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BMC Pediatrics

Ausgabe 1/2021

Inhalt (576 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Thymus size and its correlates among children admitted with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional study in Uganda

Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi, Betty Lanyero, Benedikte Grenov, Henrik Friis, Hanifa Namusoke, Ezekiel Mupere, Kim F. Michaelsen, Christian Mølgaard, Maria Wiese, Dennis S. Nielsen, Musemma K. Mohammed, Vibeke B. Christensen, Maren Rytter

Open Access Study protocol

Motor-enriched learning for improving pre-reading and word recognition skills in preschool children aged 5–6 years – study protocol for the PLAYMORE randomized controlled trial

Anne Kær Gejl, Anne Sofie Bøgh Malling, Linn Damsgaard, Anne-Mette Veber-Nielsen, Jacob Wienecke

Open Access Research article

Vancomycin-lock therapy for prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection in very low body weight infants

Hong Liang, Lian Zhang, Xiaoping Guo, Li Sun

Open Access Research article

Effect of improved cookstove intervention on childhood acute lower respiratory infection in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Mesafint Molla Adane, Getu Degu Alene, Seid Tiku Mereta, Kristina L. Wanyonyi

Open Access Case report

Identification of a novel GRIN2D variant in a neonate with intractable epileptic encephalopathy-a case report

Jiancheng Jiao, Li Li, Min Sun, Junchen Fang, Lingzhi Meng, Yudong Zhang, Chao Jia, Li Ma

Open Access Research article

The association of care transitions measure-15 score and outcomes after discharge from the NICU

Amy M. Yeh, Ashley Y. Song, Douglas L. Vanderbilt, Cynthia Gong, Philippe S. Friedlich, Roberta Williams, Ashwini Lakshmanan

Open Access Case report

Subcutaneous abscess caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 28F in an infant: a case report

Tomohiro Hirade, Ai Harada, Daisuke Koike, Yasuhiro Abe, Tsuyoshi Higuchi, Fumihide Kato, Bin Chang, Akiyoshi Nariai

Open Access Case report

A rare case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in a newborn with 58 perforations in the small intestine

Yuanyuan Xu, Danqun Jin, Huan Ye, Youfeng Liang

Open Access Research article

Diagnostic yield and appropriate indication of upper endoscopy in Jordanian children

Eyad Altamimi, Yousef Odeh, Tuka Al-quraan, Elmi Mohamed, Naif Rawabdeh

Open Access Research article

Multiple anthropometric and nutritional deficiencies in young children in Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis based on a nationally representative data

Nigatu Regassa Geda, Cindy Xin Feng, Carol J. Henry, Rein Lepnurm, Bonnie Janzen, Susan J. Whiting

Open Access Research article

Intraventricular haemorrhage in a Ugandan cohort of low birth weight neonates: the IVHU study

R. MacLeod, J. N. Paulson, N. Okalany, F. Okello, L. Acom, J. Ikiror, F. M. Cowan, C. J. Tann, L. E. Dyet, C. F. Hagmann, K. Burgoine

Open Access Study protocol

The MEDEA childhood asthma study design for mitigation of desert dust health effects: implementation of novel methods for assessment of air pollution exposure and lessons learned

Panayiotis Kouis, Stefania I. Papatheodorou, Maria G. Kakkoura, Nicos Middleton, Emmanuel Galanakis, Eleni Michaelidi, Souzana Achilleos, Nikolaos Mihalopoulos, Marina Neophytou, Gerasimos Stamatelatos, Christos Kaniklides, Efstathios Revvas, Filippos Tymvios, Chrysanthos Savvides, Petros Koutrakis, Panayiotis K. Yiallouros

Open Access Research article

Micronutrient status and associated factors of adiposity in primary school children with normal and high body fat in Colombo municipal area, Sri Lanka

Kalaichelvi Thillan, Pulani Lanerolle, Tharanga Thoradeniya, Dulani Samaranayake, Rohana Chandrajith, Pujitha Wickramasinghe

Open Access Research article

Perinatal factors influencing the neonatal hearing screening results

Mahbod Kaveh, Seyedeh Nastaran Mirjalali, Mamak Shariat, Mohammad Reza Zarkesh

Open Access Research article

Adherence to treatment in paediatric patients – results of the nationwide survey in Poland

Przemyslaw Kardas, Marek Dabrowa, Konrad Witkowski

Open Access Research article

Modified lung ultrasound score predicts ventilation requirements in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

Piotr Szymański, Piotr Kruczek, Roman Hożejowski, Piotr Wais

Open Access Case report

Clinical and genetic characteristics of concomitant Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA and neurogenic bladder in children: two case reports and literature review

Zhuhui Ge, Jianhua Mao, Huijun Shen, Yu Xu, Haidong Fu, Weiwei Zhang, Dongyan Li

Open Access Study protocol

Effects of nutrition therapy on growth, inflammation and metabolism in immature infants: a study protocol of a double-blind randomized controlled trial (ImNuT)

Kristina Wendel, Helle Cecilie Viekilde Pfeiffer, Drude Merete Fugelseth, Eirik Nestaas, Magnus Domellöf, Bjorn Steen Skålhegg, Katja Benedikte Presto Elgstøen, Helge Rootwelt, Rolf Dagfinn Pettersen, Are Hugo Pripp, Tom Stiris, Sissel J. Moltu, Marlen Fossan Aas, Mona Kristiansen Beyer, Jens-Petter Berg, Marianne Bratlie, Atle Bjornerud, Maninder Singh Chawla, Siw Helen Westby Eger, Cathrine Nygaard Espeland, Oliver Geier, Gunnthorunn Gunnarsdottir, Christina Henriksen, Per Kristian Hol, Henrik Holmstrøm, Ivan Maximov, Tone Nordvik, Madelaine Eloranta Rossholt, Helene Caroline Dale Osterholt, Ingjerd Saeves, Elin Blakstad, Henriette Astrup, Helge Froisland, Lars Tveiten, Krzysztof Hochnowski, Terje Reidar Selberg, Henning Hoyte, Randi Borghild Stornes, Hanne Isdal, Thea Wauters Thyness, Petra Huppi, Alexandre Lapillonne

Open Access Research article

Analysis of cranial type characteristics in term infants: a multi-center study

Wang Yang, Bin Hu, Jianping Chen, Wenzhi Shen, Chengju Wang, Qin Chang, Wenzao Li, Fuxiang Qu, Qiuming Pan, Yuping Zhang

