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BMC Pediatrics

Issue 1/2024

Content (849 Articles)

Treatment of children with refractory/relapse high risk langerhans cell histiocytosis with the combination of cytarabine, vindesine and prednisone

Wenqian Wang, Jian Ge, Honghao Ma, Hongyun Lian, Lei Cui, Yunze Zhao, Zhigang Li, Tianyou Wang, Rui Zhang

Ultrasound assessment of malnutrition in infancy: a pilot case-control study

Meng-Fan Tai, Ruth Bvalani, Bazwell Nkhalema, Emmie Mbale, Karen Chetcuti, Pui-Ying Iroh Tam

Magnitude and determinant of healthcare-seeking behavior for childhood acute respiratory tract infections in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

  • Open Access
  • Research

Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Rediet Eristu Teklu, Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Nebiyu Mekonnen Derseh, Muluken Chanie Agimas, Daniel Alayu Shewaye, Atalay Liknaw Birhanie, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Girum Shibeshi Argaw, Amensisa Hailu Tesfaye

Treatment-related problems in neonates receiving parenteral nutrition: risk factors and implications for practice

Amal Akour, Lobna Gharaibeh, Omar El Khatib, Khawla Abu Hammour, Noor AlTaher, Salah AbuRuz, Muna Barakat

Accidental ingestion of multiple magnetic beads by children and their impact on the gastrointestinal tract: a single-center study

Xian-Ling Li, Qin-Ming Zhang, Shou-Yan Lu, Ting-Ting Liu, Shuan-Ling Li, Long Chen, Fang-Nan Xie, Li Wang, Chuang-Hui Zhang, Da-Yong Wang, Liu-Ming Huang

Experiences and satisfaction of video follow up of children with paediatric gastrointestinal conditions linking tertiary centre with guardians and clinicians at the local hospital: a cross-sectional study

Ann-Marie Kassa, Niklas Nyström, Kajsa Waldenvik, Helene Engstrand Lilja

Efficacy of atypical antipsychotics in the treatment of fecal incontinence in children and adolescents: a randomized clinical trial

Ghazal Zahed, Somaye Fatahi, Leila Tabatabaee, Negar Imanzadeh, Shaikh Sanjid Seraj, Benjamin Hernández Wolters, Amirhossein Hosseini

Postnatal treatment and evolution patterns of giant fetal hepatic hemangioma: a case series of 29 patients

Lu-lu Xie, Yan-bing Huang, Kui-ran Dong, Shao-bo Yang, Chun Shen, Yang-yang Ma

Effect of non-pharmacological interventions on pain in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  • Open Access
  • Research

Yuwei Weng, Jie Zhang, Zhifang Chen

Optimizing HIV case identification among children and understanding remaining gaps in pediatric HIV testing in Kinshasa, DRC

Dominique Ingala, Winnie Bakebua, Fideline Banzadio, Dieudonne Tshishi, Aime Loando, Aimé Mboyo, Michelle M. Gill

Diagnostic status and epidemiological characteristics of community-acquired bacterial meningitis in children from 2019 to 2020: a multicenter retrospective study

Juan-Juan Liu, Zhi-Wei Xu, Hui-Qing Xu, Jia-Jun Zhu, Jie-Ning Zhang, Sheng Fang, Sheng-Fu Yuan, He-Jia Ge, Hai-Jing Li, Wen-Ji Lou, Li-Hua Chen, Feng Gao, Ying-Hu Chen

Detention of children and adolescents under mental health legislation: a scoping review of prevalence, risk factors, and legal frameworks

  • Open Access
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Lisa Schölin, Zack Tucker, Arun Chopra, Rohan Borschmann, Colin McKay

Characterization of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents from 2017 to 2022 in China: a single-center analysis

Shimin Wu, Yuan Gao, Shusen Guo, Lina Fu, Yanqin Ying, Wei Wu, Ling Hou, Yan Liang, Xiaoping Luo

Factors associated with blood mercury concentrations and their interactions with three glutathione S-transferase genes (GSTT1, GSTM1, and GSTP1): an exposure assessment study of typically developing Jamaican children

  • Open Access
  • Research

Sheikh Farzana Zaman, Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Sepideh Saroukhani, Jan Bressler, Manouchehr Hessabi, Megan L. Grove, Sydonnie Shakespeare Pellington, Katherine A. Loveland, Mohammad H. Rahbar

Associations between sleep problems and emotional/behavioural difficulties in healthy children and adolescents

Theresa Fulfs, Tanja Poulain, Mandy Vogel, Kolja Nenoff, Wieland Kiess

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outcomes of HIV-exposed neonates: a Zimbabwean tertiary hospital experience

Hannah Gannon, Elizabeth Chappell, Deborah Ford, Diana M Gibb, Anesu Chimwaza, Ngoni Manika, Catherine J Wedderburn, Zivai Mupambireyi Nenguke, Frances M Cowan, Tom Gibb, Andrew Phillips, Angela Mushavi, Felicity Fitzgerald, Michelle Heys, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi

Hematological profiles of newborns of mothers with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy delivered at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital: a comparative cross-sectional study

Zewudu Mulatie, Melak Aynalem, Solomon Getawa

Evaluation of serum interleukin-17 A and interleukin-22 levels in pediatric patients with autism spectrum disorder: a pilot study

Dina E. Sallam, Youstina S. Shaker, Gehan A. Mostafa, Reham M. El-Hossiny, Sara I. Taha, Mostafa Abd Elazeem Hassan Ahamed

Testing a model of benefit-finding and growth in youths with chronic health conditions

Roman E. von Rezori, Harald Baumeister, Reinhard W. Holl, Kirsten Minden, Annabel S. Müller-Stierlin, Christina Reinauer, Svenja Temming, Petra Warschburger

Tic disorder in allergic rhinitis children and adolescents: a case-control study

Hossein Esmaeilzadeh, Mohammad Reza Yousefi, Negar Mortazavi, Mohammad Amin Gholami, Mohebat Vali, Seyed Ali Dastgheib

A case report of peroneal muscle atrophy type 2A2 with central nervous system involvement as initial presentation

Xin Xu, Fen Lu, Senjie Du, Li Zhang

The protocol of Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERACS) in congenital heart disease: a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial

Dou Dou, Yuan Jia, Su Yuan, Yang Wang, Yinan Li, Hongbai Wang, Jie Ding, Xie Wu, Dongyun Bie, Qiao Liu, Ran An, Haoqi Yan, Fuxia Yan

Appropriate feeding practices and associated factors during diarrheal disease among children aged 6 to 23 months in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of the recent demographic and health survey

Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye

There is a long way from current clinical practice in Denmark compared to recent published English guideline on management of children with eosinophilic oesophagitis

Kasper Bredal, Line Tegtmeier Frandsen, Jacob Holmen Terkelsen, Martin Hollænder Nielsen, Dorte Melgaard, Anne Lund Krarup

Mother-child pairs’ eating and feeding behaviours in two different nutritional status from two distinct provinces

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Gülsüm Özen, Bülent Güneş, Suzan Yalçın, Sıddika Songül Yalçın

Measurement of Bisphenol A Diglycidyl Ether (BADGE), BADGE derivatives, and Bisphenol F Diglycidyl Ether (BFDGE) in Japanese infants with NICU hospitalization history

  • Open Access
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Mami Kuwamura, Kentaro Tanaka, Atsuto Onoda, Kentaro Taki, Chihaya Koriyama, Kyoko Kitagawa, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Mayumi Tsuji

Health seeking behaviour and knowledge on neonatal danger signs among neonatal caregivers in Upper Denkyira East Municipality, Ghana

  • Open Access
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Philip Gyaase, Edward Aduse-Poku, Mavis Opoku Lanquaye, Emmanuel Boateng Acheampong, David Ben Sampson

The role of genetic factors in pediatric myelodysplastic syndromes with different outcomes

Ying Li, Li Cheng, Yun Peng, Lin Wang, Wenzhi Zhang, Yuhong Yin, Jing Zhang, Xiaoyan Wu

Analysis of traditional feeding practices and stunting among children aged 6 to 59 months in Karanganyar District, Central Java Province, Indonesia

Yuly Astuti, Seung Chun Paek, Natthani Meemon, Thammarat Marohabutr

Women empowerment and childhood stunting: evidence from rural northwest Ethiopia

Emebet Gashaw Wassie, Mesfin Wogayehu Tenagashaw, Tenaw Yimer Tiruye

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborns suspected of congenital rubella syndrome in Iran: a cross-sectional study

Negar Mirsalehi, Jila Yavarian, Nastaran Ghavami, Maryam Naseri, Farshad Khodakhah, Somayeh Shatizadeh Malekshahi, Sevrin Zadheidar, Talat Mokhtari-Azad, Nazanin-Zahra Shafiei-Jandaghi

Evaluating the effect of recombinant human growth hormone treatment on sleep-related breathing disorders in toddlers with Prader–Willi syndrome: a one-year retrospective cohort study

Haiyan Guo, Jinrong Fu, Yufeng Zhou, Feihong Luo, Ruoqian Cheng

Family based behavioral treatment in adolescents suffering from obesity: evolution through adulthood

Catherine Chamay Weber, Claudine Gal-Duding, Albane BR Maggio

Detection of a novel gross deletion in the UNC13D gene ends the diagnostic odyssey for a family with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis 3

Chinmayee B. Nagaraj, Diana S. Brightman, Hannah Rea, Emily Wakefield, Nina V. G. Harkavy, Lisa Dyer, Wenying Zhang

Continuous versus intermittent bolus infusion of calcium in preterm infants receiving total parenteral nutrition: a randomized blind clinical trial

Siamak Shiva, Khatereh Rezazadeh, Asmar Amiraslanzadeh, Bahareh Mehramuz, Sadollah Yeganehdoost, Majid Mahallei

Too hot to thrive: a qualitative inquiry of community perspectives on the effect of high ambient temperature on postpartum women and neonates in Kilifi, Kenya

Adelaide Lusambili, Sari Kovats, Britt Nakstad, Veronique Filippi, Peter Khaemba, Nathalie Roos, Cherie Part, Stanley Luchters, Matthew Chersich, Jeremy Hess, Kadidiatou Kadio, Fiona Scorgie

Assessing the quality and value of metabolic chart data for capturing core outcomes for pediatric medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency

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Ryan Iverson, Monica Taljaard, Michael T. Geraghty, Michael Pugliese, Kylie Tingley, Doug Coyle, Jonathan B. Kronick, Kumanan Wilson, Valerie Austin, Catherine Brunel-Guitton, Daniela Buhas, Nancy J. Butcher, Alicia K. J. Chan, Sarah Dyack, Sharan Goobie, Cheryl R. Greenberg, Shailly Jain-Ghai, Michal Inbar-Feigenberg, Natalya Karp, Mariya Kozenko, Erica Langley, Matthew Lines, Julian Little, Jennifer MacKenzie, Bruno Maranda, Saadet Mercimek-Andrews, Aizeddin Mhanni, John J. Mitchell, Laura Nagy, Martin Offringa, Amy Pender, Murray Potter, Chitra Prasad, Suzanne Ratko, Ramona Salvarinova, Andreas Schulze, Komudi Siriwardena, Neal Sondheimer, Rebecca Sparkes, Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu, Kendra Tapscott, Yannis Trakadis, Lesley Turner, Clara Van Karnebeek, Anthony Vandersteen, Jagdeep S. Walia, Brenda J. Wilson, Andrea C. Yu, Beth K. Potter, Pranesh Chakraborty

