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  2. Content type: Research article

    Although renin-angiotensin II-aldosterone system inhibitor (RASI) use for renal protection is well-documented, adherence to RASI therapy in the pediatric population is unclear. This study aimed to evaluate pat...

    Authors: Chien-Ning Hsu, Shiou-Huei Huang and You-Lin Tain

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:64

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  3. Content type: Case report

    Primary lymphomas of the gastrointestinal tract are rare, accounting for only 1 to 4% of malignancies arising in the stomach, small intestine, or colon. The stomach is the most common extranodal site of lympho...

    Authors: Yu-Tang Chang, Ming-Yii Huang, Hsiang-Hung Shih, Chun-Chieh Wu, Tzu-Ying Lu and Pei-Chin Lin

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:63

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  4. Content type: Case report

    Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a type of hemolytic anemia caused by abnormal red cell membrane skeletal proteins with few unique clinical manifestations in the neonate and infant. An ANK1 gene mutation is the m...

    Authors: Ti-Long Huang, Bao-Hua Sang, Qing-Ling Lei, Chun-Yan Song, Yun-Bi Lin, Yu Lv, Chun-Hui Yang, Na Li, Yue-Huang Yang, Xian-Wen Zhang and Xin Tian

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:62

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  5. Content type: Case report

    Beta thalassemia (β-thal) is an inherited hemoglobin disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the hemoglobin that results in microcytic hypochromic anemia. β-Thalassemia intermedia (TI) is a clinical ter...

    Authors: Faten Moassas, Mohamad Sayah Nweder and Hossam Murad

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:61

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  6. Content type: Research article

    Body composition in infancy plays a central role in the programming of metabolic diseases. Fat mass (FM) is determined by personal and environmental factors. Anthropometric measurements allow for estimations o...

    Authors: Ameyalli M. Rodríguez-Cano, Jennifer Mier-Cabrera, Cinthya Muñoz-Manrique, Arturo Cardona-Pérez, Gicela Villalobos-Alcázar and Otilia Perichart-Perera

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:60

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  7. Content type: Case report

    Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute viral infection occurring mostly in infants and children. Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection mostly occurs in children < 5 years of age. Severe cases, however, are...

    Authors: Ying-Fu Chen, Lan Hu, Feng Xu, Cheng-jun Liu and Jing Li

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:59

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  8. Content type: Research article

    Donor human milk (DHM) is the best alternative for preterm infants when their own mother’s milk is unavailable. DHM should be pasteurized to guarantee microbiological safety; however, this process can influenc...

    Authors: Pasqua Piemontese, Domenica Mallardi, Nadia Liotto, Chiara Tabasso, Camilla Menis, Michela Perrone, Paola Roggero and Fabio Mosca

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:58

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  9. Content type: Research article

    Postoperative fluid management in critically ill neonates and infants with capillary leak syndrome (CLS) and extensive volume overload after cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass is challenging. CLS is oft...

    Authors: Anne Kerling, Okan Toka, André Rüffer, Hanna Müller, Sheeraz Habash, Christel Weiss, Sven Dittrich and Julia Moosmann

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:57

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  10. Content type: Research article

    Children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) show endocrine complications and metabolic alterations. The physiopathology of these conditions is not completely understood: iron overload due to chronic transfusions, ...

    Authors: V. Mandese, E. Bigi, P. Bruzzi, G. Palazzi, B. Predieri, L. Lucaccioni, M. Cellini and L. Iughetti

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:56

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  11. Content type: Case report

    Abernethy malformation is an extremely rare congenital malformation characterised by an extrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Children with Abernathy malformation can develop hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) with pu...

    Authors: Lijian Xie, Yun Li, Xunwei Jiang, Jian Zhao and Tingting Xiao

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:55

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  12. Content type: Research article

    The global incidence of overweight and obesity has increased dramatically among children and adolescents over the past decades. Insufficient sleep duration and physical inactivity are known risk factors for ov...

    Authors: Susanne Kobel, Olivia Wartha, Jens Dreyhaupt, Sarah Kettner and Jürgen M. Steinacker

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:54

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  13. Content type: Research article

    Prevalence of hemolytic neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NHB) is not well characterized, and economic burden at the population level is poorly understood. This study evaluated the prevalence, clinical characterist...

    Authors: Tzy-Chyi Yu, Chi Nguyen, Nancy Ruiz, Siting Zhou, Xian Zhang, Elaine A. Böing and Hiangkiat Tan

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:53

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  14. Content type: Research article

    The literature suggests that 0.9 to 6% of infants who die unexpectedly may have had a metabolic disorder. At least 43 different inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) have been associated with sudden death (SUDI)....