Open Access Research article

Infantile onset Sandhoff disease: clinical manifestation and a novel common mutation in Thai patients

Thipwimol Tim-Aroon, Khunton Wichajarn, Kamornwan Katanyuwong, Pranoot Tanpaiboon, Nithiwat Vatanavicharn, Kullasate Sakpichaisakul, Arthaporn Kongkrapan, Jakris Eu-ahsunthornwattana, Supranee Thongpradit, Kanya Moolsuwan, Nusara Satproedprai, Surakameth Mahasirimongkol, Tassanee Lerksuthirat, Bhoom Suktitipat, Natini Jinawath, Duangrurdee Wattanasirichaigoon

Open Access Research article

Association between colic and sleep problems in infancy and subsequent development, emotional and behavioral problems: a longitudinal study

Lisbeth Valla, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Randi Andenæs, Nina Misvær, Christine Olbjørn, Sølvi Helseth

Open Access Research article

Association of telomere length and telomerase methylation with n-3 fatty acids in preschool children with obesity

Xuanyi Liu, Xiaozhou Liu, Qiaoyu Shi, Xiuqin Fan, Kemin Qi

Open Access Research article

Clinical aspects for differential diagnosis of Kawasaki disease shock syndrome: a case control study

Woo Young Park, Sang Yun Lee, Gi Beom Kim, Mi Kyoung Song, Hye Won Kwon, Eun Jung Bae, Eun hwa Choi, June Dong Park

Open Access Research article

Establishing percentiles for blood pressure based on absolute height for children and adolescents

Marco Cossio-Bolaños, Rubén Vidal-Espinoza, Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, José Sulla-Torres, Wilbert Cossio-Bolaños, Cynthia Lee Andruske, Camilo Urra Albornoz, Rossana Gómez Campos

Open Access Research article

Identification of pathogenic genes and transcription factors in respiratory syncytial virus

Lei Li, Yong An Ni, Zhenfeng Song, Zhi Yi, Fang Wang

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of the Close Collaboration with Parents intervention on parent-infant closeness in NICU

Felix B. He, Anna Axelin, Sari Ahlqvist-Björkroth, Simo Raiskila, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Liisa Lehtonen

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety of the syrup “KalobaTUSS®” as a treatment for cough in children: a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Ilaria Carnevali, Rita La Paglia, Lara Pauletto, Floriana Raso, Marco Testa, Carmen Mannucci, Emanuela Elisa Sorbara, Gioacchino Calapai

Open Access Research article

Adolescent physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in relation to body composition at age 18 years in urban South Africa, Birth-to-Twenty+ Cohort

Lisa K. Micklesfield, Sara K. Hanson, Felipe Lobelo, Solveig A. Cunningham, Terryl J. Hartman, Shane A. Norris, Aryeh D. Stein

Open Access Research article

Initial engagement and persistence of health risk behaviors through adolescence: longitudinal findings from urban South Africa

Alysse J. Kowalski, O. Yaw Addo, Michael R. Kramer, Reynaldo Martorell, Shane A. Norris, Rachel N. Waford, Linda M. Richter, Aryeh D. Stein

Open Access Research article

Effectiveness of FIBEROPTIC phototherapy compared to conventional phototherapy in treating HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA amongst term neonates: a randomized controlled trial

Helvi N. Joel, Deborah N. Mchaile, Rune N. Philemon, Ronald M. Mbwasi, Levina Msuya

Open Access Research article

Correlates of uptake of HIV testing among children and young adolescents in Akwa-Ibom state, Nigeria: a secondary data analysis of the Akwa-Ibom aids indicator survey, 2017

Damilola Adetoro, Hadiza Khamofu, Titilope Badru, John Markson, Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Nana Sandah-Abubakar, Ibrahim Dafa, Mario Chen, Robert Chiegil, Kwasi Torpey

Open Access Research article

Feeding patterns and BMI trajectories during infancy: a multi-ethnic, prospective birth cohort

Outi Sirkka, Michel H. Hof, Tanja Vrijkotte, Marieke Abrahamse-Berkeveld, Jutka Halberstadt, Jacob C. Seidell, Margreet R. Olthof

Open Access Research article

Growth, puberty, and bone health in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease

Hye-Young Jin, Jae-Sang Lim, Yena Lee, Yunha Choi, Seak-Hee Oh, Kyung-Mo Kim, Han-Wook Yoo, Jin-Ho Choi

Open Access Case report

Acute development of syringomyelia following TBM in a pediatric case

Ningyuan Wen, Fumin Zhao, Yu Zhu, Fenglin Jia, Chaomin Wan, Yang Wen

Open Access Research article

Bone density, fractures and the associated factors in iranian children and adolescent with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Pooran Mohsenzade, Anis Amirhakimi, Naser Honar, Forough Saki, Gholam Hossein Ranjbar Omrani, Mohammadhosein Dabbaghmanesh

Open Access Research article

Analysis of hand-forearm anthropometric components in assessing handgrip and pinch strengths of school-aged children and adolescents: a partial least squares (PLS) approach

Sajjad Rostamzadeh, Mahnaz Saremi, Shahram Vosoughi, Bruce Bradtmiller, Leila Janani, Ali Asghar Farshad, Fereshteh Taheri

Open Access Case report

A child with Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome concealed by co‐existing α-thalassaemia presenting with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: a case report

Visvalingam Arunath, Thabitha Jebaseeli Hoole, Asanka Rathnasri, Oshanie Muthukumarana, Ishara Minuri Kumarasiri, Nishadi Dananjani Liyanage, Yasintha Costa, Sachith Mettananda

Open Access Research article

Nutritional status of school children living in Northern part of Sri Lanka

M. G. Sathiadas, Annieston Antonyraja, Arunath Viswalingam, Kasthuri Thangaraja, V. P. Wickramasinghe

Open Access Research article

Optimization of pediatric CT scans in a developing country

Fotso Eddy Kamdem, Samba Odette Ngano, Clemence Alla Takam, Alain Jervé Fotue, Serge Abogo, Cornellius Lukong Fai

Open Access Case report

Idiopathic splenomegaly in childhood and the spectrum of RAS-associated lymphoproliferative disease: a case report