In-house environmental factors and childhood acute respiratory infections in under-five children: a hospital-based matched case-control study in Bangladesh

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Moktarul Islam, Kariul Islam, Koustuv Dalal, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader

Blood pressure response to clonidine in children with short stature is correlated with postural characteristics: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Wentao Yang, Shanshan Wang, Wei Gu, Francis Manyori Bigambo, Yubing Wang, Xu Wang

Unhealthy food consumption and its determinants among children aged 6 to 23 months in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of the demographic and health survey

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Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Masresha Asmare Techane, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Bewuketu Terefe

Emotional and behavioural difficulties among children and adolescents attending “ART teen clubs” in Mzuzu City in northern Malawi: a cross-sectional study

Paul Uchizi Kaseka, Maggie Zgambo, Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya, Mathews Lazarus, Obed Nkhata, Fatch W. Kalembo

The anthropometric determinants of peak expiratory flow rate among children in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Willbroad Kyejo, Nancy Matillya, Neelam Ismail, Gloria Gachocha, Hajaj Salum, Rosebella Iseme, Mariam Noorani

The tortuous diagnosis of one case of neonatal hyperthyroidism

Lin Zhu, Jing Wang, Wei Liu

Increased expression of NLRP3 associated with elevated levels of HMGB1 in children with febrile seizures: a case–control study

Xing-Guang Ye, Feng-Zhi She, Dong-Ni Yu, Li-Qian Wu, Yan Tang, Ben-Ze Wu, Shi-Wei Dong, Jie-Min Dai, Xing Zhou, Zhi-Gang Liu

Possible unusual presentation of opioid side effect in a child: a case report

Moukhaiber Jihane, Lakissian Zavi, Majdalani Marianne

Biochemical profiles and organ dysfunction in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy post-hoc analysis of the THIN trial

Karen Haugvik Francke, Ragnhild Støen, Niranjan Thomas, Karoline Aker

A novel de novo truncating variant in a Hungarian patient with CTNNB1 neurodevelopmental disorder

Nikoletta Nagy, Margit Pál, Dóra Nagy, Barbara Anna Bokor, Aliz Zimmermann, Balázs Gellén, András Salamon, László Sztriha, Péter Klivényi, Márta Széll

Heparin versus normal saline for the care of peripheral intravenous catheters in pediatrics: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Ran Li, Qiaoqi Zheng, Nengyue Chen, Li Zhao

Clinical manifestations and EEG findings in children infected with COVID-19 and exhibiting neurological symptoms

Yue Yang, Tao Yu, Jie Yang, Jia Luo, Xuan Liu, Chong Mu, Xiaochuan Wang, Yao Deng, Rong Luo

Epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation and complications of late-onset neonatal sepsis among preterm neonates in Cyprus: a prospective case-control study

Paraskevi Stylianou-Riga, Theodora Boutsikou, Panayiotis Kouis, Kyriaki Michailidou, Paraskevi Kinni, Rozeta Sokou, Zoi Iliodromiti, Constantinos Pitsios, Panayiotis K. Yiallouros, Nicoletta Iacovidou

The correlation between lung ultrasound scores and outcomes of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in infants with severe pneumonia

Li-Ling Zheng, Rou Chen, Chan-Hua Zheng, Xiao-Juan Dai, Wei-Da Zheng, Jia-Xiang Zhang

Clinical features of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children without fever

Jialin Li, Hua Zhang, Jing Guo, Xiang Ma

Dairy product consumption, eating habits, sedentary behaviour and physical activity association with bone mineral density among adolescent boys: a cross-sectional observational study

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Anna Kopiczko, Michał Czapla, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Catherine Ross, Bartosz Uchmanowicz

The effect of BsmI (rs1544410) single nucleotide polymorphism of vitamin D receptor (VDR) on insulin resistance in healthy children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Ahmad Gholami, Nima Montazeri-Najafabady, Iman Karimzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Dabbaghmanesh, Elnaz Talei

Walking capacity and its association with quality of life among children with down syndrome in Saudi Arabia

Saad A. Alhammad, Amani S. Alqahtani, Khalid S. Alwadeai, Maha F. Algabbani, Adel A. Alhusaini

Risk factors for moderate acute malnutrition among children with acute diarrhoea in India and Tanzania: a secondary analysis of data from a randomized trial

Rodrick Kisenge, Usha Dhingra, Chris A. Rees, Enju Liu, Arup Dutta, Deb Saikat, Pratibha Dhingra, Sarah Somji, Chris Sudfeld, Jon Simon, Per Ashorn, Sunil Sazawal, Christopher P. Duggan, Karim Manji

Food sources of fiber and micronutrients of concern among infants and young children in Lebanon: a national cross-sectional study

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Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Nahla Hwalla, Farah Naja, Lara Nasreddine

The long-term consequences of the hypospadias salvage repair issue

Hisham M. Hammouda, Ahmed A. Shahat, Ahmed S. Safwat, Taha M. Taha

Neonatal upper limb fractures – a narrative overview of the literature

Marcos Carvalho, Maria Inês Barreto, João Cabral, Inês Balacó, Cristina Alves

The first case of intellectual disability caused by novel compound heterozygosity for NUDT2 variants

Bo Bi, Xiaohong Chen, Shan Huang, Min Peng, Weiyue Gu, Hongmin Zhu, Yangcan Ming

Using a new human milk fortifier to optimize human milk feeding among very preterm and/or very low birth weight infants: a multicenter study in China

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Junyan Han, Lan Zhang, Rong Zhang, Shuping Han, Jianxing Zhu, Xuefeng Hu, Jianhua Sun, Gang Qiu, Zhenghong Li, Weili Yan, Lijuan Xie, Xiuxia Ye, Xiaohui Gong, Liling Li, Fei Bei, Chan Liu, Yun Cao

A novel missense mutation in the MECOM gene in a Chinese boy with radioulnar synostosis with amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia

Duowen Huang, Mingyan Jiang, Yiping Zhu, Dongjun Li, Xiaoxi Lu, Ju Gao

Current agreement between ActiGraph and CUPAR in measuring moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity for adolescents

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Yijuan Lu, Liang Hu, Kehong Yu

Predictors of time to full enteral feeding in low birth weight neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective follow up study

Abraraw Terefe, Asrat Demtse, Fikertemariam Abebe, Esuyawkal Mislu, Erdaw Tachbele

Up-to-date quality survey and evaluation of neonatal screening programs in China

Jinming Zhang, Lizi Jin, Penghui Feng, Yu Fei, Wen Li, Ting Jiang, Zehao Zhang, Falin He

Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the thyroid mimicking thyroiditis in a boy: a case report and literature review

Yu Fan Cheng, Ching Che Wang, Pei Shan Tsai, Dao Chen Lin, Wen Hui Huang

Exploration of programmed cell death-associated characteristics and immune infiltration in neonatal sepsis: new insights from bioinformatics analysis and machine learning

Yun Hang, Huanxia Qu, Juanzhi Yang, Zhang Li, Shiqi Ma, Chenlu Tang, Chuyan Wu, Yunlei Bao, Feng Jiang, Jin Shu

The association between prolonged capillary refill time and microcirculation changes in children with sepsis

Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento, Shirley Lamprea, Sofia Barrera, Lorena Acevedo, Catalina Duque, Manuela Trujillo, Valeria Aguirre, Carolina Jimenez

Hemolytic anemia associated with intravenous immunoglobulin in Kawasaki disease

Eun Jung Cheon, Jun Suk Oh

Sleep disordered breathing and neurobehavioral deficits in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Weiyu Zhang, Yubin Shen, Xiwen Ou, Hongwei Wang, Song Liu

Clinical characteristics of congenital heart defects in mild congenital anorectal malformation: single-centre experience

Wei Feng, Minjie Zhang, Jinping Hou, Xiaohong Die, Yi Wang, Rong Liu

Prevalence and genotypic frequency of color vision defects among primary schoolchildren in Adama Town, Eastern Ethiopia

Temesgen Bedassa Gudeta, Tiruneh Asrat

Undernutrition in young children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery in a low-income environment

Smith Robyn, Ntsiea Veronica, Brown Stephen, Potterton Joanne

Iron deficiency in healthy, term infants aged five months, in a pediatric outpatient clinic: a prospective study

Nur Aida Adnan, Emer Breen, Chin Aun Tan, Crystal C Wang, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Lucy Chai See Lum

Moderating role of 1-minute abdominal test in the relationship between cardiometabolic risk factors and adiponectin concentration in adolescents

Maiara Cristina Tadiotto, Patricia Ribeiro Paes Corazza, Francisco José de Menezes-Junior, Tatiana Aparecida Affornali Tozo, Frederico Bento de Moraes-Junior, Caroline Brand, Kátia Sheylla Malta Purim, Jorge Mota, Neiva Leite

Gender inequality and burden of orofacial clefts in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from global burden of disease study 1990–2019

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Sara Sadat Nabavizadeh, Jennifer J. Mootz, Nasser Nadjmi, Benjamin B. Massenburg, Kaveh Khoshnood, Ehsan Shojaeefard, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani

Long-term follow-up of neuropsychological complications in neonates undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Open Access
  • ECMO
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Shouliang Jiang, Ping Yan, Hua Wang, Jun Tang, Dezhi Mu

Effects of a physical education intervention on children’s physical activity and fitness: the PROFIT pilot study

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Luiza Naujorks Reis, Cézane Priscila Reuter, Ryan Donald Burns, Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins, Jorge Mota, Adroaldo Cezar Araujo Gaya, João Francisco de Castro Silveira, Anelise Reis Gaya

Massive neurocysticercosis in a ten-year-old girl: a case report

Guoguang Xiao, Min Shu

Length of hospital stay and factors associated with very-low-birth-weight preterm neonates surviving to discharge a cross-sectional study, 2022

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Yimenu Mehretie, Ashenafi Tazebew Amare, Geta Bayu Getnet, Birhanu abie Mekonnen

Physician’s conceptions of the decision-making process when managing febrile infants ≤ 60 days old: a phenomenographic qualitative study

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Ioannis Orfanos, Rose-Marie Lindkvist, Erik G. A. Eklund, Kristina Elfving, Tobias Alfvén, Tom J. de Koning, Charlotte Castor

Associations between UGT1A1, SLCO1B1, SLCO1B3, BLVRA and HMOX1 polymorphisms and susceptibility to neonatal severe hyperbilirubinemia in Chinese Han population

Juan Fan, Hua-Yun He, Huan-Huan Li, Pi-Liu Wu, Lei Tang, Bo-Yin Deng, Wen-Hui Dong, Jian-Hui Wang

Short term effect of intravenous treprostinil in term and preterm infants with pulmonary hypertension

Yoo-Jin Kim, Seung Han Shin, Ee-Kyung Kim, Han-Suk Kim

Multivitamin consumption and childhood asthma: a cross-sectional study of the NHANES database

Li Zhang, Yali Xu, Xuemei Li, Fan Yang, Chengxiu Wang, Chunmei Yu

Laboratory and clinical features of tumor lysis syndrome in children with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and evaluation of long-term renal functions in survivors

Selcen Bozkurt, Dildar Bahar Genc, Sema Vural

Maternal-fetal-neonatal microbiome and outcomes associated with prematurity

Rita C Silveira, Joseph Y Ting

Pulmonary function in children post -SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Elham Bakhtiari, Nasrin Moazzen

