficult behaviors in infants at 3 and 6 months of age and the associations of these difficulties with biomedical and p...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Sirvinskiene G,Zemaitiene N,Zaborskis A,Markuniene E,Jusiene R

更新日期：2012-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) carries a serious risk of mortality, morbidity, and handicap. As echocardiography is commonly used to diagnose congenital heart disease (CHD), echocardiographic investigations in newborns may be helpful in detecting CCHD earlier and with higher se...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Kondo M,Ohishi A,Baba T,Fujita T,Iijima S

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) is so rare in developed countries with measles immunization programs that national active surveillance is now needed to capture sufficient number of cases for meaningful analysis of data. Through the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP), the SSPE study wa...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Campbell C,Levin S,Humphreys P,Walop W,Brannan R

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) and associated risk factors in school children 8 to 13 years of age. METHODS:Elementary school children (n = 1,066) were examined. Associations between HBP, body mass index (BMI), gender, ethnicity, and acanthosis nigrica...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Urrutia-Rojas X,Egbuchunam CU,Bae S,Menchaca J,Bayona M,Rivers PA,Singh KP

更新日期：2006-11-16 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: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:Previous research has suggested that music therapy may facilitate skills in areas typically affected by autism spectrum disorders such as social interaction and communication. However, generalisability of previous findings has been restricted, as studies were limited in either methodological accuracy or the ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Geretsegger M,Holck U,Gold C

更新日期：2012-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with a history of caustic or foreign body ingestion (FBI) seem to be presenting more frequently to emergency departments. This study aims to elucidate the clinical presentation, diagnostic procedures, and complications associated with the ingestion of different object categories over a 13-year time ...

journal_title：BMC pediatrics

authors： Speidel AJ,Wölfle L,Mayer B,Posovszky C

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00