Geraldine Blanchard-Rohner, Robert J. Ragotte, Anne K. Junker, Mehul Sharma, Kate L. Del Bel, Henry Y. Lu, Stephanie Erdle, Alanna Chomyn, Harinder Gill, Lori B. Tucker, Richard A. Schreiber, Jacob Rozmus, Catherine M. Biggs, Kyla J. Hildebrand, John Wu, Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu, Stuart E. Turvey

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Outcomes of infants born to pregnant women with syphilis: a nationwide study in Korea

Joohee Lim, So Jin Yoon, Jeong Eun Shin, Jung Ho Han, Soon Min Lee, Ho Seon Eun, Min Soo Park, Kook In Park

Open Access Research article

Mothers’ experiences of parenting and everyday life of children born at 23 weeks of gestation – a qualitative descriptive study

Anniina Väliaho, Liisa Lehtonen, Anna Axelin, Riikka Korja

Open Access Research article

Preoperative thyroid hormone levels predict ICU mortality after cardiopulmonary bypass in congenital heart disease patients younger than 3 months old

Di Yu, Liang Zou, Yueshuang Cun, Yaping Li, Qingfeng Wang, Yaqin Shu, Xuming Mo

Open Access Case report

Severe dyspnea and uncontrolled seizures following meperfluthrin poisoning: a case report

Shengkun Zheng, Shengxin Zhang, Shaoxian Hong, Qing Lou

Open Access Research article

High diagnostic accuracy of automated rapid Strep A test reduces antibiotic prescriptions for children in the United Arab Emirates

Salama Bin Hendi, Zainab A. Malik, Amar Hassan Khamis, Fadil Y. A. Al-Najjar

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Annual trend of neonatal mortality and its underlying causes: population-based study – São Paulo State, Brazil, 2004–2013

Ruth Guinsburg, Adriana Sanudo, Carlos Roberto V Kiffer, Ana Sílvia S Marinonio, Daniela T Costa-Nobre, Kelsy N Areco, Mandira D Kawakami, Milton H Miyoshi, Paulo Bandiera-Paiva, Rita de Cássia X Balda, Tulio Konstantyner, Liliam CC Morais, Rosa MV Freitas, Mônica LP Teixeira, Bernadette Waldvogel, Maria Fernanda B Almeida

Open Access Research article

A scoping review of methods for assessment of sex differentials in early childhood mortality

Janaína Calu Costa, Cesar G. Victora

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Introduction and feeding practices of solid food in preterm infants born in Salzburg!

Edda Hofstätter, Verena Köttstorfer, Patricia Stroicz, Sebastian Schütz, Lorenz Auer-Hackenberg, Johannes Brandner, Martin Wald

Open Access Technical advance

Development of a posterior sagittal anorectal surgical teaching model

J. A. van Ling, G. M. J. Bökkerink, I. de Blaauw, S. M. B. I. Botden

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Addressing the quality of paediatric primary care: health worker and caregiver perspectives from a process evaluation of PACK child, a health systems intervention in South Africa

Robyn Curran, Jamie Murdoch, Max Bachmann, Eric Bateman, Ruth Cornick, Sandra Picken, Makhosazana Lungile Simelane, Lara Fairall

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Addressing the mental health needs of children affected by HIV in Rwanda: validation of a rapid depression screening tool for children 7–14 years old

Agnes Binagwaho, Eric Remera, Alice Uwase Bayingana, Darius Gishoma, Kirstin Woody Scott, Madeline Goosman, Eliza Campbell, Mawuena Agbonyitor, Yvonne Kayiteshonga, Sabin Nsanzimana

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Does obesity persist from childhood to adolescence? A 4-year prospective cohort study of chinese students in Hong Kong

Joanna Yuet-ling Tung, Frederick Ka-wing Ho, Keith Tsz-suen Tung, Rosa Sze-man Wong, Wilfred Hing-sang Wong, Bik-chu Chow, Patrick Ip

Open Access Research article

The effect of inhaling mother’s breast milk odor on the behavioral responses to pain caused by hepatitis B vaccine in preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial

Zahra Akbarian Rad, Parvin Aziznejadroshan, Adeleh Saebi Amiri, Hemmat Gholinia Ahangar, Zahra Valizadehchari

Open Access Research article

Anesthesia, sex and miscarriage history may influence the association between cesarean delivery and autism spectrum disorder

Ye Yang, Jingjing Lin, Xiaozi Lu, Guanglei Xun, Renrong Wu, Yamin Li, Jianjun Ou, Yidong Shen, Kun Xia, Jingping Zhao

Open Access Research article

Biologic therapy is associated with a mild decrease in the rate of hospitalizations in pediatric IBD

Gil Berkovitch, Shlomi Cohen, Ronit Lubetzky, Dana Singer, Anat Yerushalmy-Feler

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Brazilian Portuguese version of the Amsterdam infant stool scale: a valid and reliable scale for evaluation of stool from children up to 120 days old

Laura Cantisano de Deus Silva, Priscila Monaro Bianchini, Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan, Juliana Fattori Hamamoto, Rosemary Fermiano, Rebeca Mayara Padilha Rego, João César Lyra, Marc Alexander Benninga, Pedro Luiz Toledo de Arruda Lourenção

Open Access Research article

Analysis of clinical characteristics of severe pertussis in infants and children: a retrospective study

Caiying Wang, Huimin Zhang, Yanlan Zhang, Lin Xu, Min Miao, Hongling Yang, Yuhuan Liu, Shuxin He, Lin Pang

Open Access Research article

Association of neural tube defects with congenital abnormalities of the urogenital system in a Chinese cohort

Zhi-Hua Hong, Dong-Hui Jin, Xiao-Jian Yuan, Yang Zhao, Hou-Wei Lin, Jie Chen

Open Access Research article

Concurrent and predictive validity of the infant motor profile in infants at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders

Riccardo Rizzi, Valentina Menici, Maria Luce Cioni, Alessandra Cecchi, Veronica Barzacchi, Elena Beani, Matteo Giampietri, Giovanni Cioni, Giuseppina Sgandurra, Claudia Artese, Marta Cervo, Carlo Dani, Patrizio Fiorini, Viola Fortini, Simona Giustini, Clara Lunardi, Giada Martini, Martina Orlando, Letizia Padrini, Filomena Paternoster