Quality improvement in the golden hour for premature infants: a scoping review

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Lijuan Sheng, Guichao Zhong, Ruirui Xing, Xudong Yan, Huanjin Cui, Zhangbin Yu

Factors influencing C-reactive protein status on admission in neonates after birth

Chuanding Cao, Shuo Wang, Yang Liu, Shaojie Yue, Mingjie Wang, Xiaohe Yu, Ying Ding, Mei Lv, Keren Fang, Meiyan Chu, Zhengchang Liao

A case of neonatal tsutsugamushi disease diagnosed with the aid of rickettsial macrogenomic detection

Xu Yang, Ling Zhang, Shanping Chen, Wei Chen, Yushan Zhang, Yi Zhang, Jialong Liang, Ying Lv, Weiyan Wang, Yini Zhou, Rui Huang, Dongju Pan, Xueyu Li, Qiurong Li

Impact of COVID‑19 pandemic restrictions and subsequent relaxation on the prevalence of respiratory virus hospitalizations in children

Ahmed Abushahin, Haneen Toma, Amal Alnaimi, Mutasim Abu-Hasan, Abdullah Alneirab, Hadeel Alzoubi, Antonisamy Belavendra, Ibrahim Janahi

Multimodal evoked potentials are useful for the diagnosis of pediatric acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Jing Liu, Mei Jin, Meijie Zhang, Yonggang Wang, Suzhen Sun

Exploring fathers’ experiences of caring for a child with complex care needs through ethnography and arts-based methodologies

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Roberta L. Woodgate, Miriam Gonzalez, Jacquie D. Ripat, Marie Edwards, Gina Rempel

Exploring the link between pediatric headaches and environmental noise exposure

Sunho Lee, Kyung-Ran Kim, Wanhyung Lee

Effectiveness of Back care education Programme among school children: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Canice Chukwudi Anyachukwu, Confidence Chinemerem Amarah, Blessing Chiagozikam Atueyi, Ifeanyi Anthony, Martins Nweke, Ukachukwu Abaraogu

Novel NARS2 variants in a patient with early-onset status epilepticus: case study and literature review

Nuo Yang, Limin Chen, Yanfeng Zhang, Xuemei Wu, Yunpeng Hao, Fan Yang, Zuozhen Yang, Jianmin Liang

Brain tissue heterotopic in the adrenal gland in a child: a scarce case report

Chenghao Zhanghuang, Chengchuang Wu, Junling Chen, Fengming Ji, Zhigang Yao, Li Li, Zhen Yang, Haoyu Tang, Kun Zhang, Yu Hang, Yucheng Xie, Bing Yan

Assessing pattern of the Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS) in children during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from the emergency department of tertiary care center of a low-middle-income country

Saleem Akhtar, Iqra Anis, Nirdosh Ashok Kumar, Muhammad Tayyab Ihsan, Ahmed Raheem, Surraiya Bano

Prevalence of celiac-related antibodies and its impact on metabolic control in Egyptian children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Khaled A. Abdel Baseer, Abdallah E. Mohammed, Aya Mohamed Abo Elwafa, Hala M. Sakhr

Utilization, quality, and spending for pediatric Medicaid enrollees with primary care in health centers vs non-health centers

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Anna Volerman, Bradley Carlson, Wen Wan, Manoradhan Murugesan, Nour Asfour, Joshua Bolton, Marshall H. Chin, Alek Sripipatana, Robert S. Nocon

Linear growth beyond 24 months and child neurodevelopment in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Ravi Prakash Upadhyay, Barsha Gadapani Pathak, Shrish Vijaykumar Raut, Dilesh Kumar, Diksha Singh, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Tor A. Strand, Sunita Taneja, Nita Bhandari

Retrospective, single-center analysis of autoimmune hepatitis in Jordanian children: clinical features, treatments, and outcomes

Eyad Altamimi, Dana Al Omari, Hanadi Obeidat, Kamleh Barham

Ethnoracial disparities in childhood growth trajectories in Brazil: a longitudinal nationwide study of four million children

Helena Benes Matos da Silva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Juliana Freitas de Mello e Silva, Irina Chis Ster, Poliana Rebouças, Emanuelle Goes, Maria Yury Ichihara, Andrêa Ferreira, Julia M. Pescarini, Rosemeire Leovigildo Fiaccone, Enny S. Paixão, Maurício L. Barreto

A novel variant of DNM1L expanding the clinical phenotypic spectrum: a case report and literature review

Zhenkun Zhang, Xiaofan Bie, Zhehui Chen, Jing Liu, Zhenhua Xie, Xian Li, Mengjun Xiao, Qiang Zhang, Yaodong Zhang, Yanling Yang, Dongxiao Li

The association of TMPRSS6 gene polymorphism with iron status in Egyptian children (a pilot study)

Hanan M. Hamed, Eman El Bostany, Ayat A. Motawie, Amany M. Abd Al-Aziz, Abbass A. Mourad, Hassan M. Salama, Solaf Kamel, Eman M. Hassan, Neveen A. Helmy, Gamila S. El-saeed, Eman A. Elghoroury

Efficient administration of a combination of nifedipine and sildenafil citrate versus only nifedipine on clinical outcomes in women with threatened preterm labor: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Elham Manouchehri, Somayeh Makvandi, Mahdieh Razi, Maryam Sahebari, Mona Larki

Combined gestational age and serum fucose for early prediction of risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants

Liangliang Li, Shimin Xu, Miaomiao Li, Xiangyun Yin, Hongmin Xi, Ping Yang, Lili Ma, Lijuan Zhang, Xianghong Li

Non-pharmacological interventions for delirium in the pediatric population: a systematic review with narrative synthesis

Kyua Kim, Ju Hee Jeong, Eun Kyoung Choi

Correction: Undernutrition in young children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery in a low‑income environment

Robyn Smith, Veronica Ntsiea, Stephen Brown, Joanne Potterton

The effect of the simulated intrauterine sound on behavioral and physiological indices of pain during capillary blood sampling for screening preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial study

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Shamimeh Yarahmadi, Moluk Pouralizadeh, Zahra Atrkarroushan, Parichehr Shahroudi

Clinical characteristics of infantile haemangioma in twins: a retrospective study

Zhengwei Sun, Miaomiao Li, Changxian Dong, Shiwei Mei

The puppet interview to measure illness perceptions in paediatric oncology: development and psychometric properties in acute treatment and follow-up care

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Kristina Herzog, Florian Schepper, Jessy Herrmann, Julia Martini

Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and its association with birth asphyxia in hospitals of Tigray region, Ethiopia

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Kahsay Zenebe Gebreslasie, Gelawdiwos Gebre, Dawit Zenebe, Rahel Nardos, Aklil Birhane

Validity of BiliDx as a point-of-care bilirubin measurement device to diagnose and monitor neonatal jaundice at Muhimbili National Hospital, an observational study

Pascal Clemence, Robert Moshiro, Karim Manji

Micronutrients in infants suffering from cow’s milk allergy fed with dietary formulas and breast milk

Shohreh Maleknejad, Kobra Dashti, Afshin Safaei-Asl, Zahra Atrkar Roshan, Soodeh Salehi, Afagh Hassanzadeh-Rad

From variant of uncertain significance to likely pathogenic in two siblings with atypical RAG2 Deficiency: a case report and review of the literature

Nima Taghizadeh Mortezaei, Soha Mohammadi, Hassan Abolhassani, Sima Shokri, Mohammad Nabavi, Morteza Fallahpour, Mohammad Hassan Bemanian

Alterations of gut microbiota in infants with biliary atresia identified by 16S rRNA-sequencing

Fei Liu, Ru Wei, Xiaogang Xu, Menglong Lan, Boyuan Tao, Zijian Liang, Jixiao Zeng

Orthopedic manifestations in children with Prader-Willi syndrome

Miao Miao, Guo-Qiang Zhao, Qiong Zhou, Yun-Qi Chao, Chao-Chun Zou

Clinical and electroencephalogram characteristics of methylmalonic acidemia with MMACHC and MUT gene mutations

Yuan Yujun, Ma Ying, Wu Qiong, Huo Liang, Chun-Feng Liu, Xueyan Liu

Knowledge, attitude, and practices of parents regarding the red flags of developmental milestones in children aged 0–5 years in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

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Raman Kumar, Malaika Ali, Muhammad Saad Pasha, Haya Waseem Ansari, Noureen Durrani

Family analysis and literature study of hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria

Lufeng Wang, Gulimire Kulaixi, Jiazireya Zaiyinati, Guzhalikezi Aibai, Danyang Du, Yanying Guo

Multiple behavioral risk factors for non-communicable diseases among the adolescent population in Brazil: the analysis derived from the Brazilian national survey of school health 2019

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Alanna Gomes da Silva, Juliana Bottoni Souza, Crizian Saar Gomes, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Ana Carolina Micheletti Gomide Nogueira de Sá, Deborah Carvalho Malta

Acceptability and operational feasibility of community health worker-led home phototherapy treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in rural Bangladesh

Farjana Jahan, Sarker Masud Parvez, Mahbubur Rahman, Sk Masum Billah, Farzana Yeasmin, Tania Jahir, Rezaul Hasan, Gary L. Darmstadt, Shams El Arifeen, Md. Mahbubul Hoque, Mohammod Shahidullah, Muhammad Shariful Islam, Sabina Ashrafee, Eric M. Foote

Gastrointestinal trichobezoars in the pediatric population: a retrospective study

Linyan Wang, Yi Chen, Sai Chen, Zhigang Gao, Yunzhong Qian, Qingjiang Chen

The relationship of vitamin D deficiency and childhood diarrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Glen Lazarus, I Gusti Ngurah Sanjaya Putra, Michelle Clarissa Junaidi, Jessica Sylvania Oswari, Hanifah Oswari

Pediatric scurvy case report: a novel presentation with deep vein thrombosis secondary to large bilateral spontaneous iliac subperiosteal hematomas

Henry Charles de Boer, Jasdev Singh Sawhney

Evaluation of Healthy Eating Index and Children's Diet Inflammatory Index according to asthma severity group

Nevra Koç, Nursena Ersoy, Hülya Yardimci, İlknur Külhaş Çelik, Ersoy Civelek

Prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular and associated factors among children aged 1-9 years in northeastern Ethiopia

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Tadesse Altaseb, Mistir Lingerew, Metadel Adane

The association between sex and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

Keren Fang, Shaojie Yue, Shuo Wang, Mingjie Wang, Xiaohe Yu, Ying Ding, Mei Lv, Yang Liu, Chuanding Cao, Zhengchang Liao

Reliability and validity of the Chinese revised version of the pectus excavatum evaluation questionnaire in children with pectus excavatum

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Yujia Wu, Qi Zeng, Yaguang Peng, Chenghao Chen, Na Zhang, Jie Yu

A prospective study to evaluate the contribution of the pediatric appendicitis score in the decision process

Kevin Vevaud, Aymeric Dallocchio, Nathalie Dumoitier, Alban Laspougeas, Anaïs Labrunie, Alexis Belgacem, Laurent Fourcade, Quentin Ballouhey

Hypothyroidism among children and adolescents with nephrotic syndrome in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda; a cross-sectional study

Maureen Tumwesige, Joseph Rujumba, Thereza Piloya, Judith Caroline Aujo

Sex-specific difference in phenotype of Kabuki syndrome type 2 patients: a matched case-control study