    Authors: F. H. de Bitencourt, I. V. D. Schwartz and F. S. L. Vianna

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:52

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  15. Content type: Research article

    Newborn resuscitation is a life-saving intervention for birth asphyxia, a leading cause of neonatal mortality. Improving provider newborn resuscitation skills is critical for delivering quality care, but the r...

    Authors: Mary Drake, Dunstan R. Bishanga, Akwila Temu, Mustafa Njozi, Erica Thomas, Victor Mponzi, Lauren Arlington, Georgina Msemo, Mary Azayo, Allan Kairuki, Amunga R. Meda, Kahabi G. Isangula and Brett D. Nelson

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:51

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  16. Content type: Research article

    A new formulation of the live-attenuated varicella vaccine Varilrix (GSK) produced without human serum albumin (HSA) was developed to minimize a theoretical risk of transmission of infectious diseases. A previous...

    Authors: Saul N. Faust, Maguelone Le Roy, Chitsanu Pancharoen, Miguel Angel Rodriguez Weber, Katrina Cathie, Ulrich Behre, Jolanta Bernatoniene, Matthew D. Snape, Klaus Helm, Carlos Eduardo Medina Pech, Ouzama Henry, Carmen Baccarini, Michael Povey and Paul Gillard

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:50

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  17. Content type: Research article

    The early recognition of meningococcal disease in children is vital. During the prodrome however, meningococcal infection presents similarly to many self-limiting viral infections. This mandates a cautious app...

    Authors: Thomas Waterfield, Derek Fairley, Bronagh Blackwood, James McKenna and Michael D. Shields

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:49

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  19. Content type: Research article

    In Senegal in 2015, an estimated 4800 children were living with HIV, with 1200 receiving ARV treatment, of whom half had follow-up care in decentralized sites outside Dakar.

    Authors: Abdoul-Magib Cissé, Gabrièle Laborde-Balen, Khady Kébé-Fall, Aboubacry Dramé, Halimatou Diop, Karim Diop, FatouNiasse-Traoré, Mohamed Coulibaly, Ndeye-Ngone Have, Nicole Vidal, Safiatou Thiam, Abdoulaye S. Wade, Martine Peeters, Bernard Taverne, Philippe Msellati and Coumba Touré-Kane

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:47

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  20. Content type: Research article

    Excessive and inappropriate antimicrobial use in the community is one risk factor that can result in the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Upper respiratory tract infections are most frequently reported amon...

    Authors: Hani Saleh Faidah, Abdul Haseeb, Majd Yousuf Lamfon, Malak Mohammad Almatrafi, Imtinan Abdullah Almasoudi, Ejaz Cheema, Waleed Hassan Almalki, Mahmoud E Elrggal, Mahmoud M.A. Mohamed, Fahad Saleem, Manal Mansour Al-Gethamy, Beenish Pervaiz, Tahir Mehmood Khan and Mohamed Azmi Hassali

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:46

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  21. Content type: Research article

    Data on the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and direct self-injurious behavior in adolescents with a migration background are scarce. There are hints that this population is at risk. The aim...

    Authors: Carolin Donath, Marie Christine Bergmann, Sören Kliem, Thomas Hillemacher and Dirk Baier

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:45

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  22. Content type: Research article

    A number of region-specific validated triage systems exist; however very little is known about their performance in resource limited settings. We compare the local triage tool and internationally validated too...

    Authors: Nafsa R. Marombwa, Hendry R. Sawe, Upendo George, Said S. Kilindimo, Nanyori J. Lucumay, Kilalo M. Mjema, Juma A. Mfinanga and Ellen J. Weber

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:44

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  23. Content type: Research article

    Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile vasculitis that primarily affects children. Previous studies have shown that both innate and adapt immune systems are involved in the immunopathogenesis of KD. The fol...

    Authors: Meng Xu, Yanfang Jiang, Jinghua Wang, Deying Liu, Shaofeng Wang, Huanfa Yi and Sirui Yang

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:43

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  24. Content type: Research article

    Brazil introduced the monovalent rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix®) in 2006. This study aimed to assess the epidemiology and genotype distribution of species-A rotavirus (RVA) in Brazil, comparing the pre- and post-vac...

    Authors: Filipe A. Carvalho-Costa, Rosane M. S. de Assis, Alexandre M. Fialho, Irene T. Araújo, Marcelle F. Silva, Mariela M. Gómez, Juliana S. Andrade, Tatiana L. Rose, Tulio M. Fumian, Eduardo M. Volotão, Marize P. Miagostovich and José Paulo G. Leite

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:42

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  25. Content type: Research article

    The data about quality of care of more than 70 countries were available from UNICEF but little was known about China. We examined the status about quality of care and explored its associations with development...