Open Access Case report

Mycoplasma hominis meningitis in an extremely preterm newborn: a case report

Najmus Sehr Ansari, Elizabeth Asztalos, Asaph Rolnitsky

Open Access Case report

Four mutations in MITF, SOX10 and PAX3 genes were identified as genetic causes of waardenburg syndrome in four unrelated Iranian patients: case report

Safoura Zardadi, Sima Rayat, Maryam Hassani Doabsari, Aliagha Alishiri, Mohammad Keramatipour, Zeynab Javanfekr Shahri, Saeid Morovvati

Open Access Research article

Cognitive functioning in Deaf children using Cochlear implants

Fidaa Almomani, Murad O. Al-momani, Soha Garadat, Safa Alqudah, Manal Kassab, Shereen Hamadneh, Grant Rauterkus, Richard Gans

Open Access Case report

Wolman’s disease presenting with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case report from Saudi Arabia and literature review

Fahad Alabbas, Ghaleb Elyamany, Talal Alanzi, Tahani Bin Ali, Fatma Albatniji, Huda Alfaraidi

Open Access Research article

Association of screen time with parent-reported cognitive delay in preschool children of Kerala, India

Jijo Joseph John, Reny Joseph, Alice David, Ann Bejoy, Kalyan Varghese George, Lisa George

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Association between head circumference at two years and second and fifth year cognition

Beena Koshy, Manikandan Srinivasan, Timiri Palani Murugan, Anuradha Bose, Pamela Christudoss, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Sushil John, Reeba Roshan, Gagandeep Kang

Open Access Research article

Nonresection management of the pancreas for grade III and IV blunt pancreatic injuries in children: a single center’s experience

Dan Zhang, Jiayu Yan, Sarah Tan Siyin, Wenbo Pang, Yajun Chen

Open Access Research article

Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among pediatric household contacts of Iranian tuberculosis cases using tuberculin skin test, IFN- γ release assay and IFN-γ-induced protein-10

Roxana Mansour Ghanaie, Abdollah Karimi, Leila Azimi, Seddon James, Mahshid Nasehi, Abolfazl Panahi Mishkar, Mahnaz Sheikhi, Fatemeh Fallah, Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Seyedeh Mahsan Hoseini-Alfatemi

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Lipid profile of Mexican children with Down syndrome

Silvestre Garcia-de la Puente, Karla A. Flores-Arizmendi, María J. Delgado-Montemayor, Tania T. Vargas-Robledo

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Genetic variants and physical activity interact to affect bone density in Hispanic children

Ruixue Hou, Shelley A. Cole, Mariaelisa Graff, Yujie Wang, Karin Haack, Sandra Laston, Nitesh R. Mehta, Roman J. Shypailo, Margaret L. Gourlay, Anthony G. Comuzzie, Kari E. North, Nancy F. Butte, Venkata Saroja Voruganti

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Rapid component of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption of children of different weight status after playing active video games

Caio Victor Sousa, Jungyun Hwang, Herbert Gustavo Simoes, Kyung Jin Sun, Amy Shirong Lu

Open Access Research article

Burden and consequence of birth defects in Nepal-evidence from prospective cohort study

Prajwal Paudel, Avinash K. Sunny, Rejina Gurung, Abhishek Gurung, Honey Malla, Netra B. Rana, Nawaraj KC, Ram Narayan Chaudhary, Ashish KC

Open Access Research article

Sleep-related difficulties in healthy children and adolescents

Christiane Lewien, Jon Genuneit, Christof Meigen, Wieland Kiess, Tanja Poulain

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Oral feeding for infants and children receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure and high flow nasal cannula: a systematic review

Angie Canning, Sally Clarke, Sarah Thorning, Manbir Chauhan, Kelly A Weir

Open Access Research Article

Attainment of smiling and walking in infancy associates with developmental delays at school entry in moderately-late preterm children: a community-based cohort study

Nienke H. van Dokkum, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, Arend F. Bos, Marlou L. A. de Kroon

Open Access Research article

Role of umbilical cord C-peptide levels in early prediction of hypoglycemia in infants of diabetic mothers

Ahlam M. Saber, Magdy A. Mohamed, Abdelrahim A. Sadek, Ramadan A. Mahmoud

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Preliminary evidence for an influence of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the composition of the gut microbiota and neurodevelopment in three-year-old healthy children

Wei Zhang, Zhongqing Sun, Qian Zhang, Zhitao Sun, Ya Su, Jiahui Song, Bingling Wang, Ruqin Gao

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The diagnostic threshold of Cornell assessment of pediatric delirium in detection of postoperative delirium in pediatric surgical patients

Hong Hong, Chao Guo, Zhi-Hua Liu, Bo-Jie Wang, Shu-Zhe Zhou, Dong-Liang Mu, Dong-Xin Wang

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Time series analysis of the relationship between diarrhea in children and Rota 2 vaccine in the Fanteakwa District of the eastern region of Ghana

James Atampiiga Avoka, Elvis J. Dun-Dery, Issah Seidu, Armel N. E. Abou, Paul Twene, Isaac Obeng Tandoh, Frederick Dun-Dery

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Quality improvement strategies to improve inpatient management of small and sick newborns across All Babies Count supported hospitals in rural Rwanda

David Tuyisenge, Samuel Byiringiro, M. Louise Manirakiza, Robert G. Mutsinzi, Alphonse Nshimyiryo, Merab Nyishime, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Francois Biziyaremye, Joseph Gitera, Kathryn Beck, Catherine M. Kirk

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Comparison of different detection methods for Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children with community-acquired pneumonia

Mingyu Tang, Dong Wang, Xing Tong, Yufen Wu, Jing Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yong Yin, Qing Cao

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Bedside upper gastrointestinal series in the neonatal intensive care unit

Choeum Kang, Haesung Yoon, Hyun Joo Shin, Ho Sun Eun, Kook In Park, Mi-Jung Lee

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Etiological and predictive factors of pediatric urticaria in an emergency context

Leelawadee Techasatian, Pariwat Phungoen, Jitjira Chaiyarit, Rattapon Uppala

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Optimization of pediatric CT scans in a developing country

Eddy Fotso Kamdem, Odette Ngano Samba, Clemence Alla Takam, Alain Jervé Fotue, Serge Abogo, Cornellius Lukong Fai

