Bacterial infection was reported to be one of the leading causes of high mortality among children. Bacteremia is a frequent complication found among HIV infected children and usually associated with a poor prognosis. This study was aimed at determine the spectrum of bacterial age...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17110
Aim: This study aimed to describe the range of acute traumatic stress disorder symptoms in a sample of displaced and non-displaced children and adolescents in the Gaza Strip. Methods: This was descriptive analytic study. The study sample consisted of 381 children and adolescents...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2015/18136
Aims: This study assesses the clinical profile of children and adolescents with psychotic disorders presenting to a psychiatric facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Study Design: The study design was a retrospective chart review. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2015/18077
Children with HIV/AIDS compared to immune competent ones develop respiratory tract infections in a pattern that are different in nature, severity and/or frequency. 50 children with laboratory confirmed HIV infection and 80 children with laboratory confirmation of HIV negative sta...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17108
Background: Sickle cell anaemia is a chronic anaemia that is characterized by episodes of severe bone pain from blood vessels occlusion by sickled red blood cells when deoxygenated, and eventual end organ affectation and multi-organ failure. The aim of this study was to compare t...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/17811
Background: Thromboembolism can complicate Fontan surgery. There are few well designed studies in the literature to determine the epidemiology of thrombosis after Fontan. Methods: We report the experience of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center- Jeddah, Kingdom o...
Objective: To determine the effect of age on prevalence of malaria infection and oxidative stress in children. Study Design: One hundred and seventy children within the age range 0-5 years were recruited into this study from Specialist hospital, Ikare, Ondo state, Nigeria. The ch...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16204
Aim: Potential risk factors and prevalence associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in apparently healthy children in Nigeria were studied. Study Design: To investigate the current potential risk factors associated with recent prevalence of H. pylori in apparentl...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16014
Aim: Helicobacter pylori stool antigen (HpSAg) is associated with chronic antral gastritis and peptic ulceration among young children. The major transmission mechanism is most probably fecal-oral infection among children. Study Design: To study the prevalence and associated demog...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/15986
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosed in early childhood. Studies have shown that autistic children have poorer gingival health and hence chances of higher incidence of gingivitis may occur in autistic than non-autistic children. Gingivitis is characterized by gingiva...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14108
Aim: The objective of the following research is to study the prevalence by evaluating a large group of children and young adolescent patients from the north-western region of Turkey and investigate the characteristics of supernumerary teeth. Methodology: This descriptive and retr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16422
We describe a case of osteomyelitis, in a 7-month-old boy, caused by S. pneumoniae involving the pelvic bone with a purulent collection in the adductor muscle. Osteomyelitis diagnosis was suspected using ultrasound and CT scan investigations. This showed a periosteal elevation in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14495
Background: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is one of the major public health problems particularly in the Terai regions of Nepal. Childrens upto the age of 15 years are more susceptible for JE. The present study was conducted to aim the sero-prevalence of JE among children of Nepal....
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15442
Sharifah Norkhadijah S. Ismail, Muhammad S. Othman, Dora E. Jamaluddin, Sarva M. Praveena, Ho Y. Bin, Emilia Z. Abidin, Aini Syuhaida A. Wahab & A. Haryati·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: To determine the respiratory inflammation among children living near to non-sanitary municipal solid waste landfill area and the concentration of Interleukin-6 cytokine. Study Design: A cross-sectional comparative study design. Place and Duration of Study: Sample: Pajam, Ne...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14478
Background: Children’s participation is crucial in research on childhood diseases and cases associated with childhood health. Despite the existence of many publications that address ethical issues related to the participation of children in clinical research around the world, ver...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13693