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  1. Hypoxemia is a common complication of childhood respiratory tract infections and non-respiratory infections. Hypoxemic children have a five-fold increased risk of death compared to children without hypoxemia. ...

    Authors: Deresse Gugsa Tamene, Alemayehu Teklu Toni and Mohammed Seid Ali
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:416
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  4. Pediatric delirium causes prolonged hospital stays, increased costs, and distress for children and caregivers. Currently, there is no delirium screening tool available in Sweden that has been translated, cultu...

    Authors: Sara Åkerman, Anna Axelin, Chani Traube, Robert Frithiof and Ylva Thernström Blomqvist
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:413
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  5. The main cause of growth and development delays remains unknown, but it can occur as an interaction between genetic, environmental, and socio-economic factors.

    Authors: Mehran Alijanzadeh, Nilofar RajabiMajd, Masoumeh RezaeiNiaraki, Mark D. Griffiths and Zainab Alimoradi
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:412
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  6. Menkes disease (MD) is a rare, inherited, multisystemic copper metabolism disorder. Classical Menkes disease is characterized by low serum copper and ceruloplasmin concentrations, leading to multiple abnormali...

    Authors: Juncheng Zhu, Yi Liao, Xuesheng Li, Fenglin Jia, Xinmao Ma and Haibo Qu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:411
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  7. Despite the highest (88%) Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV coverage in Eastern Africa, 50% of new HIV infections in children aged 0–14 years occur in the region.

    Authors: Nigus Kabtu Belete, Nega Degefa Megersa, Sultan Hussen Hebo, Megbaru Debalkie Animut and Eshetu Zerihun Tariku
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:410
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  8. Adherence with follow-up appointments after a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission is likely a key component in managing post-PICU sequalae. However, prior work on PICU follow-up adherence is limited...

    Authors: Lauren M. Yagiela, Marie A. Pfarr, Kathleen Meert and Fola O. Odetola
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:409
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  9. Hypereosinophilia is a rare presentation in all age groups, particularly when it is severe, persistent, and progressive. We describe the clinical characteristics and course of severe hypereosinophilia in a ful...

    Authors: Shaimaa Salah, Saleh Nouh Alshanbari and Hassan Musa Masmali
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:408
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  10. Early-onset sepsis (EOS) is a serious illness that affects preterm newborns, and delayed antibiotic initiation may increase the risk of adverse outcomes.

    Authors: Jun Chen, Xiaoling Fang, Weidong Liu, Chaomei Huang and Yiheng Dai
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:407
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  11. Mental health plays a major role in children and adolescents with obesity. The aim of this study was (1) to compare mental health in children with obesity with the background population and (2) to investigate ...

    Authors: Katrine Decker Iversen, Trine Pagh Pedersen, Mette Rasmussen, Maj-Britt Lundsgaard Hansen, Birgitte Højgaard Roikjer and Grete Teilmann
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:406
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  12. Nine in every thousand children born in the United Kingdom have congenital heart disease, and 250,000 adults are living with the condition. This study aims to investigate the associations between congenital he...

    Authors: Michael Fleming, Paul Athanasopoulos, Daniel F Mackay and Jill P Pell
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:405
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  13. Serum Sickness-Like Reaction (SSLR) is an immune response characterized by rash, polyarthralgias, inflammation, and fever. Serum sickness-like reaction is commonly attributed to antibiotics, anticonvulsants, a...

    Authors: Emma R. Plante, Charles Ekwunwa, Michelle C. Maciag and Diego Illanes
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:404
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  14. Diarrhea is considered to be one of the major public health concerns in developing countries. It has a detrimental impact, reflecting one of the highest child mortality rates globally, especially in Sub-Sahara...

    Authors: Sula Tumusiime, John Bosco Asimwe, Leonard Atuhaire, Ronald Wasswa, Dick Nsimbe and Brian Kayera
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:403
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  15. Cherubism is known as a very rare autosomal dominant familial disorder of childhood caused by a mutation in the SH3BP2 gene on 4p16.3. It has not yet been observed at birth and is usually diagnosed in children...

    Authors: Seyedeh Sedigheh Hamzavi, Alireza Askari, Rosemina Bahrololoom, Maral Mokhtari, Anahita Sanaei Dashti, Fatemeh Yarmahmoodi and Somaye Rashidi
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:402
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  16. With a wide therapeutic index, efficacy, ease of use, and other neuroprotective and respiratory benefits, caffeine citrate(CC) is currently the drug of choice for preterm neonates (PTNs). Caffeine-induced exce...