Open Access Research Article

Nutritional education during rehabilitation of children 6–24 months with acute malnutrition, under unavailability of therapeutic/supplementary foods: a retrospective study in rural Angola

Andrea Pietravalle, Martina Scilipoti, Francesco Cavallin, Magda Lonardi, Ivo Makonga Tshikamb, Claudia Robbiati, Daniele Trevisanuto, Giovanni Putoto

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic outbreak on education and mental health of Chinese children aged 7–15 years: an online survey

Zhongren Ma, Sakinah Idris, Yinxia Zhang, Liu Zewen, Amaad Wali, Yunpeng Ji, Qiuwei Pan, Zulqarnain Baloch

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Clinical signs associated with earlier diagnosis of children with autism Spectrum disorder

Nachum Sicherman, Jimmy Charite, Gil Eyal, Magdalena Janecka, George Loewenstein, Kiely Law, Paul H. Lipkin, Alison R. Marvin, Joseph D. Buxbaum

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Electrocardiographic pattern of apparently healthy African adolescent athletes in Nigeria

Ogochukwu J. Sokunbi, Christy A. N. Okoromah, Ekanem N. Ekure, Olajide A. Olawale, Wuraola S. Eke

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Clinical profile and outcome of acute organophosphate poisoning in children of Upper Egypt: a cross-sectional study

Khaled A. Abdel Baseer, Eman Fathala Gad, Yaser F. Abdel Raheem

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Neurobehavioural and cognitive effects of prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds in three year old children

Griet Vermeir, Adrian Covaci, Nik Van Larebeke, Greet Schoeters, Vera Nelen, Gudrun Koppen, Mineke Viaene

Open Access Study protocol

Study protocol: baby-OSCAR trial: Outcome after Selective early treatment for Closure of patent ductus ARteriosus in preterm babies, a multicentre, masked, randomised placebo-controlled parallel group trial

Samir Gupta, Edmund Juszczak, Pollyanna Hardy, Nimish Subhedar, Jonathan Wyllie, Wilf Kelsall, Sunil Sinha, Sam Johnson, Tracy Roberts, Elisabeth Hutchison, Justine Pepperell, Louise Linsell, Jennifer L. Bell, Kayleigh Stanbury, Marketa Laube, Clare Edwards, David Field

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Gliosarcoma in patients under 20 years of age. A clinicopathologic study of 11 cases and detailed review of the literature

Nasir Ud Din, Hira Ishtiaq, Shabina Rahim, Jamshid Abdul-Ghafar, Zubair Ahmad

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Combination of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and standard immunosuppressive regimen for pediatric patients with severe aplastic anemia

Yang Lan, Fang Liu, Lixian Chang, Lipeng Liu, Yingchi Zhang, Meihui Yi, Yuli Cai, Jing Feng, Zhibo Han, Zhongchao Han, Xiaofan Zhu

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Adapting the Wheelchair Skills Program for pediatric rehabilitation: recommendations from key stakeholders

Geneviève Daoust, Paula W. Rushton, Marissa Racine, Karolann Leduc, Najoua Assila, Louise Demers

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Histological chorioamnionitis is associated with an increased risk of wheezing in preterm children less than 34 gestational weeks

Xiaoli Wang, Haiyuan Li, Qianqian Zhang, Qianwen Shen, Dan Zhu, Hong Li, Zheng Tang, Jiuru Zhao, Zhiwei Liu

Open Access Study protocol

Physical ACTivity in Survivorship (PACTS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a goal-directed therapeutic exercise program in pediatric posterior fossa brain tumor survivors

Brooke E. Kohler, Emmah Baque, Carolina X. Sandler, Denise S. K. Brookes, Caroline O. Terranova, Matthew Rixon, Tim Hassall, Stewart G. Trost

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Study protocol: a multicenter, uncontrolled, open-label study of palivizumab in neonates, infants, and preschool children at high risk of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection

Masaaki Mori, Shinichi Watabe, Tomoaki Taguchi, Hisaya Hasegawa, Mika Ishige, Naoyuki Tanuma, Akihiro Hirakawa, Ryuji Koike, Satoshi Kusuda

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Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma: magnetic resonance imaging features in 64 cases

Suhua Peng, Chunchao Xia, Kaiying Yang, Siyuan Chen, Yi Ji

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Etiologic distribution and clinical characteristics of pediatric diabetes in 276 children and adolescents with diabetes at a single academic center

Ja Hye Kim, Yena Lee, Yunha Choi, Gu-Hwan Kim, Han-Wook Yoo, Jin-Ho Choi

Open Access Research article

Clinical utility of procalcitonin in febrile infants younger than 3 months of age visiting a pediatric emergency room: a retrospective single-center study

Jun-Sung Park, Young-Hoon Byun, Jeong-Yong Lee, Jong Seung Lee, Jeong-Min Ryu, Seung Jun Choi

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of problematic feeding in young children born prematurely: a meta-analysis

Britt Frisk Pados, Rebecca R. Hill, Joy T. Yamasaki, Jonathan S. Litt, Christopher S. Lee

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Body composition in term offspring after maternal gestational diabetes does not predict postnatal hypoglycemia

Cornelia Wiechers, Lena S. Balles, Sara Kirchhof, Romy Weber, Vanessa Avellina, Jan Pauluschke-Fröhlich, Manfred Hallschmid, Louise Fritsche, Hubert Preißl, Andreas Fritsche, Christian F. Poets, Axel R. Franz

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Toxic stress, health and nutrition among Brazilian children in shelters

Adriana César da Silveira, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro Leite, Poliana Coelho Cabral, Ariclécio Cunha de Oliveira, Keciany Alves de Oliveira, Pedro Israel Cabral de Lira

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Daniela Cleves, Viviana Lotero, Diego Medina, Paola M Perez, Jaime A Patiño, Laura Torres-Canchala, Manuela Olaya

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Helena Mellqvist, Robin T. Saggers, Anders Elfvin, Elisabet Hentz, Daynia E. Ballot

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Translation, adaptation and testing of an emergency care satisfaction scale in Swedish pediatric emergency departments

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Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Prolonged rectal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in a 22-day-old-neonate: a case report

Julie Niemann Holm-Jacobsen, Julia Helena Vonasek, Søren Hagstrøm, Mette Line Donneborg, Suzette Sørensen

Open Access Research

Novel type of references for weight aligned for onset of puberty – using the QEPS growth model

Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland, Aimon Niklasson, Lars Gelander, Anton Holmgren, Andreas F. M. Nierop

Open Access Research

Obesity is a risk factor for central precocious puberty: a case-control study

Gaiyan Liu, Jinxin Guo, Xuejing Zhang, Yu Lu, Junjie Miao, Hongmei Xue

Open Access Case report

Retinal vein occlusion with cerebral infarction in a preterm neonate: a case report

Xiuyu Zhu, Xiaojing Cai, Xiaohong Zhou, Yian Li, Chenhao Yang

Open Access Research

Utilization of psychotropic medications in children with FASD: a retrospective review

Michael-Roy R. Durr, Susan Petryk, Mansfield Mela, Andrea DesRoches, Mackenzie Wekerle, Sanjida Newaz

Open Access Research article

Why parents agree or disagree for minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) to identify causes of death in under-five children and stillbirth in North India: a qualitative study

Manoja Kumar Das, Narendra Kumar Arora, Pradeep Debata, Harish Chellani, Reeta Rasaily, Harsha Gaikwad, K. R. Meena, Gurkirat Kaur, Prikanksha Malik, Shipra Joshi, Mahisha Kumari

Open Access Research

Time to death and its determinants among under-five children in Sub-Saharan Africa using the recent (2010–2018) demographic and health survey data: country-based shared frailty analyses

Desalegn Tesfa, Sofonyas Abebaw Tiruneh, Melkalem Mamuye Azanaw, Alemayehu Digssie Gebremariam, Melaku Tadege Engdaw, Belayneh Kefale, Bedilu Abebe, Tsion Dessalegn

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Research

Mortality and clinical characteristics of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with covid-19 in critically ill patients: an observational multicenter study (MISCO study)

Lorena Acevedo, Byron Enrique Piñeres-Olave, Laura Fernanda Niño-Serna, Liliana Mazzillo Vega, Ivan Jose Ardila Gomez, Shayl Chacón, Juan Camilo Jaramillo-Bustamante, Hernando Mulett-Hoyos, Otto González-Pardo, Eliana Zemanate, Ledys Izquierdo, Jaime Piracoca Mejìa, Jose Luis Junco González, Beatriz Giraldo Duran, Carolina Bonilla Gonzalez, Helen Preciado, Rafael Orozco Marun, Martha I Alvarez-Olmos, Carolina Giraldo Alzate, Jorge Rojas, Juan Carlos Salazar-Uribe, Juan-Manuel Anaya, Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento

Open Access Study protocol

Protocol: Pentoxifylline optimal dose finding trial in preterm neonates with suspected late onset sepsis (PTX-trial)

Serife Kurul, H. Rob Taal, Robert B. Flint, Jan Mazela, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Karel Allegaert, Sinno H. P. Simons

Open Access Research article

Newborn low birth weight: do socio-economic inequality still persist in India?

Prem Shankar Mishra, Debashree Sinha, Pradeep Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, Rahul Bawankule

Open Access Research article

Fatigue in children and adolescents perinatally infected with human immunodeficiency virus: an observational study

A. M. ter Haar, M. M. Nap-van der Vlist, M. Van den Hof, S. L. Nijhof, R. R. L. van Litsenburg, K. J. Oostrom, D. Pajkrt

Open Access Research

Characteristics of in-hospital mortality of congenital heart disease (CHD) after surgical treatment in children from 2005 to 2017: a single-center experience

Guilang Zheng, Jiaxing Wu, Peiling Chen, Yan Hu, Huiqiong Zhang, Jing Wang, Hanshi Zeng, Xufeng Li, Yueyu Sun, Gang Xu, Shusheng Wen, Jianzheng Cen, Jimei Chen, Yuxiong Guo, Jian Zhuang

Open Access Research

Hypospadias: clinical approach, surgical technique and long-term outcome

Pier Luca Ceccarelli, Laura Lucaccioni, Francesca Poluzzi, Anastasia Bianchini, Diego Biondini, Lorenzo Iughetti, Barbara Predieri

Open Access Research

Testing positive pressure delivered from commercial and WHO-style pediatric bubble CPAP devices

Nicholas A. Ettinger, Nathan Serazin, Richard Nguyen, Jennifer Werdenberg, Minke Huibers, Susan Torrey

Open Access Case report

Eyelid ptosis and muscle weakness in a child with Kawasaki disease: a case report

Yao Lin, Lijun Wang, Aijie Li, Hongwei Zhang, Lin Shi

Open Access Research article

Outcome measures for assessing change over time in studies of symptomatic children with hypermobility: a systematic review

Muhammad Maarj, Andrea Coda, Louise Tofts, Cylie Williams, Derek Santos, Verity Pacey

Open Access Research article

Major heart defects: the diagnostic evaluations of first-year-olds

Jan Pavlicek, Eva Klaskova, Sabina Kapralova, Alzbeta Moravova Palatova, Alicja Piegzova, Richard Spacek, Tomas Gruszka

Open Access Research article

“Childhood Anemia in India: an application of a Bayesian geo-additive model”

Holendro Singh Chungkham, Strong P. Marbaniang, Pralip Kumar Narzary

Open Access Case report

Primary breast lymphoma of childhood: a case report and review of literature

Giulia A. Restivo, Marta Pillon, Lara Mussolin, Clara Mosa, Angela Guarina, Angela Trizzino, Salvatore Ialuna, Elisa Carraro, Emanuele S.G. D’Amore, Giovanna Russo, Caterina Elia, Maurizio Mascarin, Adriana Zangara, Paolo D’Angelo, Piero Farruggia

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report

Reza Abbasi, Farnaz Sadat Javanmardi, Ahmad Mokhtari, Parisa Hosseinpour, Reza Shahriarirad, Kamyar Ebrahimi

Open Access Research article

Clinical depression in children and adolescents with sickle cell anaemia: influencing factors in a resource-limited setting

Osita Ezenwosu, Barth Chukwu, Ifeyinwa Ezenwosu, Ndubuisi Uwaezuoke, Christopher Eke, Maria Udorah, Chinedu Idoko, Anthony Ikefuna, Ifeoma Emodi

Open Access Research

Tackling equitable coverage and quality of care for neonates in hospitals: a pre-post assessment on asphyxia interventions in Mesoamerica

