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  1. The timely introduction of complementary foods during infancy is necessary for nutritional reasons, and to enable the transition from milk feeding to family foods. In the past years, despite efforts that have ...

    Authors: Tilahun Kegne, Yihun Mulugeta Alemu and Gizachew Tadesse Wassie
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:428
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  2. Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) is a rare and life-threatening autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. So far, only ten cases of PERM have been reported in children w...

    Authors: Yu Li, Jing-wen Wang, Qi-hui Chen, Ruo-hao Wu, Xiang-yang Luo and Zhan-wen He
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:427
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  3. Adipose tissue is significantly involved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Vitamin D can affect both adipogenesis and inflammation. The aim of this study was to compare the production of selected adipokines...

    Authors: Milos Geryk, Veronika Kucerova, Maria Velganova-Veghova, Hana Foltenova, Katerina Bouchalova, David Karasek, Martin Radvansky Jr. and Eva Karaskova
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:426
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  4. Seroprevalence studies provide information on the true extent of infection and capture demographic and geographic differences, indicating the level of immunity against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronav...

    Authors: Adilson Fernando Loforte Bauhofer, Édio Ussivane, Assucênio Chissaque, Fátima Iahaia, Ramígio Pololo, Fernanda Campos, Emerson Miranda, Luciana António, Plácida Maholela, Aline Gatambire, Marlene Djedje, Fátima Ráice, Luzia Gonçalves, Nilsa de Deus and Osvaldo Inlamea
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:425
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  5. Although recent discoveries regarding the biomarkers of newborn screening (NBS) programs by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) highlight the critical need to establish reference intervals (RIs) specifically for ...

    Authors: Falin He, Tiancheng Xie, Xinwen Huang, Jinming Zhang and Tian Tang
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:424
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  7. In highly multiracial populations with inadequate newborn screening, knowledge of the various phenotypic presentations of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) can help reach an early diagnosis. This study aims to describe phe...

    Authors: Daniela Gois Meneses, Fábia Regina dos Santos, Anne Jardim Botelho, Luciana Mota Bispo, Camilla Guerra Matos, Vynicius Goltran Sobral Propheta, Alexia Ferreira Rodrigues, Géssica Uruga Oliveira, Angela Maria da Silva and Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:422
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  8. The stay of a critically ill child in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a significant experience for the family. Thus far, little is known regarding the impact of this stay on parents and their healthy...

    Authors: Sandra Stalder, Daniela Händler-Schuster and Franzisca Domeisen Benedetti
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:421
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  9. Although most children with febrile seizures (FS) have a favorable prognosis, some experience recurrence within 1–3 years. Age, peak temperature, and family history are now recognized as important risk factors...

    Authors: Feifei Shen, Leijuan Lu, Youjia Wu, Guihai Suo, Yuqin Zheng, Xiuli Zhong, Xu Wang and Haiying Li
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:420
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  11. Metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBDP) remains a significant cause of morbidity in extremely premature newborns. In high-risk patients, suspected diagnosis and subsequent treatment modifications, with li...

    Authors: Sandra Llorente-Pelayo, Pablo Docio, Silvia Arriola, Bernardo A. Lavín-Gómez, María T. García-Unzueta, María Ángeles Ballesteros, María J. Cabero-Pérez and Domingo González-Lamuño
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:418
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  12. The relationship between Helicobacter-pylori(Hp)infection and inflammatory-bowel-disease(IBD) in pediatric-patients remains controversial. We aimed to assess the Hp-infection occurrence in newly-diagnosed pediatr...

    Authors: Emanuele Dilaghi, Enrico Felici, Edith Lahner, Emanuela Pilozzi, Silvia Furio, Livia Lucchini, Giovanna Quatrale, Marisa Piccirillo, Pasquale Parisi, Sara Curto, Bruno Annibale, Alessandro Ferretti, Maurizio Mennini, Severino Persechino and Giovanni Di Nardo
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:417
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  13. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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:

  19. 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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  20. 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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  21. 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:

  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. 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
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  26. 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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  27. 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
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  28. 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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  30. 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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  32. 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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  33.  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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  35. 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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  36. 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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  37. 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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  38. 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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  39. 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:

  40. 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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  45. 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
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  46. 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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  47. 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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  49. 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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