    Authors: Saeed Ahmed, Ayaz ur Rehman, Zainab Bibi, Sundus Iftikhar, Maleeha Raza, Hafiz Mohammad Amir Yousuf, Fizzah Naz, Syed Adil Mir Shah, Syeda Lamiya Mir, Ayesha Bibi, Wasif Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Sohail Salat, Gul Ambreen and Kashif Hussain
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:401
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  18. Influenza is a main cause of illnesses during seasonal outbreaks. Identifying children with influenza who may need hospitalization may lead to better influenza outcomes.

    Authors: Rattapon Uppala, Nattapon Seenoikhao, Phanthila Sitthikarnkha, Sirapoom Niamsanit, Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul, Leelawadee Techasatian and Prapassara Sirikarn
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:399
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  20. Accidental and assault gunshot wounds (GSWs) are the second leading cause of injury in the United States for youth ages 1- to 17-years-old, resulting in significant negative effects on pediatric patients’ ment...

    Authors: Molly E. Hale, Kahyah Pinkman, Alexis M. Quinoy and Kindell R. Schoffner
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:397
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  21.  Chronic enteropathy associated with SLCO2A1 gene (CEAS) is a unique type of inflammatory bowel disease. CEAS is monogenic disease and is thought to develop from childhood, but studies on pediatric CEAS are scarc...

    Authors: Jin Gyu Lim, Jae Sung Ko, Jung Min Ko, Hyun Young Kim, Man Jin Kim, Moon Woo Seong, Young Hun Choi, Gyeong Hoon Kang, Jaemoon Koh and Jin Soo Moon
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:396
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  23. The occurrence of severe intraventricular hemorrhage (sIVH) was high in the very preterm infants (VPIs) in China. The management strategies significantly contributed to the occurrence of sIVH in VPIs. However,...

    Authors: Tiantian Xiao, Liyuan Hu, Huiyao Chen, Xinyue Gu, Jianguo Zhou, Yanping Zhu, Xiaoping Lei, Siyuan Jiang, Yulan Lu, Xinran Dong, Lizhong Du, Shoo K. Lee, Rong Ju and Wenhao Zhou
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:394
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  24. Speech and language delay among children can result in social interaction problems, attention difficulties, decreased writing and reading abilities, and poor cognitive and behavioral development. Despite the m...

    Authors: Feven Y. Moges, Zuriyash Mengistu and Sosina W. Tilahun
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:393
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  25. Hypoalbuminemia after liver transplantation (LT) is associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) and poor outcomes in adult LT recipients. This study was performed to examine the association between the postopera...

    Authors: Alina Uasuwannakul, Chatmanee Lertudomphonwanit, Nattachai Anantasit, Pornthep Tanpowpong, Songpon Getsuwan, Chollasak Thirapattaraphan and Suporn Treepongkaruna
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:392
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  26. To examine the value of early echocardiographic indices for the right ventricular function combined with platelet(PLT) parameters for predicting bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants.

    Authors: Tianzi Li, Bei Xia, Suixin Liang, Qiancheng He, Shuangshuang Zhang, Xiaoyi Chen and Na Xu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:391
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  27. Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a group of autosomal recessive hereditary disorders that affect melanin biosynthesis, resulting in abnormalities in hair, skin, and eyes. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a ...

    Authors: Xiao-Yu Zheng, Ding-Wen Wu, Lan Yu and Zheng-Yan Zhao
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:390
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  28. There are limited data available, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), on the long-term quality of life (QoL) and family functioning of primary caregivers of children and young people (CYP...

    Authors: Nida Zahid, Syed Ather Enam, Thomas Mårtensson, Iqbal Azam, Naureen Mushtaq, Mariya Moochhala, Faiza Kausar, Aneesa Hassan, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Farrukh Javed, Lal Rehman, Muhammad Nouman Mughal, Sadaf Altaf, Salman Kirmani and Nick Brown
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:389
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  33. Preterm born infants are at risk for brain injury and subsequent developmental delay. Treatment options are limited, but optimizing postnatal nutrition may improve brain- and neurodevelopment in these infants....

    Authors: E. Janson, P. C. M. P. Koolschijn, L. Schipper, T. D. Boerma, F. N. K. Wijnen, W. P. de Boode, C. H. P. van den Akker, R. G. Licht-van der Stap, D. H. G. M. Nuytemans, W. Onland, S. A. Obermann-Borst, J. Dudink, C. G. M. de Theije, M. J. N. L. Benders and N. E. van der Aa
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:384
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  34. Resistance to multiple antibiotics by several pathogens has been widely described in children and has become a global health emergency. This is due to increased use by parents, caregivers, and healthcare provi...

