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Exclusive content related to your pediatric, neonatal and adolescent patients is now available on MDLinx Pediatrics! Not only can you find numerous clinical pearls taken from recent daily competitive and Physician Review quizzes from the Smartest Pediatrician, but also a shortcut to keeping current with the highlights written by D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, for the “can’t miss” articles published in your field. MDLinx Pediatrics is a premier service, complimentary for healthcare professionals, that sorts, ranks and summarizes the literature that’s relevant to your specialty and subspecialty. From adolescent medicine to radiology, neonatology, pediatric surgery, to General Pediatric News, we have the coverage you need to stay on top of the ever-changing practice of pediatric medicine.
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Latest (3) Full Text Articles (106) Focus on Nephrology941 Azithromycin Inhibits IL-5 Production of T Helper Type 2 Cells from Asthmatic Children International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, May 18, 2011 Clinical Article
942 Cost-effectiveness of Metered-Dose Inhalers for Asthma Exacerbations in the Pediatric Emergency Department Pediatrics, May 17, 2011
943 Treatment of Streptococcal Pharyngitis With Once-Daily Amoxicillin Versus Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin G in Low-Resource Settings: A Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Pediatrics, May 16, 2011
944 Development of a Bayesian estimator for the therapeutic drug monitoring of mycophenolate mofetil in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome Pharmacological Research , May 13, 2011
945 Antibiotic use for presumed neonatally acquired infections far exceeds that for central line-associated blood stream infections: an exploratory critique Journal of Perinatology, May 12, 2011
946 Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Children in the United States Full Text JAMA Pediatrics, May 11, 2011
947 Treatment of Periocular Infantile Hemangiomas with Propranolol: Case Series of 18 Children Ophthalmology, May 11, 2011 Clinical Article
948 Efficient Intravenous Access Without Distress: A Double-blind Randomized Study of Midazolam and Nitrous Oxide in Children and Adolescents JAMA Pediatrics, May 10, 2011 Clinical Article
949 Mupirocin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Causing Recurrent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Children Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 4, 2011
950 Efficacy Comparison between Povidone Iodine 2.5% and Tetracycline 1% in Prevention of Ophthalmia Neonatorum Ophthalmology, May 3, 2011 Clinical Article
951 Growth and Neurodevelopment in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Neonates Exposed to Postnatal Steroid Therapy American Journal of Perinatology, May 3, 2011
952 Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Caspofungin in Pediatric Patients Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, May 3, 2011
953 Vancomycin Dosing in Obese Pediatric Patients Clinical Pediatrics, April 29, 2011 Clinical Article
954 A randomised controlled clinical trial on the safety of co-administration of albendazole, ivermectin and praziquantel in infected schoolchildren in Uganda Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, April 28, 2011
955 l-Dopa improves Restless Legs Syndrome and periodic limb movements in sleep but not Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder in a double-blind trial in children Sleep Medicine, April 27, 2011 Clinical Article
956 Management of Warfarin in Children With Heart Disease Pediatric Cardiology, April 26, 2011
957 Secondary complications and co-infections in the HIV-infected adolescent in the antiretroviral era Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, April 25, 2011
958 Effectiveness of antenatal corticosteroids in reducing respiratory disorders in late preterm infants: randomised clinical trial Full Text British Medical Journal, April 22, 2011 Clinical Article
959 Aripiprazole: In the Treatment of Irritability Associated with Autistic Disorder in Pediatric Patients Pediatric Drugs, April 21, 2011 Clinical Article
960 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: New Insights into Classification, Measures of Outcome, and Pharmacotherapy Pediatric Drugs, April 21, 2011
Clinical Pearls in Pediatrics
- Having 2 or more siblings with autism spectrum disorder doubles the risk of ASD in younger children
- Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are more susceptible to dental caries due to reduced salivary flow rate
- Boys, but not girls, who are born post-term are at greater risk of adolescent obesity due to accelerated weight gain during childhood
Highlights in Pediatrics
Elevated BMI associated with lower extremity fractures in children
As published in Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, elevated BMI is associated with fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, and leg (but not femur or hip) in children. In overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese children, the ORs for fractures of the foot were 1.14, 1.23, and 1.42, respectively; fractures of the ankle, knee, and leg were 1.27, 1.28, and 1.51, respectively. Children 6-11 years of age were at highest risk.
Read the article summaryChildren with ?-thalassemia major at risk for premature atherosclerosis
As published in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, children with ?-thalassemia major (n=31; age range, 4-16 y) exhibit laboratory and ultrasound evidence of premature atherosclerosis. Specifically, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and nitrate/nitrite levels were decreased, and VLDL-C levels, chitotroisidase activity, and carotid IMT were increased in affected children.
Read the article summaryHPV vaccination is not associated with increased sexual activity in adolescents
As published in Pediatrics, adolescent girls (11-12 years of age) vaccinated with HPV were not shown to have increased sexual activity over 3 years of follow-up compared to non-vaccinated girls (adjusted incidence rate ratio = 1.29). Sexual activity was assessed based on pregnancy, STD testing or diagnosis, and contraceptive counseling.
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