    Authors: Chenlu Yang, Xiaoli Liu, Yuning Yang, Xiaona Huang, Qiying Song, Yan Wang and Hong Zhou

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:41

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  26. Content type: Research article

    Smartphones and associated messaging applications have become the most common means of communication among health care workers and the general population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability ...

    Authors: İlker Devrim, Mine Düzgöl, Ahu Kara, İlknur Çağlar, Fatma Devrim, Nuri Bayram and Hurşit Apa

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:40

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  27. Content type: Case report

    Finding an abdominal mass or hematuria is the initial step in diagnosing Wilms tumor. As the first manifestation of Wilms tumor, it is exceedingly rare for pulmonary tumor embolism to present with cardiac arre...

    Authors: Atsuna Fukuda, Takeshi Isoda, Naoya Sakamoto, Keisuke Nakajima and Tetsuya Ohta

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:39

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  28. Content type: Case report

    Pneumomediastinum is an uncommon cause of neonatal respiratory distress. Clinical history and examination of the neonate may be uninformative in determining the aetiology of the respiratory distress. Chest x-r...

    Authors: Stephen Sze Shing Teo, Archana Priyadarshi and Kathryn Browning Carmo

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:38

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  29. Content type: Research article

    Treatment failure and delay in switching to second line regimen are major concerns in the treatment of HIV infected children in a resource limited setting. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence...

    Authors: Gelila Solomon Haile and Alemseged Beyene Berha

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:37

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  30. Content type: Research article

    Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of most common pediatric infections. The study was designed to assess the clinical profile, common bacterial microorganisms causing UTI and their antimicrobial susceptibili...

    Authors: Lok Bahadur Shrestha, Ratna Baral, Prakash Poudel and Basudha Khanal

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:36

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  31. Content type: Research article

    South Asia contributes substantially to global low birth weight population (i.e. those with birth weight < 2500 g). Synthesized evidence is lacking on magnitude of cognitive and motor deficits in low birth wei...

    Authors: Ravi Prakash Upadhyay, Gitismita Naik, Tarun Shankar Choudhary, Ranadip Chowdhury, Sunita Taneja, Nita Bhandari, Jose Carlos Martines, Rajiv Bahl and Maharaj Kishan Bhan

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:35

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  32. Content type: Study protocol

    Obesity in children and adolescents is an increasing problem associated with multiple co-morbidities including metabolic and endocrine changes, cardiovascular abnormalities, and impaired quality of life. Combi...

    Authors: Y. G. M. Roebroek, G. F. Paulus, E. G. A. H. van Mil, A. C. E. Vreugdenhil, B. Winkens, C. Nederkoorn, C. D. A. Stehouwer, J. W. M. Greve, N. D. Bouvy and L. W. E. van Heurn

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:34

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  33. Content type: Research article

    In Ethiopia uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is managed at health posts level through the outpatient therapeutic program (OTP). Yet, evidence on the treatment success rate of the program is scarce...

    Authors: Genene Teshome, Tafese Bosha and Samson Gebremedhin

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:33

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  34. Content type: Research article

    Blood stream infections (BSIs) cause a complex cascade of inflammatory events, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality in children in Tanzania. This study was designed to delineate circulating bacteri...

    Authors: J. Seni, A. A. Mwakyoma, F. Mashuda, R. Marando, M. Ahmed, R. DeVinney, J. D. D. Pitout and S. E. Mshana

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:32

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  35. Content type: Study protocol

    There is no established standard chemotherapy for recurrent pediatric solid tumors such as neuroblastoma and sarcoma. Since some of these tumor cells show dysfunctions in homologous recombination repair, the g...

    Authors: Masatoshi Takagi, Chitose Ogawa, Yuki Aoki-Nogami, Tomoko Iehara, Eri Ishibashi, Minoru Imai, Tetsuro Kihara, Kiyoshi Nobori, Kazuhisa Hasebe, Shuki Mizutani, Toshimi Kimura, Masashi Nagata, Masato Yasuhara, Kenichi Yoshimura, Pariko Yorozu, Hajime Hosoi…

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:31

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  36. Content type: Research article

    The use of mobile touch screen devices, e.g. smartphones and tablet computers, has become increasingly prevalent among adolescents. However, little is known about how adolescents use these devices and potentia...

    Authors: Siao Hui Toh, Erin K. Howie, Pieter Coenen and Leon M. Straker

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:30

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  37. Content type: Research article

    Many newborn infants die from preventable causes in South Africa, often these deaths occur in district hospitals. A multipronged intervention aiming to improve quality of newborn care in district hospitals was...

    Authors: C. Horwood, L. Haskins, S. Phakathi and N. McKerrow

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:29

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  38. Content type: Case report

    Idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome (ISCLS) is rare, and there has been about 32 cases reported in children worldwide since this disorder was first described in 1960. Clinical guidelines on the managem...

    Authors: Karen Ka Yan Leung, Jaime Sou Rosa Duque, Kwong-Man Yu, Kai-Ning Cheong, Patrick Chun-Yin Chong, Marco Hok-Kung Ho and Pak-Cheong Chow

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:28

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  39. Content type: Research article

    In resource-poor settings, transfused children often experience recurrence of severe anemia (SA) following discharge from hospital. This study determined the factors associated with recurrent severe anemia (RS...

    Authors: Aggrey Dhabangi, Richard Idro, Chandy C. John, Walter H. Dzik, Robert Opoka, Ronald Ssenyonga and Michael Boele van Hensbroek

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:27

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  40. Content type: Research article

    Owing to advances in the critical care of premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), BPD-associated pulmonary hypertension (PH) is becoming a growing concern. However, only few investigations wer...

    Authors: Eui Kyung Choi, Seung Han Shin, Ee-Kyung Kim and Han-Suk Kim

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:26

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  41. Content type: Research article

    The objective of the current study was to examine whether the relation between aerobic fitness and academic achievement during adolescence is subject-dependent, and to investigate cumulative and recency effects.

    Authors: Shu-Shih Hsieh, Jia-Ren Tsai, Shao-Hsi Chang, Jen-Yu Ho, Jui-Fu Chen, Po-Hsi Chen, Yao-Ting Sung and Tsung-Min Hung

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:25

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  42. Content type: Research article

    To compare the sensitivity and specificity of the recommended 2-step rapid antigen detection test (RADT) with confirmatory culture vs the point-of-care (POC) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Roche cobas® Liat® ...

    Authors: Arundhati Rao, Bradley Berg, Theresa Quezada, Robert Fader, Kimberly Walker, Shaowu Tang, Ula Cowen, Dana Duncan and Joanna Sickler

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:24

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  44. Content type: Research article

    Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) experience a range of difficulties that can potentially limit their academic, social and physical ability. Recent research has developed interventions th...

    Authors: Benjamin F. Mentiplay, Tara L. FitzGerald, Ross A. Clark, Kelly J. Bower, Linda Denehy and Alicia J. Spittle

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:22

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  45. Content type: Case report

    Pneumatosis intestinalis and portomesenteric venous gas are usually caused by necrotizing enterocolitis; however they can occur secondary to abusive abdominal trauma with bone fractures and bruising. It is dif...

    Authors: En-Pei Lee, Jainn-Jim Lin, Shao-Hsuan Hsia, Oi-Wa Chan and Han-Ping Wu

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:21

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  46. Content type: Research article

    Assessing pain in neonates is challenging because full-term and preterm neonates of different gestational ages (GAs) have widely varied reactions to pain. We validated the Bernese Pain Scale for Neonates (BPSN...

    Authors: Karin Schenk, Liliane Stoffel, Reto Bürgin, Bonnie Stevens, Dirk Bassler, Sven Schulzke, Mathias Nelle and Eva Cignacco

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:20

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  47. Content type: Research article

    Measuring the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adolescents, including those with cerebral palsy (CP) (the major cause of childhood physical disability worldwide) in Bangladesh is pertinent although th...

    Authors: Rosalie Power, Rahena Akhter, Mohammad Muhit, Sabrina Wadud, Eamin Heanoy, Tasneem Karim, Nadia Badawi and Gulam Khandaker

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:19

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  48. Content type: Research article

    Neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency (NICCD) has high prevalence in East Asia, and has been reported in other parts of the world. NICCD is also the most common form of genetic cholesta...

    Authors: Kuerbanjiang Abuduxikuer, Rui Chen, Zhong-Lin Wang and Jian-She Wang

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:18

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  49. Content type: Research article

    Substantial numbers of neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure (HRF) do not immediately respond to inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) and are often labeled as non-responders. This retrospective data analysis assesse...

    Authors: Leif D. Nelin and Jim L. Potenziano

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:17

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  50. Content type: Case report

    Congenital chloride diarrhea (CCD, OMIM 214700) is a rare autosomal recessively inherited condition characterized by watery diarrhea, hypochloremia and metabolic alkalosis. Mutations of the solute carrier family ...

    Authors: Éva Dávid, Dóra Török, Katalin Farkas, Nikoletta Nagy, Emese Horváth, Zsuzsanna Kiss, György Oroszlán, Márta Balogh and Márta Széll

    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:16

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