    Authors: Patricia Akintan, Philip Oshun, Chioma Osuagwu, Olafoyekemi Ola-bello, Iretiola Fajolu, Alero Roberts, Edamisan Temiye and Oyinlola Oduyebo
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:383
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  35. Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumour in children and adolescents. Lungs are the most frequent and often the only site of metastatic disease. The presence of pulmonary metastases is a s...

    Authors: Marek Duczkowski, Agnieszka Duczkowska, Anna Olwert, Elżbieta Michalak, Katarzyna Bilska, Teresa Klepacka, Magdalena Rychłowska-Pruszyńska, Anna Raciborska and Monika Bekiesińska-Figatowska
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:382
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  37. The survival rate of children with biliary atresia (BA) after liver transplantation (LT) is significantly improved, and their quality of life has attracted much attention.This study aimed to investigate the co...

    Authors: Tingge Wang, Yan Hu, Zhanzhan Zhang, Xiaoke Dai, Mingman Zhang, Yan He and Yingcun Li
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:380
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  38. Neurospecific Enolase (NSE), a multifunctional protein, is present in various tissues of the body and plays an important role in many disease processes, such as infection, inflammation, tumours, injury, and im...

    Authors: Tianhua Li, Minglei Li, Jie Feng, Tingting Liu, Liu Yang and Lexiang Yu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:379
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  39. To translate and culturally adapt the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) to a Swedish version, CSHQ-SWE, and to assess its validity and reliability for use with children with attention deficit hypera...

    Authors: Ingrid Larsson, Petra Svedberg, Jens M. Nygren and Julia S. Malmborg
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:378
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  40. Agitation/delirium is commonly seen in children after anesthesia, and a proper dose of dexmedetomidine can prevent this complication. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different doses of Dexmedeto...

    Authors: Wei Hu, Ming Wang and Fei Sun
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:377
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  42. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), an autoimmune disease affecting children or adolescents and causing joint or systemic symptoms, reportedly has a negative effect on the patients’ body height. This study ai...

    Authors: Hsin-Yu Chen, Ya-Chiao Hu, Yao-Hsu Yang and Bor-Luen Chiang
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:375
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  43. There exists a gap in our understanding of the age-dependent epidemiological dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 among school-age children in comparison to adults within the State of Qatar. Additionally, there has been lim...

    Authors: Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari, Azza Mustafa Mohammed, Jazeel Abdulmajeed, Hamad Al-Romaihi, Maryam Al-Mass, Shaikha Sami Abushaikha, Soha Albyat, Shazia Nadeem and Mujeeb Chettiyam Kandy
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:374
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  44. Sleep has been known to affect childhood development. Sleep disturbance is likely more common in children with developmental delay (DD) than in typical development. There are few studies on the correlation bet...

    Authors: Sung Hyun Kim, Chung Reen Kim, Donghwi Park, Kang Hee Cho and Je Shik Nam
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:373
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  45. To evaluate the effects of local radiotherapy (RT) on growth, we evaluated the chronological growth profiles and vertebral features of children with high-risk neuroblastoma.

    Authors: Kyungmi Yang, Joong Hyun Ahn, Sook-Young Woo, Sang Hoon Jung, Ki Woong Sung, Ji Won Lee and Do Hoon Lim
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:372
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  46. Deteriorating global physical activity (PA) levels among children warrants new and sustainable approaches to increase PA levels. This study aimed to determine the immediate and sustainable influences of a 9-we...

    Authors: Mere Idamokoro, Anita Elizabeth Pienaar, Barry Gerber and van Gent Maya
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:371
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  47. The search for other indicators to assess the weight and nutritional status of individuals is important as it may provide more accurate information and assist in personalized medicine. This work is aimed to de...

    Authors: Taira Batista Luna, Jose Luis García Bello, Agustín Garzón Carbonell, Ana de la Caridad Román Montoya, Alcibíades Lara Lafargue, Héctor Manuel Camué Ciria and Yohandys A. Zulueta
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:370
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  48. Early childhood education offers opportunities for stimulation in multiple developmental domains and its positive impact on long-term outcomes and wellbeing for children is well documented. Few studies have ex...

    Authors: Alyssa Smith-Longee, Samantha Johnson, Adrien M. Aubert, Anna-Veera Seppänen, Veronique Pierrat, Michael Zemlin, Jo Lebeer, Iemke Sarrechia, Veronica Siljehav, Jennifer Zeitlin and Mariane Sentenac
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:369
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  49. Lip infantile hemangiomas tend to show less volumetric regression and are more susceptible to visible sequelae in the involuted stage. Some of them still require surgical management after propranolol therapy. ...

    Authors: Qianyi Chen, Shih-Jen Chang, Wei Gao, Lei Chang, Yajing Qiu and Xiaoxi Lin
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:368
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