Yirou Wang, Yufei Xu, Yao Chen, Yabin Hu, Qun Li, Shijian Liu, Jian Wang, Xiumin Wang

Physical punishment and effective verbal communication in children aged 9–36 months, according to sex: secondary analysis of a national survey

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Vanessa Chire Illachura, Maria Inés Montesinos-Malpartida, Luciana Bellido-Boza, Zully M. Puyén, Dora Blitchtein-Winicki

Poisoning in children and adolescents in Kermanshah city, Iran

Mitra Hemmati, Mohamad Reza Tohidi, Ali Mohammadi, Firozeh Jahanpour, Bahareh Andayeshgar, Sahar Fallah

Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation-assisted training on lower limb motor function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Yan He, Qi Zhang, Ting-Ting Ma, Yan-Hua Liang, Rong-Rong Guo, Xiao-Song Li, Qian-Jin Liu, Tian-Yang Feng

Pediatrician and parental evaluation of child neurodevelopment at 2 years of age

Giulia Segre, Antonio Clavenna, Elisa Roberti, Francesca Scarpellini, Massimo Cartabia, Chiara Pandolfini, Valeria Tessarollo, Ilaria Costantino, Maurizio Bonati

Rare complication – skin atrophy – after systemic conservative therapy of infantile hemangioma

Konstantine Chakhunashvili, Eka Kvirkvelia, Natia Todua, Davit G. Chakhunashvili

Risk factors and scores for prediction of coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease: a European monocentric study

Adriano La Vecchia, Rita Stracquadaino, Lucia Mauri, Lucia Augusta Baselli, Rozan Abdallah, Martina Cucchetti, Anna Maria Colli, Carlo Agostoni, Rosa Maria Dellepiane

Zonulin and copeptin relation to some metabolic markers in school-aged obese children

Sahar Abd El-Raufe El-Masry, Rehab A. Mahmoud, Nayera E Hassan, Manal M. Aly, Hanaa Reyad Abdallah, Sherin Hamdy, Safinaz Megahed, Dina Y. Elalfy

Reference values for the 6-min walking test in children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of Peru

Jose Sulla-Torres, Rubén Vidal-Espinoza, Christopher Avendaño-Llanque, Alexander Calla-Gamboa, Manuel Zúñiga-Carnero, Rossana Gomez-Campos, Marco Cossio-Bolaños

Magnitude of neonatal asphyxia and its predictors among newborns at public hospitals of Wolaita Zone in Southern Ethiopia, 2023

Shewazerf Gizachew, Girma Wogie, Mekasha Getnet, Arega Abebe Lonsako

Risk factor analysis and nomogram prediction model construction for NEC complicated by intestinal perforation

Pei Huang, Nandu Luo, Xiaoqi Shi, Jiahong Yan, Jiaojiao Huang, Yan Chen, Zuochen Du

Assessment of vitamin status;  A, E and D in Egyptian neonates with IUGR: a cross sectional study

Hanaa Reyad Abdallah, Abderahman A. Abdelrazek, Eman Refaat Youness, Hisham A. Orban, Marwa A. Mahmoud, Ahmed Helal El Sayed, Moushira Zaki

Hepatitis B vaccine effectiveness among vaccinated children in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mekuanint Geta, Endalew Yizengaw, Tsegahun Manyazewal

The role of sociodemographic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors in the use of preventive healthcare services in children and adolescents: results of the KiGGS Wave 2 study

Philip Bammert, Wiebke Schüttig, Iryna Iashchenko, Jacob Spallek, Petra Rattay, Sven Schneider, Matthias Richter, Claudia R Pischke, Nico Dragano, Leonie Sundmacher

Two cases of small bowel necrosis due to intussusception secondary to abnormal proliferation of intestinal Peyer’s patches in infants after MMR vaccination

Junzhao Zhu, Weiping Cheng, Youbo Xu, Yingqiang Guo, Lexiang Shi

Factors influencing necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shuliang Zhao, Huimin Jiang, Yiqun Miao, Wenwen Liu, Yanan Li, Hui Liu, Aihua Wang, Xinghui Cui, Yuanyuan Zhang

Individualized estimation of arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure using machine learning in children receiving mechanical ventilation

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Hye-Ji Han, Bongjin Lee, June Dong Park

Predictors of prolonged length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality in patients aged 1–24 months with acute bronchiolitis in Douala, Cameroon

Charlotte Eposse Ekoube, Emmanuel Heles Nsang, Patricia Épée, Edgar Mandeng Ma Linwa, Yolande Djike Puepi, Ritha Mbono Betoko, Diomède Noukeu Njinkui, Dominique Enyama, Dora Mbonjo Bitsie, Jeannette Disso Massako, Soumaiyatou Abba, Esther Eleonore Ngo Linwa, Calixte Ida Penda

Minimum acceptable diet and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kedir Abdela Gonete, Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Lemma Derseh Gezie

The impact of blood lactic acid levels on retinopathy of prematurity morbidity

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Congcong Zhao, Zhihong Sun, Hongming Chen, Kaili Li, Huiqing Sun

Risk factors of multidrug-resistant organisms neonatal sepsis in Surabaya tertiary referral hospital: a single-center study

Stefani Miranda, Aminuddin Harahap, Dominicus Husada, Fara Nayo Faramarisa

The response of CD27+CD38+ plasmablasts, CD24hiCD38hi transitional B cells, CXCR5−ICOS+PD-1+ Tph, Tph2 and Tfh2 subtypes to allergens in children with allergic asthma

Yunying Zhu, Qian Jiang, Chenshuang Lei, Qinhua Yu, Liannv Qiu

The effect of oropharyngeal mother’s milk on nutritional outcomes in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial

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Fatemeh Kelich, Mojtaba Qanbari Qalehsari, Ali Zabihi, Seyedeh Roghayeh Jafarian Amiri, Navid Danaee

Influenza a H1N1 infection complicated with encephalopathy and acute pancreatitis: a case report

Junhao Cui, Wanyu Jia, Peng Li, Xue Zhang, Zheng Li, Chunlan Song

Relationship between chorioamnionitis or funisitis and lung injury among preterm infants: meta-analysis involved 16 observational studies with 68,397 participants

Wen-li Liu, Yao Zhou, Chao Zhang, Jun Chen, Xu-feng Yin, Feng-xia Zhou, Shao-jun Chen

Prediction of coronary artery lesions in children with Kawasaki syndrome based on machine learning

Yaqi Tang, Yuhai Liu, Zhanhui Du, Zheqi Wang, Silin Pan

Associations of sleep time, quality of life, and obesity indicators on physical literacy components: a structural equation model

Vanilson Batista Lemes, Ana Paula Sehn, Cézane Priscila Reuter, Ryan Donald Burns, Anelise Reis Gaya, Adroaldo Cesar Araujo Gaya, Caroline Brand

Novel CAD gene mutations in a boy with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 50 with dramatic response to uridine therapy: a case report and a review of the literature

Lifen Duan, Lei Ye, Runxiu Yin, Ying Sun, Wei Yu, Yi Zhang, Haiyan Zhong, Xinhua Bao, Xin Tian

Importance about use of high-throughput sequencing in pediatric: case report of a patient with Fanconi-Bickel syndrome

Hugo Hernán Abarca-Barriga, María Cristina Laso-Salazar, Diego Orihuela-Tacuri, Jenny Chirinos-Saire, Anahí Venero-Nuñez

Clinical characteristics and prognoses in pediatric neuroblastoma with bone or liver metastasis: data from the SEER 2010–2019

Xudong Zhao, Zhuofan Xu, Xiaochuan Feng

Health-related quality of life and self-reported health status in adolescents with chronic health conditions before transfer of care to adult health care: an international cohort study

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Mira Kallio, Anna Tornivuori, Päivi J. Miettinen, Kaija-Leena Kolho, Heikki Relas, Evelyn Culnane, Hayley Loftus, Susan M. Sawyer, Silja Kosola

Movement behaviour education for parents in prenatal, postnatal, and pediatric care in Canada: A needs assessment

Brianne A. Bruijns, Matthew Bourke, Aidan Loh, Patricia Tucker

Parental engagement in research on paediatric lower respiratory tract infections in Indonesia

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Vincentia Rizke Ciptaningtyas, Tanjung Ayu Sumekar, Quirijn de Mast, Marinus Isaäk de Jonge, Ani Margawati

The first pineoblastoma case report of a patient with Sotos syndrome harboring NSD1 germline mutation

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Xizan Yue, Bo Liu, Tiantian Han, Didi Guo, Ran Ding, Guangyu Wang

Association between parental feeding styles, body mass index, and consumption of fruits, vegetables and processed foods with mothers´ perceptions of feeding difficulties in children

Nathalia Moretti Fontanezi, Priscila Maximino, Rachel Helena Vieira Machado, Gerson Ferrari, Mauro Fisberg

Population-based cross-sectional study of factors influencing full vaccination status of children aged 12- 23 months in a rural district of the Upper East Region, Ghana

Emmanuel Awonanya Akanpaabadai, Abraham Awonboro Adiak, Ruth Nimota Nukpezah, Martin Nyaaba Adokiya, Simon Effah Adjei, Michael Boah

Association between textual and pictorial warnings on tumbac (waterpipe tobacco) boxes and motivation to quit waterpipe smoking among Lebanese and Iraqi adolescents

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Diana Malaeb, Bassam Abdul Rasool Hassan, Ali Haider Mohammed, Sinan Subhi Farhan, Omar Abdulwahid Al-Ani, Abir Sarray El Dine, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit

Mortality and associated factors among children admitted to an intensive care unit in muhimbili national hospital, from the time of admission to three months after discharge: a prospective cohort study

Rehema E. Lyimo, Yasser H. Said, Sokoine L. Kivuyo, Deogratias Nkya, Francis F. Furia

Effect of early preventive supplementation with calcium and phosphorus on metabolic bone disease in premature infants

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Xuejing Xu, Hongfang Ma, Shuqi Cheng, Jiang Xue

The role of nutrition in analysis of risk factors and short-term outcomes for late-onset necrotizing enterocolitis among very preterm infants: a nationwide, multicenter study in China

Kun-Yao Hong, Yao Zhu, Fan Wu, Jian Mao, Ling Liu, Rong Zhang, Yan-Mei Chang, Wei Shen, Li-Xia Tang, Xiu-Zhen Ye, Yin-Ping Qiu, Li Ma, Rui Cheng, Hui Wu, Dong-Mei Chen, Ling Chen, Ping Xu, Hua Mei, San-Nan Wang, Fa-Lin Xu, Rong Ju, Zhi Zheng, Xiao-Mei Tong, Xin-Zhu Lin, Kun Yao Hong, Yao Zhu, Wei Shen, Li-Xia Tang, Zhi Zheng, Xin-Zhu Lin, Fan Wu, Qian-Xin Tian, Qi-Liang Cui, Jian Mao, Yuan Yuan, Ling Ren, Ling Liu, Bi-Zhen Shi, Yu-Mei Wang, Yan-Mei Chang, Jing-Hui Zhang, Xiao-Mei Tong, Rong Zhang, Yan Zhu, Xiu-Zhen Ye, Jing-Jing Zou, Yin-Ping Qiu, Yu-Huai Li, Bao-Yin Zhao, Shu-Hua Liu, Li Ma, Ying Xu, Rui Cheng, Wen-Li Zhou, Hui Wu, Zhi-Yong Liu, Dong-Mei Chen, Jin-Zhi Gao, Jing Liu, Ling Chen, Cong Li, Chun-Yan Yang, Ping Xu, Ya-Yu Zhang, Si-Le Hu, Hua Mei, Zu-Ming Yang, Zong-Tai Feng, San-Nan Wang, Er-Yan Meng, Li-Hong Shang, Fa-Lin Xu, Shaoping Ou, Rong Ju, Gui-Nan Li, Juan Yi, Long Li, Yong-Qiao Liu, Zhe Zhang, Mei-Gui Wu, Fei Bei, Ye Liu, Chun Deng, Hui-Jie Yang, Ping Su, Shi-Feng Chen, Ling-Ying Luo, Lin-Lin Wang, Xiao-Hong Liu, Li-Hua Yan, Li-Jun Wang, Xiao-Kang Wang, Shu-Qun Yu, Qiao-Mian Zhu