Aruna M. Kamath, Maximilian G. Thom, Casey K. Johanns, Katie Panhorst Harris, Karla Schwarzbauer, José C. Ochoa, Paola Zuniga-Brenes, Diego Rios-Zertuche, Ali H. Mokdad, Bernardo Hernandez

Open Access Research

Developing practical clinical tools for predicting neonatal mortality at a neonatal intensive care unit in Tanzania

Dory Kovacs, Delfina R. Msanga, Stephen E. Mshana, Muhammad Bilal, Katarina Oravcova, Louise Matthews

Open Access Article

25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels among 2-year-old children: findings from the Japan environment and Children’s study (JECS)

Limin Yang, Miori Sato, Mayako Saito-Abe, Makoto Irahara, Minaho Nishizato, Hatoko Sasaki, Mizuho Konishi, Kazue Ishitsuka, Hidetoshi Mezawa, Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada, Yukihiro Ohya, Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh, Reiko Kishi

Open Access Research

Time to regain birth weight - a marker to predict the severity of retinopathy of prematurity?

Ajay Anvekar, Sam Athikarisamy, Shripada Rao, Andy Gill, Elizabeth Nathan, Dorota Doherty, Geoffrey Lam

Open Access Research article

Fluid handling and blood flow patterns in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome versus transient tachypnea: a pilot study

Rana Ismail, Prashanth Murthy, Ayman Abou Mehrem, Zhiying Liang, Amelie Stritzke

Open Access Research

Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among under-five age children in Shanan gibe hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Destaw Kebede, Fantahun Getaneh, Kirubel Endalamaw, Tariku Belay, Abebe Fenta

Open Access Research

Retrospective analysis of pneumothorax after repair of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula

Jiawei Zhao, Shen Yang, Siqi Li, Peize Wang, Yanan Zhang, Yong Zhao, Kaiyun Hua, Yichao Gu, Junmin Liao, Shuangshuang Li, Yongwei Chen, Jinshi Huang

Open Access Research

Cerebral palsy in children: subtypes, motor function and associated impairments in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Selamenesh Tsige, Ayalew Moges, Amha Mekasha, Workeabeba Abebe, Hans Forssberg

Open Access Case report

Truncating mutation in TANC2 in a Chinese boy associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a case report

Yang Tian, Zhen Shi, Chi Hou, Wenjuan Li, Xiuying Wang, Haixia Zhu, Xiaojing Li, Wen-Xiong Chen

Open Access Retraction Note

Retraction Note to: Vitamin A deficiency and sleep disturbances related to autism symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder: a cross-sectional study

Jing Wen, Ting Yang, Jiang Zhu, Min Guo, Xi Lai, Ting Tang, Li Chen, Jie Chen, Ming Xue, Tingyu Li

Open Access Research

Clinical features and outcomes of bowel perforation in primary pediatric gastrointestinal lymphoma

Jiayu Yan, Yanlong Duan, Tingting Liu, Jianlin Guo, Chunhui Peng, Wenbo Pang, Dan Zhang, Yun Peng, Yajun Chen

Open Access Research

Socioeconomic disparities and infancy growth trajectory: a population-based and longitudinal study

Zi-yu Shao, Peng Wang, Pei Li, Yu Sun, Pei-pei Li, Peng Zhu

Open Access Case report

Hordeum murinum aspiration revealed by a pneumopleurocutaneous fistula in a 15-month-old infant

Nicolas Richard, Audrey Paygambar, Hubert Ducou Le Pointe, Sarah Biaz, Harriet Corvol

Open Access Research

Characteristics of inhomogeneous lower extremity growth and development in early childhood: a cross-sectional study

Sudarat Apibantaweesakul, Shiho Omura, Weihuang Qi, Hiroto Shiotani, Pavlos E. Evangelidis, Natsuki Sado, Fumiko Tanaka, Yasuo Kawakami

Open Access Research article

Demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors associated with delayed diagnosis and management of pediatric testicular torsion in West China: a retrospective study of 301 cases in a single tertiary children’s hospital

Chengjun Yu, Jie Zhao, Jiandong Lu, Yi Wei, Li Jiang, Tianxin Zhao, Tao Lin, Dawei He, Sheng Wen, Shengde Wu, Guanghui Wei

Open Access Research article

Helping babies breathe: assessing the effectiveness of simulation-based high-frequency recurring training in a community-based setting of Pakistan

Kiran Mubeen, Marina Baig, Sadia Abbas, Farzana Adnan, Arusa Lakhani, Shireen Shehzad Bhamani, Bushra Rehman, Shahnaz Shahid, Rafat Jan

Open Access Case report

Clinical features of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in an infant: rapid and fatal brain involvement

Paolo Bottino, Rebecca Miglino, Lisa Pastrone, Anna Maria Barbui, Giovanni Botta, Elisa Zanotto, Francesca Sidoti, Cristina Costa, Rossana Cavallo

Open Access Case report

Case report : a novel ASXL3 gene variant in a Sudanese boy

Ke Wu, Yan Cong

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Parents’ pandemic NICU experience in the United States: a qualitative study

Ashlee J. Vance, Kathryn J. Malin, Jacquelyn Miller, Clayton J. Shuman, Tiffany A. Moore, Annella Benjamin

Open Access Research article

Brain and renal oxygenation measured by NIRS related to patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants: a prospective observational study

Jurate Navikiene, Ernestas Virsilas, Ramune Vankeviciene, Arunas Liubsys, Augustina Jankauskiene

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Red flags of poor prognosis in pediatric cases of COVID-19: the first 6610 hospitalized children in Iran

Sedigheh Madani, Sarvenaz Shahin, Moein Yoosefi, Naser Ahmadi, Erfan Ghasemi, Sogol Koolaji, Esmaeil Mohammadi, Sahar Mohammadi Fateh, Amirali Hajebi, Ameneh Kazemi, Erfan Pakatchian, Negar Rezaei, Hamidreza Jamshidi, Bagher Larijani, Farshad Farzadfar

Open Access Research

Co-inheritance of G6PD deficiency and 211 G to a variation of UGT1A1 in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia in eastern Guangdong

Jia-Xin Xu, Fen Lin, Zi-Kai Chen, Zhao-Yun Luo, Xiao-Fen Zhan, Jiao-Ren Wu, Yu-Bin Ma, Jian-Dong Li, Li-Ye Yang

