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321 Development and Validation of a New Grading Scale for Otitis Media The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 26, 2013 Review Article
322 A Screening Tool for Dengue Fever in Children The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 26, 2013 Clinical Article
323 Distribution of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subtypes A and B Among Infants Presenting to the Emergency Department With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection or Apnea The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 26, 2013 Review Article
324 Severity and Outcome Associated With Human Coronavirus OC43 Infections Among Children The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 26, 2013 Clinical Article
325 Morbidity After Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in HIV-1–Infected Children in West Africa: Temporal Trends and Relation to CD4 Count The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 26, 2013 Review Article
326 Determinants of Long-term Protection After Hepatitis B Vaccination in Infancy: A Meta-analysis The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 26, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
327 Characteristics and Outcomes of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy at an Academic Children’s Hospital The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 26, 2013 Review Article
328 Microbiological characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates as primary causes of acute otitis media in Bulgarian children before the introduction of conjugate vaccines Full Text Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, March 26, 2013
329 Breast Milk Jaundice: Effect of Bacteria Present in Breast Milk and Infant Feces Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, March 25, 2013 Review Article
330 Blood Lead Concentration Is Not Altered by High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation in Children and Young Adults With HIV Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, March 25, 2013 Clinical Article
331 Cytomegalovirus infection in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, March 25, 2013 Clinical Article
332 Autoantibodies and Autoimmune Disease During Treatment of Children With Chronic Hepatitis C Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, March 25, 2013 Review Article
333 Youngest Survivor of Naegleria Meningitis The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, March 25, 2013
334 S. haematobium as a Common Cause of Genital Morbidity in Girls: A Cross-sectional Study of Children in South Africa Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 25, 2013 Review Article
335 Molecular detection and quantification of pertussis and correlation with clinical outcomes in children Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, March 25, 2013 Clinical Article
336 Risk factors for intestinal parasitosis, anaemia, and malnutrition among school children in Ethiopia Pathogens and Global Health, March 25, 2013 Clinical Article
337 Factors associated with parasitic infection amongst street children in orphanages across Lima, Peru Pathogens and Global Health, March 25, 2013 Review Article
338 Risk factors for intestinal parasitic infections in preschoolers in a low socio-economic area, Diamantina, Brazil Pathogens and Global Health, March 25, 2013 Clinical Article
339 UK vaccination schedule: persistence of immunity to hepatitis B in children vaccinated after perinatal exposure Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 22, 2013 Review Article
340 Update on Streptococcus pneumoniae associated hemolytic uremic syndrome Current Opinion in Pediatrics, March 22, 2013 Review Article
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 summaryAs 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 summaryAs 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.
Read the article summary1 Chronic Otitis Media in Children: An Evidence-Based Guide for Diagnosis and Management Clinical Pediatrics, April 11, 2013 Review Article
2 Duration of empirical antibiotic therapy for infants suspected of early-onset sepsis Current Opinion in Pediatrics, March 18, 2013
3 The role of antibiotics in the treatment of acute rhinosinusitis in children: a systematic review Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
4 C-reactive protein versus erythrocyte sedimentation rate, white blood cell count and alkaline phosphatase in diagnosing bacteraemia in bone and joint infections Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, March 12, 2013 Review Article
5 Acute Mastoiditis in Children: A 10-year Retrospective and Validated Multicenter Study The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 23, 2013
6 Physical Examination Instead of Laboratory Tests for Most Infants Born to Mothers Colonized with Group B Streptococcus: Support for the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions 2010 Recommendations The Journal of Pediatrics, March 15, 2013
7 Clinical, Biochemical, and Neuroimaging Findings Predict Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Symptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection The Journal of Pediatrics, April 17, 2013
8 Waning Immunity to Pertussis Following 5 Doses of DTaP Pediatrics, April 3, 2013
9 Antibiotic Management of Animal Bites in Children During the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Era Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, February 22, 2013 Review Article
10 Deficiency of ADAMTS-13 in pediatric patients with severe sepsis and impact on in-hospital mortality BMC Pediatrics, April 9, 2013 Free full text Review Article
11 Trends in the Management of Viral Meningitis at United States Children's Hospitals Pediatrics, March 27, 2013
12 Clinical signs to identify late-onset sepsis in preterm infants European Journal of Pediatrics, April 2, 2013 Review Article
13 Clostridium difficile Infection is associated with Increased Risk of Death and Prolonged Hospitalization in Children Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 4, 2013
14 Quality Improvement Methods Increase Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Childhood Pneumonia Pediatrics, April 16, 2013 Review Article
15 Reducing the Frequency of Acute Otitis Media by Individualized Care The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 23, 2013
16 Long-term cognitive and neurological outcome of preterm infants with postnatally acquired CMV infection through breast milk ADC Fetal & Neonatal Edition, April 22, 2013
17 Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy British Medical Journal, April 10, 2013
18 Azithromycin To Prevent Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Ureaplasma-Infected Preterm Infants: Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Microbial Response, and Clinical Outcomes with a 20-Milligram-per-Kilogram Single Intravenous Dose Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 19, 2013
19 Increased Risk of Herpes Zoster in Children with Asthma: A Population-Based Case-Control Study The Journal of Pediatrics, April 17, 2013 Review Article
20 Effectiveness of Pentavalent and Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccines in Concurrent Use Among US Children <5 Years of Age, 2009-2011 Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 12, 2013
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