Vacuum bell therapy for pectus excavatum: a retrospective study

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Weixuan Lei, Mengqi Shao, Yan Hu, Jieming Cao, Wei Han, Ruoyao Wang, Quanming Fei, Jian Zou, Junqi Yi, Zheyu Cheng, Wenliang Liu

Study protocol for the ACTIVE SCHOOL study investigating two different strategies of physical activity to improve academic performance in Schoolchildren

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Lise Sohl Jeppesen, Linn Damsgaard, Malene Norup Stolpe, Jesper Ninn Sandfeld Melcher, Jacob Wienecke, Glen Nielsen, Søren Smedegaard, Anne Husted Henriksen, Rasmus Ahmt Hansen, Charles H Hillman, Tuija H Tammelin, Geir K Resaland, Andrew Daly-Smith, Anna Bugge

Primary-school-aged children inspire their peers and families to eat more vegetables in the KiiDSAY project: a qualitative descriptive study

Karpouzis F., Walsh A., Shah S., Ball K., Lindberg R.

The association of dietary carbohydrate quality and quantity with obesity among Iranian adolescents: a case-control study

Shabnam Mohebati, Mahboobeh Shakeri, Sara Ranjbar, Mohammad Jalali, Mehran Nouri, Shiva Faghih

Use of antimicrobials in pediatric wards of five Brazilian hospitals

Thais de Barros Fernandes, Sheila Feitosa Ramos, Luísa Rodrigues Furtado Leitzke, Ronaldo Gomes Alexandre Júnior, Janaína Morais de Araújo, Alcidésio Sales de Souza Júnior, Alice Ramos Oliveira da Silva, Isabela Heineck, Marta Maria de França Fonteles, Louise E. Bracken, Matthew Peak, Divaldo Pereira de Lyra Junior, Claudia G S Osorio-de-Castro, Elisangela Costa Lima

Correlation analysis between the amniotic fluid contamination and clinical grading of neonatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy and biomarkers of brain damage

Hongyan Lv, Fang Liu, Qiuli Wang, Zhiyong Dong, Huiming Zhang, Pengshun Ren, Liangxiang Li

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) post-COVID-19 in Iran: clinical profile, cardiac features, and outcomes

Ali Hoseininasab, Reza Sinaei, Mohammad Mehdi Bagheri, Maryam Ahmadipour, Reza Derakhshan, Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh, Fatemeh Karami Robati, Maedeh Jafari, Sarehossadat Ebrahimi, Mohammad Ali Jafari

Diabetes-related instrument to assess preventive behaviors among adolescents (DIAPBA): a tool development and psychometric research

Ameneh Pooresmaeil Dorosteh, Mohtasham Ghaffari, Sakineh Rakhshanderou, Yadollah Mehrabi

Persian version of brief infant sleep questionnaire (BISQ): a psychometric evaluation

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Maryam Yazdi, Maryam Bemanalizadeh, Roya Kelishadi

Novel PIP5K1C variant identified in a Chinese pedigree with lethal congenital contractural syndrome 3

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Fang Zhang, Hongmei Guo, Xinlong Zhou, Zhengxi Deng, Qiuhong Xu, Qingming Wang, Haiming Yuan, Jianhua Luo

Values of serum intestinal fatty acid-binding protein, fecal calprotectin, and fecal human β-defensin 2 for predicting necrotizing enterocolitis

Sujia Liu, Yongle Liu, Shuhua Lai, Yingling Xie, Wenlong Xiu, Changyi Yang

The footprint of SARS-COV-2 infection in neonatal late sepsis

Zahra Jamali, Najmeh Mohammadpour, Reza Sinaei, Maedeh Jafari, Fatemeh Sabzevari, Mohammad Hasannejad

Relationship between vitamin D levels and pediatric celiac disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yanhong Sun, Qingxue Zhou, Dandan Tian, Jianming Zhou, Shilei Dong

Clinical features and treatment options for pediatric adrenal incidentalomas: a retrospective single center study

Xiaojiang Zhu, Saisai Liu, Yimin Yuan, Nannan Gu, Jintong Sha, Yunfei Guo, Yongji Deng

Postnatal care and acceptability of emollient therapy in very low birthweight infants in Harare, Zimbabwe: a qualitative analysis

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Alexa Hui, Gwendoline Chimhini, Margaret Saungweme, Dorah Kaisi, Elisabeth Munetsi, Hilda A. Mujuru, Gary L. Darmstadt

Awareness and healthcare seeking behavior of neonatal danger signs, and predictor variables among mothers/caregivers in four developing regional state of Ethiopia

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Nagasa Dida, Lonsako Abute, Tariku Dejene, Tolasa Yadate, Temesgen Geleta, Rachana Sharma, Hnin Su Mon, Tesfaye Simireta, Hailemariam Addisu

Aberrant SOX10 and RET expressions in patients with Hirschsprung disease

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Gunadi, Verrell Christopher Amadeus, Fadila Dyah Trie Utami, Fiqih Vidiantoro Halim, Nabilah Anisa Novebri, Rahaditya Alrasyidi Hanggoro, Avinindita Nura Lestari, Kristy Iskandar, Andi Dwihantoro, Eko Purnomo

NLRC4 methylation and its response to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in Kawasaki disease: a case control study

Beirong Yu, Bangxu Zheng, Yu Shen, Yijing Shen, Haiyan Qiu, Ling Wu, Yuanling Chen, Xiaohong Cai, Junhua Wu, Qingxiao Hong

The assessment of preschool children with ESSENCE symptoms: concordance between parents, preschool teachers and child psychologists

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Proportion of vitamin D deficiency in children/adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xin Yang, Min Chai, Meng Lin

Gut microbiota profiling in obese children from Southeastern China

Jingjing Wang, Peifeng Zhuang, Bin Lin, Haiqing Li, Jinlu Zheng, Wenlin Tang, Wenbin Ye, Xiangjian Chen, Mingping Zheng

Infantile-onset pompe disease: a case report emphasizing the role of genetic counseling and prenatal testing

Yasaman Alizadeh, Hossein Saidi, Vahid Saeedi, Leila Kamalzadeh

Social withdrawal behaviour in Nepalese infants and the relationship with future neurodevelopment; a longitudinal cohort study

Ingrid Kvestad, Manjeswori Ulak, Suman Ranjitkar, Merina Shrestha, Ram K. Chandyo, Antoine Guedeney, Hanne C. Braarud, Mari Hysing, Tor A. Strand

Renal toxicity of ifosfamide in children with cancer: an exploratory study integrating aldehyde dehydrogenase enzymatic activity data and a wide-array urinary metabolomics approach

Olivia Febvey-Combes, Jérôme Guitton, Perrine Marec-Berard, Cécile Faure-Conter, Ellen Blanc, Sylvie Chabaud, Agnès Conjard-Duplany, Matthias Schell, Laurence Derain Dubourg

Correction: Mortality and associated factors among children admitted to an intensive care unit in muhimbili national hospital, from the time of admission to three months after discharge: a prospective cohort study

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Rehema E. Lyimo, Yasser H. Said, Sokoine L. Kivuyo, Deogratias Nkya, Francis F. Furia

A review of the current policies and guidance regarding Apgar scoring and the detection of jaundice and cyanosis concerning Black, Asian and ethnic minority neonates

Amy Furness, Frankie Fair, Gina Higginbottom, Sam Oddie, Hora Soltani

Can low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin be an alternative to high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of children with newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiangge Ren, Miaomiao Zhang, Xiaohan Zhang, Peidong Zhao, Wensheng Zhai

The assessment of microbial infection in children with autism spectrum disorders and genetic folate cycle deficiency

Dmitry Maltsev, Iryna Solonko, Olena Sydorenko

Spatiotemporal modeling of under-five mortality and associated risk factors in Ethiopia using 2000–2016 EDHS data

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Endashaw Amuka, Aweke A. Mitiku, Melkamu A. Zeru

Academic performance and musculoskeletal pain in adolescents with uncorrected vision problems

Hanne-Mari Schiøtz Thorud, Prabeen Raj Mudvari, Helle K. Falkenberg

Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children with refractory diarrhoea and hypoalbuminaemia as the initial presentation: two case reports and a literature review

Yi Cao, Qing-Qing Wu, Wei-Hui Yan, Li-Na Lu, Yi-Jing Tao, Hai-Xia Feng, Yi-Jing Chu, Wei Cai, Ying Wang

Diagnostic significance of cerebrospinal fluid flow cytometry in Chinese children with B lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Xue Tang, Huirong Mai, Lulu Wang, Shiyang Chen, Fen Chen, Tonghui Li, Yi Liu, Guichi Zhou, Shilin Liu, Ying Wang, Sixi Liu, Xiaoying Fu, Feiqiu Wen

Serum cholesterol level as a predictive biomarker for prognosis of Neuroblastoma

Jie Min, Yi Wu, Shungen Huang, Yanhong Li, Xinjing Lv, Ruze Tang, He Zhao, Jian Wang

Safety and efficacy of trofinetide in Rett syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abdallah Abbas, Aya M Fayoud, Mostafa Hossam El Din Moawad, Abdullah Ashraf Hamad, Heba Hamouda, Eman A. Fouad

Clinical application of middle descending colon-double lumen ostomy with distal stoma narrowing in the treatment of anorectal malformation

Guoxian Huang, Wenni Li, Lili Ma, Xin Lei, Xiangde Lin, Yuandong Chen, Bo Xu

Pre-lacteal feeding practice and associated factors among mothers having children aged less than six months in Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia

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Anteneh Gashaw, Haymanot Mitku

Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome (STLS) during biopsy for burkitt lymphoma: a case report

Sirui Pan, Qiyang Shen, Jianfeng Zhou, Tao Li

Risk factors of necrotizing enterocolitis in twin preterm infants

Ying-Ling Xie, Shu-Hua Lai, Su-Jia Liu, Wen-Long Xiu

Predicting factors for acute encephalopathy in febrile seizure children with SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant: a retrospective study

Ching-Min Tang, Cheng-Yen Kuo, Chen-Wei Yen, Jainn-Jim Lin, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Shao-Hsuan Hsia, Oi-Wa Chan, En-Pei Lee, Po-Cheng Hung, Huei-Shyong Wang, Kuang-Lin Lin, Cheng-Hsun Chiu

Clinical analysis of acute poisoning in children

Huajun Zhang, Qin Huo, Rui Jing, Meng Dong

Evaluation of differential renal function in children – a comparative study between magnetic resonance urography and dynamic renal scintigraphy