Open Access Research

Dietary diversity and associated factors among children aged 6 to 23 months in Chelia District, Ethiopia

Shambel Keno, Haile Bikila, Tesfaye Shibiru, Werku Etafa

Open Access Research article

CASP5 and CR1 as potential biomarkers for Kawasaki disease: an Integrated Bioinformatics-Experimental Study

Yazdan Rahmati, Hasan Mollanoori, Sajad Najafi, Sajjad Esmaeili, Mohammad Reza Alivand

Open Access Research article

An outbreak of RSV infections in a neonatology clinic during the RSV-season

Liliya Vakrilova, Stanislava Hitrova Nikolova, Sergei Slavov, Petya Radulova, Boryana Slancheva

Open Access Research article

Osteomyelitis in Immunocompromised children and neonates, a case series

Bryan Foong, Kenneth Pak Leung Wong, Carolin Joseph Jeyanthi, Jiahui Li, Kevin Boon Leong Lim, Natalie Woon Hui Tan

Open Access Research

Mortality by opioid poisoning in children and teenagers and opioid prescriptions

Elise Cranfield, Elizabeth Ashcroft, Patrice Forget

Open Access Research

When first line treatment of neonatal infection is not enough: blood culture and resistance patterns in neonates requiring second line antibiotic therapy in Bangui, Central African Republic

Andrea Nebbioso, Oluwakemi F. Ogundipe, Ernestina Carla Repetto, Calorine Mekiedje, Hugues Sanke-Waigana, Gilles Ngaya, Brecht Ingelbeen, Julita Gil-Cuesta

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Effect of COVID-19 on Kawasaki Disease: Decrease Age of Onset and Increase Skin Manifestation

Hossein Esmaeilzadeh, Negar Mortazavi, Alireza Salehi, Hossein Fatemian, Seyed Mohsen Dehghani, Mohebat Vali, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani

Open Access Research article

The association between living environmental factors and adolescents’ body weight: a cross-sectional study

Siyi Huang, Sha Sha, Wei Du, Hanwen Zhang, Xinyi Wu, Chongmin Jiang, Yan Zhao, Jie Yang

Open Access Research

Acute malnutrition and its determinants of preschool children in Bangladesh: gender differentiation

Md. Reazul Karim, Abu Sayed Md. Al Mamun, Md. Masud Rana, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Nurun Naher Shoma, Dhiman Dutt, Premananda Bharati, Md. Golam Hossain

Open Access Research

A study of students’ use of restraint systems in school transportation services in primary and secondary schools in northern Iran: an observational study

Shahrokh Yousefzade-Chabok, Samira Azari, Leila Kouchakinejad-Eramsadati, Enayatollah Homaie Rad, Marjan Hosseinnia, Naema Khodadadi-Hassankiadeh

Open Access Case report

A rare case of fetus in fetu in the sacrococcygeal region: CT and MRI findings

Tao Lu, Junmei Ma, Xudan Yang

Open Access Research

Socio-demographic and environmental risk factors associated with multiple under-five child loss among mothers in Bangladesh

Rasel Kabir, Marwa Farag, Hyun Ja Lim, Nigatu Geda, Cindy Feng

Open Access Research

A promising new predictive factor for detecting bowel resection in childhood intussusception: the lymphocyte-C-reactive protein ratio

Bailin Chen, Jian Cao, Chengwei Yan, Chao Zheng, Jingyu Chen, Chunbao Guo

Open Access Case report

Genetic testing is necessary for correct diagnosis and treatment in patients with isolated methylmalonic aciduria: a case report

Katarína Brennerová, Martina Škopková, Mária Ostrožlíková, Jana Šaligová, Juraj Staník, Vladimír Bzdúch, Daniela Gašperíková

Open Access Research

Factors affecting rehabilitation of infants with Central Coordination Disorders during a three-month-long observation

Malgorzata Andrzejewska, Katarzyna Hap, Karolina Biernat, Edyta Sutkowska, Iwona Demczyszak, Dominik Marciniak, Natalia Kuciel

Open Access Research

Sex differences in children's health status as measured by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)™: cross-sectional findings from a large school-based sample in the Netherlands

Annelieke Hijkoop, Chantal A. ten Kate, Marlous J. Madderom, Hanneke IJsselstijn, Julie A. Reuser, Hendrik Koopman, Joost van Rosmalen, André B. Rietman

Open Access Research

Urate-lowering therapy for gout and asymptomatic hyperuricemia in the pediatric population: a cross-sectional study of a Japanese health insurance database

Masataka Honda, Hideki Horiuchi, Tomoko Torii, Akihiro Nakajima, Takeshi Iijima, Hiroshi Murano, Hisashi Yamanaka, Shuichi Ito

Open Access Research

Early aEEG can predict neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 to 18 month of age in VLBWI with necrotizing enterocolitis: a cohort study

Si Chen, Xiuman Xiao, Su Lin, Jianghu Zhu, Lidan Liang, Minli Zhu, Zuqin Yang, Shangqin Chen, Zhenlang Lin, Yanli Liu

Open Access Case report

Fatal accidental lipid overdose with intravenous composite lipid emulsion in a premature newborn: a case report

Maliha Badr, Marion Goulard, Bénédicte Theret, Agathe Roubertie, Stéphanie Badiou, Roselyne Pifre, Virginie Bres, Gilles Cambonie

Open Access Research

The effect of acetate Ringer’s solution versus lactate Ringer’s solution on acid base physiology in infants with biliary atresia

Xiang Liu, Hongyan Cao, Xiaona Tan, Jing Shi, Li Qiao, Qi Zhang, Lei Shi

Open Access Case report

IgG4-related chronic sclerosing sialadenitis in a child with recurrent parotitis: a case report

Fabio Timeus, Mario Michele Calvo, Anna Maria Caci, Giorgio Oliviero Gallone, Federico Vittone

Open Access Research article

Intussusception in preterm neonates: A systematic review of a rare condition

Mostafa Kotb, Mostafa Abdelatty, Hayssam Rashwan, Yasmine AbdelMeguid, Ahmed Elrouby

Open Access Case report

Case Report : Li-Fraumeni Syndrome with Central Nervous System Tumors in Two Siblings

Zishi Fang, Yan Su, Hailang Sun, Ming Ge, Zhan Qi, Chanjuan Hao, Suyun Qian, Xiaoli Ma

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