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BACKGROUND
Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) may influence the immune system. Our objective was to compare the frequency of common illnesses in infants who received formula with or without added LCPUFAs.
METHODS
In this observational, multi-center, prospective study, infants consumed
An outbreak of influenza virus type B infection occurred in Philadelphia from December, 1985, to April, 1986. During this epidemic 24 patients were admitted to Children's Hospital from whom influenza B was isolated from routine respiratory viral cultures. All were younger than 3 years of age.
OBJECTIVE
To describe patient demand and management in a hospital pediatric emergency setting.
METHODS
We analyzed the number of episodes registered in our pediatric emergency unit between 1995 and 2002 and performed a retrospective, random survey of 540 episodes in children aged less than 14 years
We retrospectively reviewed the manifestations of influenza A2 in 83 hospitalized young children. Our purpose was to define the spectrum of clinical illness in this age group. Findings included fever (91%), vomiting or diarrhea (49%), pharyngitis (34%), pneumonitis (29%), otitis media (24%),
BACKGROUND
Measles is the leading killer among vaccine-preventable diseases; it is responsible for an estimated 44% of the 1.7 million vaccine-preventable deaths among children annually.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effects of antibiotics given to children with measles to prevent complications and reduce
BACKGROUND
Pediatric after-hours telephone triage by call center nurses is an important part of pediatric health care provision.
OBJECTIVE
To use a computerized database including the after-hours telephone calls for 90% of the pediatricians in Colorado to examine: (1) the epidemiology of after-hours
Forty-two pediatric patients were treated with ceftazidime ( CAZ ) in the doses ranging from 45.6 to 120 mg/kg/day for 2 to 10 days, and the clinical efficacy and side effects were evaluated. Among the 37 children with bacterial infections including pneumonia, bronchitis, tonsillitis, croup,
We studied a selected series of febrile infants (N = 201) in an attempt to prospectively identify risk factors for bacteremia. Infants with fever less than 39.4 C, vomiting and diarrhea, croup, or viral exanthem or enanthem were not included. Twenty-one infants (9.5%) had positive blood cultures
BACKGROUND
Measles is the leading killer among vaccine-preventable diseases, responsible for an estimated 44% of the 1.7 million vaccine-preventable deaths among children annually.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effects of antibiotics given to children with measles to prevent complications and reduce
Maternal obesity is increasingly prevalent in many westernized countries. Many studies report associations between maternal obesity and childhood wheeze or asthma but few have considered maternal obesity in relation to respiratory infections or symptoms other than wheeze during infancy. This study
BACKGROUND
Respiratory failure is rarely associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in children. The aim of the study was to determine the risk factors of respiratory failure in children with GBS to advance management.
METHODS
In this retrospective study, the variables that lead to respiratory
BACKGROUND
Measles kills about 2 million children annually, and there is no specific therapy for the disease. It has been suggested that vitamin A may be of benefit in the treatment of measles.
METHODS
We conducted a randomized, double-blind trial involving 189 children who were hospitalized at a