Małgorzata Gołuch, Agnieszka Pytlewska, Jędrzej Sarnecki, Paulina Chodnicka, Anna Śliwińska, Łukasz Obrycki, Elżbieta Jurkiewicz

Umbilical cord blood cell characteristics in very preterm neonates for autologous cell therapy of preterm-associated complications

Ren Zhuxiao, Han Jiangxue, Li Yongsheng, Pei Jingjun, Yang Shuo, Xu Fang, Zhang Qi, Zhang Shandan, Nie Chuan, Yang Jie

Exploring the diagnostic value of ultrasound radiomics for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

Weiru Lin, Junxian Ruan, Zhiyong Liu, Caihong Liu, Jianan Wang, Linjun Chen, Weifeng Zhang, Guorong Lyu

Evaluating the association between duration of breastfeeding and fine motor development among children aged 20 to 24 months in Butajira, Ethiopia: a case-control study

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Rediate Shiferaw, Robel Yirgu, Yalemwork Getnet

Screening for symptoms of childhood traumatic stress in the primary care pediatric clinic

Kristine A. Campbell, Kara A. Byrne, Brian L. Thorn, Lindsay Shepard Abdulahad, R. Neal Davis, Lisa L. Giles, Brooks R. Keeshin

Optimizing care for children with difficult-to-treat and severe asthma through specialist paediatric asthma centres: expert practical experience and advice

M. W. Pijnenburg, S. Rubak, H. O. Skjerven, S. Verhulst, V. Elenius, C. Hugen, O. Jauhola, C. Kempeneers, E. Melén, T. Reier Nilsen, N. W. Rutjes, M. Ruotsalainen, H. Schaballie, A. M. Zwitserloot, M. Proesmans, M. J. Mäkelä

Incidence and development of validated mortality prediction model among asphyxiated neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: retrospective follow-up study

Yibeltal Shitu Tegegne, Tilahun Yemanu Birhan, Habtamu Takele, Fantahun Ayenew Mekonnen

Effects of sleep-disordered breathing on serum lipid levels in children:a case control study

Lei Lei, XiaoYun Zhang, Binbin Wang, Fei Lei, Li Dai, Xiaoru Sun, Yu Zhao, Ping Zhu, Jian Zou

Stabilizing time and its predictors among 1–59 months old children managed for severe acute malnutrition during the humanitarian crisis in Tigray regional state of Ethiopia, 2023: a prospective cohort study

Wagnew Tesfay, Mebrahtu Abay, Berhane Fseha Teklehaimanot, Ataklti Gebremedhin

Exploring the complex dynamics of BMI, age, and physiological indicators in early adolescents

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Ning Ding, Suyun Li, Han Zhou, Zhenchuang Tang, Tianlin Gao, Meina Tian, Changqing Liu, Xiaoyan Luo, Hongtong Chen, Lianlong Yu, Yao Chen, Li Yang, Lichao Zhu

Unusual presentation of miliary tuberculosis in a 12-year-old girl: a case report

Mahsa Kamali, Mohammad Reza Navaeifar, Ali Abbaskhanian, Azin Hajialibeig, Farnaz Godazandeh, Mahsa Salehpour, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai

Delayed onset of neonatal compartment syndrome associated with compound fetal presentation

Nicholas Manini, Hayato Unno

Multicenter registry of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease from a developing country

Pornthep Tanpowpong, Settapong Jitwongwai, Teera Kijmassuwan, Hansa Sriphongphankul, Seksit Osatakul, Alisara Damrongmanee, Nuthapong Ukarapol, Suporn Treepongkaruna

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy in a child: a case report

Ali Ismail, Dima Khreis, Amani Assaad, Marianne Nimah Majdalani

Clinical features of intussusception in children secondary to small bowel tumours: a retrospective study of 31 cases

Li Wang, Hanwen Zhang, Dayong Wang, Qiulong Shen, Liuming Huang, Tingting Liu

Factors associated with damages and repair costs of reusable flexible bronchoscopes in pediatrics in China

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Ruixue Hu, Yanhua Chen, Sixin Jiang, Ting Hu, Juanli Huang, Lu Zhang, Wei Pan, Liangying Yi, Yan Huang

Evaluation of cardiac autonomic dysfunctions in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Davut Gözüküçük, Berkut A. İleri, Serra Karaca Başkan, Ece Öztarhan, Dilek Güller, Hasan Önal, Kazım Öztarhan

Next-generation sequencing based newborn screening and comparative analysis with MS/MS

Guosong Shen, Wenwen Li, Yaqin Zhang, Lyuyan Chen

The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on community non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infections in preschool children

Bianca Klee, Sophie Diexer, Johannes Horn, Susan Langer, Marie Wende, Diego Ortiz, Agata Bielecka, Till Strowig, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Cornelia Gottschick

Recurrent myocardial injury in a de novo SON mutation ZTTK syndrome patient: a case report

Jia Na, Lang Cui, Zhen Zhen, Xi Chen, Qirui Li, Lu Gao, Yue Yuan

Sustained acute kidney injury as an independent risk factor for neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes in a single NICU center

Chen-Wei Yen, Ming-Chou Chiang, Shih-Ming Chu, Hsiao-Chin Wang, Li-Chun Wu, Po-Cheng Yen, Mei-Ching Yu

Evaluation of disease severity and prediction of severe cases in children hospitalized with influenza A (H1N1) infection during the post-COVID-19 era: a multicenter retrospective study

Hai-Feng Liu, Xiao-Zhong Hu, Rong-Wei Huang, Zheng-Hong Guo, Jin-Rong Gao, Mei Xiang, Rui Lu, Deng Ban, Cong-Yun Liu, Ya-Yu Wang, Wang Li, Yin Li, Yun-Jie Guo, Quan Lu, Hong-Min Fu

Family systems approaches in pediatric obesity management: a scoping review

Natasha Wills-Ibarra, Keryn Chemtob, Heather Hart, Francesca Frati, Keeley J Pratt, Geoff DC Ball, Andraea Van Hulst

Clinical characteristics analysis of pediatric spinal cord injury without radiological abnormality in China: a retrospective study

Renfeng Liu, Qizhi Fan, Jingpeng He, Xin Wu, Wei Tan, Zuyun Yan, Weiguo Wang, Zhiyue Li, You-Wen Deng

Predictors of neonatal mortality among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Sidama regional state, Ethiopia

Kefyalew Taye, Yenew Kebede, Desalegn Tsegaw, Worku Ketema

Nutritional support during the first week for infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and respiratory distress: a multicenter cohort study in China

Huijia Lin, Guannan Bai, Jiajing Ge, Xuefeng Chen, Xinyu He, Xiaolu Ma, Liping Shi, Lizhong Du, Zheng Chen

Effect of play-based intervention on children’s mental status and caregiver involvement during hospitalization: findings from Pakistan

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Vardah Noor Ahmed Bharuchi, Muneera A. Rasheed

Erythroferrone and hepcidin levels in children with iron deficiency anemia

Ramazan Dulkadir, Gamze Turna Saltoğlu, Ali Güneş

Reconstitution of oral antibiotic suspensions for paediatric use in households: a cross-sectional study among caregivers of 3–5-year-old children from a selected district, Sri Lanka

Malith Kumarasinghe, Manuj C. Weerasinghe

Epidermolysis Bullosa: Two rare case reports of COL7A1 and EBS-GEN SEV KRT14 variants with review of literature

Fatma Mabrouk Ali, Jieyu Zhou, Mingyan Wang, Qiuxia Wang, Lulu Sun, Mansour Maulid Mshenga, Hongyan Lu

Cholangiocarcinoma identified in perforated choledochal cyst in a 3-year-old boy

Lun Yu, Wenli Xiu, Aimei Yue, Xiwei Hao, Zhong Jiang, Jie Wu, Qian Dong

Growth and endocrinopathies among children with β-Thalassemia major treated at Dubai Thalassemia centre

Rabah Almahmoud, Amal Hussein, Fatheya Al Khaja, Ahmed Farrag Soliman, Hany Dewedar, Zainab Al Shareef, Sarah Mathai

Antibiotic use in infants at risk of early-onset sepsis: results from a unicentric retrospective cohort study

Catalina Morales-Betancourt, Diego Fontiveros-Escalona, Adriana Montealegre-Pomar, Tania Carbayo-Jiménez, María Palomares-Eraso, Concepción de Alba-Romero, Elena Bergón-Sendín, Maria Teresa Moral Pumarega, Carmen Pallás-Alonso

Chronic stridor in a toddler after ingestion of a discharged button battery: a case report

Zoe S. Oftring, Doortje M. Mehrtens, Julian Mollin, Eckard Hamelmann, Sebastian Gaus

Resistance training presents beneficial effects on bone development of adolescents engaged in swimming but not in impact sports: ABCD Growth Study

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Ricardo R. Agostinete, André O. Werneck, Pedro H. Narciso, Esther Ubago-Guisado, Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva, Renata M. Bielemann, Luis Alberto Gobbo, Bruna Turi Lynch, Romulo Araújo Fernandes, Dimitris Vlachopoulos

Predicting chronological age of 14 or 18 in adolescents: integrating dental assessments with machine learning

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Shihui Shen, Yibo Guo, Jiaxuan Han, Meizhi Sui, Zhuojun Zhou, Jiang Tao

Delineating morbidity patterns in preterm infants at near-term age using a data-driven approach

Octavia-Andreea Ciora, Tanja Seegmüller, Johannes S. Fischer, Theresa Wirth, Friederike Häfner, Sophia Stoecklein, Andreas W. Flemmer, Kai Förster, Alida Kindt, Dirk Bassler, Christian F. Poets, Narges Ahmidi, Anne Hilgendorff

The timing of minimally invasive surgery for prenatally diagnosed choledochal cysts

Shiwen Pan, Wei Li, Huan Chen, Changgui Lu

Association between dietary selenium and zinc intake and risk of dilated cardiomyopathy in children: a case-control study

Maryam Aryafar, Mohammad Mahdavi, Hossein Shahzadi, Yeganeh Rajabpour Ranjbar, Mohammad Hassan Sohouli, Sina Afzal, Asal Neshatbini Tehrani, Danial Fotros, Ghazal Daftari

The effect of respiratory muscle training on children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

WenQian Cai, Meng Li, Yi Xu, Mei Li, JiaNan Wang, YaHui Zuo, JinJin Cao

Systemic lupus erythematosus combined with Wilson’s disease: a case report and literature review

Zhenle Yang, Qian Li, Suwen Liu, Zihan Zong, Lichun Yu, Shuzhen Sun

Critically ill children with SARS-COV-2 Omicron infection at a national children medical center, Guangdong, China

Fen Lin, Dao-Ju Jiang, Song Zhang, Zhe Yang, Hua-Song Zeng, Zhi-Ping Liu, Li-Ye Yang

Nomogram for predicting early hypophosphatemia in term infants

Wan Tao, Shina Zhan, Yingjie Shen, Tianjiao Zhao, Feitian Li, Miao Gao, Tingting Yang, Jinqian Yu

The effect of maternal voice and non-nutritional sucking on repeated procedural pain of heel prick in neonates: a quasi-experimental study

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Yushuang Chen, Leshan Zhou, Yanjuan Tan

Seizures in febrile children with SARS-CoV-2 infection: clinical features, short-term follow-up

Jipeng Jiang, Zhengsong Shen, Jie Cao

Evaluating a web-based training curriculum for disseminating best practices for the care of newborns with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in a rural hospital, the NOWS-NM Program

Heather Pratt-Chavez, Heidi Rishel Brakey, Sarah G. Sanders, Juhee Patel, Tim Ozechowski, Chloe Stoffel, Andrew L. Sussman, Jessie Marquez, David R. Smith, Alberta S. Kong

Correlation of gestational age and age at death in sudden infant death syndrome: another pointer to the role of critical developmental period?

Malgorzata Habich, Piotr Zielenkiewicz, Leszek Paczek, Pawel Szczesny

Determinants of externally visible birth defects among perinatal deaths at Adama Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: a case-control study

Husen Aman, Seifadin Ahmad, Getahun Chala, Mekbeb Afework

Association between body mass index and tic disorders in school-age children

Lu Bai, Xia Wang, Ruijie Niu, Mengchuan Zhao, Ziwei Zhao, Pengyu Jia, Suzhen Sun

The impact of combined administration of surfactant and intratracheal budesonide compared to surfactant alone on bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and mortality rate in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome: a single-blind randomized clinical trial

Asghar Marzban, Samira Mokhtari, Pouria Tavakkolian, Reza Mansouri, Nahid Jafari, Azam Maleki

Evidence-based recommendations for delivering the diagnosis of X & Y chromosome multisomies in children, adolescents, and young adults: an integrative review

Kirsten A. Riggan, Kelly E. Ormond, Megan A. Allyse, Sharron Close

Incidental finding of thyroglossal duct cyst in a neonate during endotracheal intubation: a case report

Emanuele Trovalusci, Carlo Pizzolon, Silvia Tesser, Stefano Doratiotto, Dalia Gobbi, Paola Midrio

Analysis and prediction of nutritional outcome of patients with pediatric inflammatory bowel disease from Bahrain

Hasan M. Isa, Masooma Mohamed, Ahmed Alsaei, Zahra Isa, Enjy Khedr, Afaf Mohamed, Haitham Jahrami

Spatial disparity and associated factors of diarrhea among under-five children in Rwanda: a multilevel logistic regression analysis

Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Sebwedin Surur Jemal, Getahun Dejene Yemane, Hamdi Fekredin Zakaria, Enyew Woretaw Shiferaw, Anaclet Ngabonzima

Association between quality and quantity of carbohydrate intake with selected anthropometric indices among primary school girls in Kerman city, Iran: a cross-sectional study

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Nooshin Jannati, Reyhaneh Mohammadi-Faez, Mohammad Reza Mahmoodi, Leila Azadbakht

Parents’ and neonatal healthcare professionals’ views on barriers and facilitators to parental presence in the neonatal unit: a qualitative study

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Stephanie Vanessa Schmid, Christine Arnold, Sophie Jaisli, Benedikt Bubl, Erika Harju, André Kidszun

Control of blood pressure in hypertensive children and adolescents assessed by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Kevalin Vigraijaroenying, Kwanchai Pirojsakul, Poomiporn Katanyuwong, Kanchana Tangnararatchakit, Pawaree Saisawat, Songkiat Chantarogh, Witchuri Paksi, Uthen Bunmee

Comparison of the efficacy of parent-mediated NDBIs on developmental skills in children with ASD and fidelity in parents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Yuling Ouyang, Junyan Feng, Tiantian Wang, Yang Xue, Zakaria Ahmed Mohamed, Feiyong Jia

Identification of a novel GNAS mutation in a family with pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1A

Fabio Sippelli, Silvana Briuglia, Chiara Ferraloro, Anna Paola Capra, Emanuele Agolini, Tiziana Abbate, Giorgia Pepe, Tommaso Aversa, Malgorzata Wasniewska, Domenico Corica

The current clinical landscape of neonatal respiratory failure in Jiangsu Province of China: patient demographics, NICU treatment interventions, and patient outcomes

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Na Wang, Ke-Yu Lu, Shan-Yu Jiang, Hong-Wei Wu, Rui Cheng, Zhao-Jun Pan, Huai-Yan Wang, Keyu Lu, Huaiyan Wang, Shanyu Jiang, Zhaojun Pan, Hongwei Wu, Zuming Yang, Jie Shao, Shuping Han, Zhengying Li, Yan Xu, Li Ye, Xinping Wu, Hong Li, Guihua Shu, Jinlan Cai, Jinjun Zhou, Xiaoping Yin, Xiaoqing Chen, Songlin Liu, Mengzhu Yu, Yan Gao, Zhidan Bao, Mei Xue, Li Huang, Haiying Li, Lei Song, Wei Wu, Huai Xu, Hongxin Li

Identifying the most representative actigraphy variables reflecting standardized hand function assessments for remote monitoring in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

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Youngsub Hwang, Jeong-Yi Kwon

Correction: Individualized estimation of arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure using machine learning in children receiving mechanical ventilation

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Hye-Ji Han, Bongjin Lee, June Dong Park

Irisin combined index to diagnose central precocious puberty in girls: a cross-sectional study

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Jie Wang, Yongquan Tang, Guanyu Chen, Mingming Yang, Qian Gao, Yingdan Wang, Wendi Zhou

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 primary series vaccination in children aged 5–17 years in the United States: a cohort study

Rachel P. Ogilvie, J. Bradley Layton, Patricia C. Lloyd, Yixin Jiao, Djeneba Audrey Djibo, Hui Lee Wong, Joann F. Gruber, Ron Parambi, Jie Deng, Michael Miller, Jennifer Song, Lisa B. Weatherby, Lauren Peetluk, An-Chi Lo, Kathryn Matuska, Michael Wernecke, Christine L. Bui, Tainya C. Clarke, Sylvia Cho, Elizabeth J. Bell, Grace Yang, Kandace L. Amend, Richard A. Forshee, Steven A. Anderson, Cheryl N. McMahill-Walraven, Yoganand Chillarige, Mary S. Anthony, John D. Seeger, Azadeh Shoaibi

Comparison of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist and synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation in preterm infants after patent ductus arteriosus ligation: a retrospective study

Hui-Zi Lin, Yun-Feng Lin, Yi-Rong Zheng

Plummer–Vinson syndrome: a rare occurrence in paediatrics

Wasif Ilyas Vohra, Kamran Sadiq, Mubashir Iqbal, Ayaz-ur- Rehman

A novel pyroptosis-related gene signature exhibits distinct immune cells infiltration landscape in Wilms’ tumor

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Yujun Guo, Wenjun Lu, Ze’nan Zhang, Hengchen Liu, Aodan Zhang, Tingting Zhang, Yang Wu, Xiangqi Li, Shulong Yang, Qingbo Cui, Zhaozhu Li

Infant and young child feeding practice among mothers-child pair in irrigated and non-irrigated areas of Dangila district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020: a community based comparative cross-sectional study

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Mulat Tirfie Bayih, Melesse Belayneh, Wasihun Mekonen

A therapeutic ERCP in an only 5.9 kg infant with obstruction jaundice using JF-260V duodenoscope

Tian Zhang, Yijun Shu, Hao Weng, Mingzhe Weng, Ying Zhou, Wei Cai, Xuefeng Wang

The Minhang Pediatric Biobank cohort study: protocol overview and baseline characteristics

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Xiaosa Wen, Xinyue Zhang, Yun Qiu, Yaqin Wang, Liujie Zhu, Tao Liu, Zengliang Ruan

The effect of exercise on sleep habits of children with type 1 diabetic: a randomized clinical trial

Nastaran Amiri, Kimia Karami, Fatemeh Valizadeh, Yaser Mokhayeri

The relationship between changes in peak expiratory flow and asthma exacerbations in asthmatic children

Xiongbin Chen, Peng Han, Yan Kong, Kunling Shen

Semaphorin 7A promotes endothelial permeability and inflammation via plexin C1 and integrin β1 in Kawasaki disease

Junhua Huang, Chuanmei Zhao, Shuwan Zhang

Feeding characteristics and growth among children with prenatal exposure to Zika virus with and without microcephaly in the microcephaly epidemic research group pediatric cohort

Danielle Maria da Silva Oliveira, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Elizabeth B. Brickley, Maria Helena Teixeira Pinto, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Regina Coeli Ramos, Thalia Velho Barreto de Araújo, Sophie Helena Eickmann, Paula Fabiana Sobral da Silva, Maria Durce Costa Gomes Carvalho, Olga Sophia de Sousa Martins, Ana Célia Oliveira dos Santos

The effect of vitamin D status on the occurrence of Kawasaki Disease: a meta-analysis

Haixiang Zhang, Fuyong Jiao, Jiaojiao Wang, Cuixiang Xu, Kejin Zhang

Risk factors of sleep-disordered breathing and poor asthma control in children with asthma

Minghui Tao, Yanping Zhang, Ling Ding, Donghong Peng

Which training load indicators are greater correlated with maturation and wellness variables in elite U14 soccer players?

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Hadi Nobari, Özgür Eken, Utkarsh Singh, Armin Gorouhi, José Carlos Ponce Bordón, Pablo Prieto-González, Ahmet Kurtoğlu, Tomás García Calvo

Survival status and its predictors among undernourished children on antiretroviral therapy in Bahir Dar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2010 – 2020, a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Fikre Moga Lencha, Hailemariam Mekonnen Workie, Fikir Tadesse Mequanint, Zenebe Jebero Zaza

IgA nephropathy in a child with X-linked agammaglobulinemia: a case report

Yuanjin Song, Lili Sun, Dongning Feng, Qing Sun, Yibing Wang

Composition of breast milk from mothers of premature and full-term infants and its influence in Z-Scores for infant physical growth

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Guixia Chen, Rongxian Xu, Jiyong Zhang, Meifeng Yang, Jianxia Fan, Yinying Huang, Xiaoling Sun

Longitudinal changes in body mass index, height, and weight in children with acute myeloid leukemia

Xiaojia Wen, Hongbo He, Ruidong Zhang, Ying Wu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Wei Lin, Jiaole Yu, Jia Fan, Pengli Huang, Jiajia Chen, Wenjing Li, Chunxiu Gong, Huyong Zheng

Practice variation in urine collection methods among pre-toilet trained children with suspected urinary tract infection: a systematic review

Lucy M Wilson, Clara Tam, Veronica Ka Wai Lai, Motunrayo Ajayi, Mê-Linh Lê, Banke Oketola, Terry P Klassen, Alex Aregbesola

Relationship between static and dynamic balance in 4-to-5-year-old preschoolers: a cross-sectional study

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Ruqiang Liu, Juan Yang, Feifei Xi, Zichun Xu

Impulse oscillometry in the diagnosis of cough variant asthma in children

Chunyu Tian, Shiqiu Xiong, Shuo Li, Xin Song, Yantao Zhang, Xinmei Jiang, Xinyue Hou, Yifan Zhang, Chuanhe Liu

Perceptions on support, challenges and needs among parents and caregivers of children with developmental disabilities in Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia: a cross-sectional study

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Jelena Međaković, Antonia Čivljak, Tatjana Zorčec, Vesna Vučić, Danijela Ristić-Medić, Aleksandra Veselinović, Marta Čivljak, Livia Puljak

Sleep initiation patterns and sleep quality among toddlers in the southeast of China: initial study results

Xiaoxia Lin, Xianrui Chen, Yanhui Chen, Ping Xu, Shan Chen

Influencing risk factors of voriconazole-induced liver injury in Uygur pediatric patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Ting Zhao, Hui-lan Zhang, Hao Shen, Jie Feng, Ting-ting Wang, Hong-jian Li, Lu-hai Yu

Acceptability and feasibility of screening with a pediatric care provider-led social determinants of health identification tool

Alison Eyre, Janice Cohen, Sarah Funnell, Lynsey James, Sheena Guglani, Hounaida Abi Haidar, Lindy Samson, Michelle Ward, Radha Jetty, Megan Harrison, John S. Lyons, Leigh Fraser-Roberts, Susan Bennett, Douglas Archibald, Soha Khorsand, Tobey Audcent

Occult retinal neovascularization following intravitreal bevacizumab and laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity

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Wei Loon Ng, Adisak Trinavarat, La-ongsri Atchaneeyasakul

Early identification and awareness of child abuse and neglect among physicians and teachers

M. Roeders, J. Pauschek, R. Lehbrink, L. Schlicht, S. Jeschke, M.P. Neininger, A. Bertsche

Changes in the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of viral gastroenteritis among hospitalized children in the Mainland of China: a retrospective study from 2016 to 2020

Fei Li, Lingyun Guo, Qi Li, Hui Xu, Yiliang Fu, Luci Huang, Guoshuang Feng, Gang Liu, Xiangpeng Chen, Zhengde Xie

Intracranial residual lesions following early intensification in a patient with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report

Yuichi Nagamatsu, Takeshi Isoda, Motoki Inaji, Jun Oyama, Daiki Niizato, Dan Tomomasa, Noriko Mitsuiki, Motoi Yamashita, Takahiro Kamiya, Kohsuke Imai, Hirokazu Kanegane, Tomohiro Morio, Masatoshi Takagi

Congenital chloride diarrhoea in a Chinese infant with a compound heterozygous SLC26A3 mutation

Qian Li, Jing Wang, Ruixian Zang, Lichun Yu, Zhenle Yang, Shuzhen Sun

Early sleep intervention for improving infant sleep quality: a randomized controlled trial, preliminary result

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Auraya Sinthong, Dussadee Ngernlangtawee

Risk factors for delayed extubation after pediatric perineal anaplasty in patients less than 1 year of age: a retrospective study

Qianqian Zhang, Jing Xu, Qinghua Huang, Tianqing Gong, Jia Li, Yu Cui

An adolescent case of ASXL3-related disorder with delayed onset of feeding difficulty

Yuto Arai, Tohru Okanishi, Tetsuya Okazaki, Hiroyuki Awano, Rie Seyama, Yuri Uchiyama, Naomichi Matsumoto, Akiko Tamasaki, Yoshihiro Maegaki

Novel SETBP1 D874V adjacent to the degron causes canonical schinzel–giedion syndrome: a case report and review of the literature

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Jing Zheng, Meiqun Gu, Shasha Xiao, Chongzhen Li, Hongying Mi, Xiaoyan Xu

Evaluation of integrated community case management of the common childhood illness program in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia: a case study evaluation design

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Mekides Geta, Geta Asrade Alemayehu, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Tadele Biresaw Belachew, Chalie Tadie Tsehay, Getachew Teshale

Prevalence, associated factors and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Salmonella and Shigella species among diarrheic under five children in Sultan Sheik Hassan Yabere referral Hospital, Jigjiga, Eastern Ethiopia

Kader Muse, Kedir Urgessa, Tadesse Shume, Bawlah Tahir, Fitsum Weldegebreal

Correction: Moral distress among neonatologists working in neonatal intensive care units in Greece: a qualitative study

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Maria Deligianni, Polychronis Voultsos, Maria K. Tzitiridou‑Chatzopoulou, Vasiliki Drosou‑Agakidou, Vasileios Tarlatzis

The role of various physiological and bioelectrical parameters for estimating the weight status in infants and juveniles cohort from the Southern Cuba region: a machine learning study

Taira Batista Luna, Jose Luis García Bello, Agustín Garzón Carbonell, Ana de la Caridad Román Montoya, Alcibíades Lara Lafargue, Héctor Manuel Camué Ciria, Yohandys A. Zulueta

Large skin defect in Type V aplasia cutis congenita treated with conservative treatment: a case report

Yan song, Ru yang, Zeyao shi, Jing yan, Shulin hou, Xiaowen li, Xiufang zhao

Prospective measurement of the width of cerebrospinal fluid spaces by cranial ultrasound in neurologically healthy children aged 0–19 months

Jozef Fandak, Stefan Markart, Erik P. Willems, Simon Wildermuth, Thomas Frauenfelder, Tim Fischer, Tobias J. Dietrich, Stephan L. Waelti

Clinical features and treatment outcomes of liver involvement in paediatric Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Xinshun Ge, Wenxin Ou, Ang Wei, Hongyun Lian, Honghao Ma, Lei Cui, Dong Wang, Liping Zhang, Xiaoman Wang, Lejian He, Rui Zhang, Tianyou Wang

Assessment of aortic dilatation in Chinese children and adolescents with Turner syndrome: a single center experience

Wei Su, Longwei Sun, Zhuoguang Li, Xia Liu, Longjiang Zhang, Xiu Zhao, Shumin Fan, Boning Li, Ying Xie, Weiwei Xiao, Zhe Su

Functional connectivity is linked to working memory differences in children with reading learning disability

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Rodrigo Flores-Gallegos, Thalía Fernández, Sarael Alcauter, Erick Pasaye, Lucero Albarrán-Cárdenas, Bertha Barrera-Díaz, Paulina Rodríguez-Leis

Effects of an early transfer from incubator to a warming crib in very low birthweight preterm infants

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Sandra Greve, Nora Bruns, Anne-Kathrin Dathe, Michael M. Schuendeln, Ursula Felderhoff-Mueser, Anja Stein

The association between alcohol consumption and blood lipids in Chinese children and adolescent: findings from the China Health and Nutrition Survey

Qingting Bu, Lingyan Fang, Bo Huang, Huijun Cai, Zhenyu Pan

Automated segmentation and volume prediction in pediatric Wilms’ tumor CT using nnu-net

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Weikang Li, Yiran Sun, Guoxun Zhang, Qing Yang, Bo Wang, Xiaohui Ma, Hongxi Zhang

Recommended homemade fluid utilization for the treatment of diarrhea and associated factors among children under five in sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel analysis of the recent demographic and health survey

Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Mohammed Seid Ali, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Masresha Asmare Techane, Mulugeta Wassie, Alemneh Tadesse Kassie, Medina Abdela Ahmed, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Yilkal Abebaw Wassie, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir

Determination of birth prevalence of sickle cell disease using point of care test HemotypeSC™ at Rundu Hospital, Namibia

Runyararo Mashingaidze Mano, Patience Kuona, Jane Masiiwa Misihairabgwi

Impact of inadequate empirical antibiotic treatment on outcome of non-critically ill children with bacterial infections

Amit Dar, Tali Bdolah Abram, Orli Megged

Antibiotic impregnated catheters and intrathecal antibiotics for CSF shunt infection prevention in children undergoing low-risk CSF shunt surgery

Stacey Podkovik, Chuan Zhou, Susan E. Coffin, Matthew Hall, Jason S. Hauptman, Matthew P. Kronman, Francesco T. Mangano, Ian F. Pollack, Sabrina Sedano, Joaquin Vega, Joshua K. Schaffzin, Emily Thorell, Benjamin C. Warf, Kathryn B. Whitlock, Tamara D. Simon

A mixed-methods study to investigate feasibility and acceptability of an early warning score for preterm infants in neonatal units in Kenya: results of the NEWS-K study

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Eleanor J Mitchell, Jalemba Aluvaala, Lucy Bradshaw, Jane P Daniels, Caren Emadau, Bernadine Muthumbi, Helen Nabwera, Ednah Ojee, Jacqueline Opira, Phoebe Pallotti, Zahida Qureshi, Mark Sigei, Yuanfei Su, Richard Swinden, Fredrick Were, Shalini Ojha

“An unprecedented occurrence: a case report of pulmonary hypertension manifestation in Donohue syndrome”

Ahmed Shamil Hashim, Mustafa Najah Al-Obaidi, Ahmed Dheyaa Al-Obaidi, Saleh Abdulkareem Saleh, Hashim Talib Hashim, Mina Al Saeedi, Basma Ataallah

Diagnostic value of routine blood tests in differentiating between SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, and RSV infections in hospitalized children: a retrospective study

Longli Huang, Cuiying Ye, Renxi Zhou, Zexuan Ji

Comparison of clinical characteristics and disease burden of febrile seizures in children with and without COVID-19

Zhongli Jiang, Cuiyun Fang, Fengyimei Peng, Wei Fan

Third-generation sequencing identified a novel complex variant in a patient with rare alpha-thalassemia

Cong Zhou, Yepei Du, Haixia Zhang, Xing Wei, Rui Li, Jing Wang

Assessment of nutritional status, physical fitness and physical activity of school going adolescents (12–15 years) in Delhi

Shanza Ferozi, Anu Gupta Taneja, Neha Bakshi

Association of serum total IgE and allergen-specific IgE with insulin resistance in adolescents: an analysis of the NHANES database

Yaping Liu, Xiaoxia Wang, Yong Liu

Risk factors for hemorrhagic cystitis in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Senlin Zhang, Minyuan Liu, Qingwei Wang, Shuran Wang, Xin Liu, Bohan Li, Jie Li, Junjie Fan, Shaoyan Hu

Respiratory syncytial virus in pediatric patients admitted to a tertiary center in Amman: clinical characteristics, and age-related patterns

Montaha Al-Iede, Abdullah Alhouri, Khaled Marwa, Roaa Alnajjar, Mohammad Abuzenah, Bilala Abu-Hussein, Shereen M. Aleidi, Enas AL-Zayadneh, Amirah Daher, Basim Alqutawneh, Lena Sarhan

Increased family psychosocial focus during children’s developmental assessments: a study of parents’ views

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Sarah Strøyer de Voss, Philip Michael John Wilson, Ruth Kirk Ertmann, Gritt Overbeck

Neurodevelopmental outcomes following possible serious bacterial infection in early infancy in Karachi, Pakistan: a prospective cohort study

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Nudrat Farheen, Shahira Shahid, Kiran Ramzan Ali Lalani, Iqbal Azam, Farah Khalid, Batool Fatima, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Samir K. Saha, Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Fyezah Jehan, Muhammad Imran Nisar

Longitudinal analysis of vitamin D levels considering sunshine duration and suggestion for a standardised approach for vitamin D supplementation in children and adolescents with obesity

Katja Wechsung, Dirk Schnabel, Susanna Wiegand

Analysis of similarities and differences between transient symptomatic zinc deficiency and acrodermatitis enteropathica in children: a case report of a Chinese Yi-ethnic infant

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Li Gu, Xue-Hui He, Peng Zhu

New and old lessons from a devastating case of neonatal E coli meningitis

Tawny Saleh, Edwin Kamau, Jennifer A. Rathe

A study of the effects of screen exposure on the neuropsychological development in children with autism spectrum disorders based on ScreenQ

Xinyue Peng, Yang Xue, Hanyu Dong, Chi Ma, Feiyong Jia, Lin Du

Exploring the psychometric properties of the premonitory urge for tics scale (PUTS) and its association with psychiatric symptoms in Chinese children with tic disorders

Qiang Ding, Douglas W. Woods, Wen Xu, