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  1. Because of practice variation and new developments in palliative pediatric care, the Dutch Association of Pediatrics decided to develop the clinical practice guideline (CPG) palliative care for children. With ...

    Authors: Dunja Dreesens, Lotte Veul, Jonne Westermann, Nicole Wijnands, Leontien Kremer, Trudy van der Weijden and Eduard Verhagen
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:467
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  2. This study aims to provide guidance for clinical work through analysis of the clinical characteristics, endoscopic and pathological manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of an 18-day-old neonate with exfoli...

    Authors: Zu-Qin Yang, Jing-Yun Mai, Min-Li Zhu, Xiu-Man Xiao, Xiao-Xiao He, Shang-Qin Chen and Zhen-Lang Lin
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:464
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  3. In the published article [1], an error has been noticed in the author group section.

    Authors: Manuela Capozza, Iolanda Chinellato, Vito Guarnieri, Natascia Di Iorgi, Maria Accadia, Cristina Traggiai, Girolamo Mattioli, Antonio Di Mauro and Nicola Laforgia
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:463
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    The original article was published in BMC Pediatrics 2018 18:340

  4. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most frequently identified pathogen in children with acute lower respiratory tract infection. Fatal cases have mainly been reported during the first 6 months of life or...

    Authors: A. Gavotto, A. Ousselin, O. Pidoux, P. Cathala, V. Costes-Martineau, B. Rivière, J. L. Pasquié, P. Amedro, C. Rambaud and G. Cambonie
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:462
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  5. We have recognized 15 children with jSLE and the antecedent of IgA vasculitis (HSP). This association is not broadly present in the literature.

    Authors: Chiharu Murata, Ana Luisa Rodríguez-Lozano, Hayde Guadalupe Hernández-Huirache, Miriam Martínez-Pérez, Laura Andrea Rincón-Arenas, Esmeralda Nancy Jiménez-Polvo, Francisco Eduardo Rivas-Larrauri and Cecilia Solís-Galicia
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:461
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  6. Pseudo-ascites is a very rare condition in children and remains a challenging diagnosis. Targeted imaging may be helpful, but a high index of clinical suspicion is often necessary to guide the investigations, ...

    Authors: Alessandro Rossi, Fabiola Di Dato, Raffaele Iorio, Gianfranco Vallone, Carmine Mollica, Maria Grazia Caprio, Jean De Ville De Goyet and Maria Immacolata Spagnuolo
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:460
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  7. The 1000 days, between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday, offer a unique window of opportunity to build healthier and more prosperous societies. The right nutrition during this time can have ...

    Authors: Biruk Beletew, Bereket Gebremichael, Tewodros Tesfaye, Ayelign Mengesha and Mesfin Wudu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:459
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  8. Despite being associated with health outcomes like abdominal adiposity, depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular disease risk among youth, largely, clinicians still do not adopt physical fitness testing. A clar...

    Authors: Toyin Ajisafe
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:458
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  9. Visible congenital malformations (VCMs) are one of the principal causes of disability in the world. Prenatal diagnosis is a paramount mandatory integral part of the follow up of pregnancies with VCM of the foe...

    Authors: Igor Kamla, Nelly Kamgaing, Serge Billong, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Paul Tolefac and Vincent de Paul Djientcheu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:457
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  10. Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is an inherited disorder of defective skeletal mineralization caused by mutations in the ALPL gene that encodes the Tissue Non-specific Alkaline Phosphatase (TNSALP). It is subdivided into ...

    Authors: Xiaojian Mao, Sichi Liu, Yunting Lin, Zhen Chen, Yongxian Shao, Qiaoli Yu, Haiying Liu, Zhikun Lu, Huiyin Sheng, Xinshuo Lu, Yonglan Huang, Li Liu and Chunhua Zeng
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:456
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  12. The mental health and quality of life in children with asthma have attracted widespread attention. This study focused on the evaluation of mental health conditions and their clinical characteristics in Chinese...

    Authors: Hao Zhou, Zhihe Chen, Weiqing Zhao, Ye Liu and Yuxia Cui
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:454
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  14. Communication, behavioural, and executive function problems often co-occur in childhood. Previous attempts to identify the origins of these comorbidities have typically relied on comparisons of different defic...

    Authors: Silvana Mareva and Joni Holmes
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:452
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  15. Gaining a better understanding of the probability, timing and prediction of rehospitalisation amongst preterm babies could help improve outcomes. There is limited research addressing these topics amongst extre...

    Authors: Robert Anthony Reed, Andrei Scott Morgan, Jennifer Zeitlin, Pierre-Henri Jarreau, Héloïse Torchin, Véronique Pierrat, Pierre-Yves Ancel and Babak Khoshnood
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:451
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  17. In Germany, all preschoolers undergo a school entry examination (SEE). While most children are sufficiently served with standardized developmental tests only, for a small group of otherwise underserved childre...

    Authors: Amand Führer, Andreas Wienke, Snezhina Wiermann, Christine Gröger and Daniel Tiller
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:448
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  18. We know that parents require resources which can assist them to improve fever knowledge and management practices. The purpose of this study, using an RCT, was to examine the effectiveness of an information lea...

    Authors: M. Kelly, L. Sahm, S. McCarthy, R. O’Sullivan, A. Mc Gillicuddy and F. Shiely
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:447
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  19. Increasing dietary fiber intake in children may improve overall diet quality. The purpose of this study was to compare nutrient intakes and sources of fiber between young children with low and high fiber intak...

    Authors: Kristen Finn, Emma Jacquier, Brian Kineman, Heidi Storm and Ryan Carvalho
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:446
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  21. There are scant data on the prevalence and clinical course of pertussis disease among infants with pneumonia in low- and middle-income countries. While pertussis vaccination coverage is high (≥90%) among infan...

    Authors: Bahaa Abu-Raya, David M. Goldfarb, Marek Smieja, Kathy Luinstra, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Kristen A. Feemster, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Coleen K. Cunningham, Samir S. Shah, Mohamed Zaakir Patel, Matthew S. Kelly and Manish Sadarangani
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:444
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  22. Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical condition in children. Although a higher incidence of AA in summer has been reported, the reason for this observation remains unclear. The purpose of this st...

    Authors: Yao-Jen Hsu, Yu-Wei Fu and Taiwai Chin
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:443
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  24. Pituitary tumors and/or their treatment are associated with multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD) in adults, but the distinct pituitary hormone profile of MPHD in Chinese children and adolescents remain...

    Authors: Fengxue Wang, Jinyan Han, Xiaohong Shang and Guimei Li
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:441
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  25. Stress signals during sucking activity such as nasal flaring, head turning, and extraneous movements of the body have been attributed to incoordination of sucking, swallowing, and respiration (SSR) in prematur...

    Authors: You Gyoung Yi, Byung-Mo Oh, Seung Han Shin, Jin Yong Shin, Ee-Kyung Kim and Hyung-Ik Shin
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:440
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  26. The objective of this study was to summarize clinical features and PRRT2 mutations of paediatric paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) patients and observe the tolerability and effects of morning draughts of ox...

    Authors: Gang Pan, Linmei Zhang and Shuizhen Zhou
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:439
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  27. There is growing evidence that school children in the United States gain weight more rapidly during the summer than the school year, but few studies have explored the causes of this phenomenon. The goal of thi...

    Authors: Lindsay A. Tanskey, Jeanne P. Goldberg, Kenneth Chui, Aviva Must, Catherine M. Wright and Jennifer M. Sacheck
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:438
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  28. Intestinal parasitic infestations triggered considerable gastrointestinal morbidity, malnutrition, and mortality worldwide. In particular, young children in developing countries affected most. Helminthiasis in...

    Authors: Mesfin Wudu Kassaw, Ayele Mamo Abebe, Kenean Getaneh Tlaye, Alemu Birara Zemariam and Biruk Beletew Abate
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:437
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  29. With the rapid development of economy in recent two decades, neonatology has been progressing quickly in China. However, there is little knowledge about the exact developmental status of neonatal departments i...

    Authors: Qiuping Li, Tao Han, Yanping Zhang, Qian Zhang, Xiangyong Kong, Yonghui Yang and Zhichun Feng
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:436
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  30. Prenatal and postnatal depressive symptoms are common in expectant and new mothers and fathers. This study examined the association between four patterns of probable perinatal depression (mother depressed, fat...

    Authors: Nicole Letourneau, Brenda Leung, Henry Ntanda, Deborah Dewey, Andrea J. Deane and Gerald F. Giesbrecht
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:435
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  31. Endotracheal tube (ETT) placement is a critical procedure for newborns that are unable to breathe. Inadvertent esophageal intubation can lead to oxygen deprivation and consequent permanent neurological impairm...

    Authors: Hasan S. Merali, Mark O. Tessaro, Khushboo Q. Ali, Shaun K. Morris, Sajid B. Soofi and Shabina Ariff
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:434
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  33. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the multi-component health promotion program, JolinchenKids – fit and healthy in daycare, designed to promote physical activity (PA), healthy eating, and mental wellbeing...

    Authors: Berit Steenbock, Christoph Buck, Hajo Zeeb, Stefan Rach and Claudia R. Pischke
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:432
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  34. The prevalence of overweight and obesity (OWOB) has stabilized in some countries, but a portion of children with high body mass index (BMI) may have become heavier. This study aimed to describe the distributio...

    Authors: Asborg A. Bjertnaes, Jacob H. Grundt, Petur B. Juliusson, Trond J. Markestad, Tor A. Strand and Mads N. Holten-Andersen
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:431
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  35. Identification of early signs of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has proven of prognostic significance. Yet, the importance of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), being p...

    Authors: Andrea Lakatos, Márton Kolossváry, Miklós Szabó, Ágnes Jermendy, Hajnalka Barta, Gyula Gyebnár, Gábor Rudas and Lajos R. Kozák
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:430
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  36. Unnecessary antibiotic prescription to patients with upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) has led to the increase in antibiotics resistant bacteria rates. In this study, we evaluated the diagnostic accur...

    Authors: Seyed Ali Safizadeh Shabestari, Zainab A. Malik and Fadil Y. A. Al-Najjar
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:429
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  37. The World Health Organization recommends that mothers should exclusively breastfeed their infants until 6 months of age due to the benefits for the mother and the child. There is documented evidence on exclusi...

    Authors: Amanuel Molla Beyene, Misgan Legesse Liben and Amit Arora
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:428
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  38. While caudal block has been widely used during pediatric lower limbs and lower abdominal surgeries, few studies to date have evaluated the perioperative effects of caudal block on pediatric patients in laparos...

    Authors: Bingdong Tao, Kun Liu, Dandan Wang, Mengmeng Ding, Ni Yang and Ping Zhao
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:427
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  39. To construct birth weight charts for the Chongqing municipality, China and to identify whether differences in birth weight exist across urban/rural populations, thereby warranting separate charts.

    Authors: Xue Zhao, Yinyin Xia, Hua Zhang, Philip N. Baker and Tom Norris
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:426
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  40. Trunk control is generally considered to be related to gross motor development. However, this assumption has not been validated with clinical data. This pilot study was the first of its kind to examine the lon...

    Authors: Tamis W. Pin, Penelope B. Butler, Hon-Ming Cheung and Sandra Lai-Fong Shum
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:425
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  42. The initial episode of angioedema in children can be potential life-threatening due to the lack of prompt identification and treatment. We aimed to analyze the factors predicting the severity and outcomes of t...

    Authors: Yuan-Jhen Syue, Chao-Jui Li, Wen-Liang Chen, Tsung-Han Lee, Cheng-Chieh Huang, Mei-Chueh Yang, Chih-Ming Lin, Meng-Huan Wu, Chu-Chung Chou, Chin-Fu Chang and Yan-Ren Lin
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:423
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  44. Nocturnal enuresis (NE), or ‘bedwetting’, is a form of night-time urinary incontinence occurring in younger children. A diagnosis of NE can be socially disruptive and psychologically stressful for a child. The...

    Authors: Janet Schloss, Kimberley Ryan, Rebecca Reid and Amie Steel
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:421
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  46. Given the rarity of pediatric surgical disease, it is important to consider available large-scale data resources as a means to better study and understand relevant disease-processes and their treatments. The M...

    Authors: Arin L. Madenci, Cathaleen K. Madsen, Nicollette K. Kwon, Lindsey L. Wolf, Kristin A. Sonderman, Jill M. Zalieckas, Samuel E. Rice-Townsend, Adil H. Haider, Robert L. Ricca, Brent R. Weil, Christopher B. Weldon and Tracey P. Koehlmoos
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:419
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  47. Lifestyle modifications represent the first line of treatment in obesity management; however, many adolescents with obesity do not meet lifestyle recommendations. Given that adolescents are rarely consulted du...

    Authors: M. Kebbe, A. Perez, A. Buchholz, T.-L. F. McHugh, S. D. Scott, C. Richard, M. P. Dyson and G. D. C. Ball
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:418
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  48. The use and optimal duration of treatment with nebulized hypertonic saline (HS) in infants hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis is unclear. The objective was to compare the efficacy of 1 versus 3 days of nebul...

    Authors: Gaëlle Beal, Catherine Barbier, Sophie Thoret, Amandine Rubio, Mathilde Bonnet, Roseline Mazet, Anne Ego and Isabelle Pin
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:417
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  49. Premature preterm rupture of membranes (PPROM) is reported to be associated with high rates of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Sildenafil has been used in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of ne...

    Authors: Karen Lavie-Nevo, Kevin C. Harris and Joseph Y. Ting
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2019 19:416
    Content type: Case report Published on:
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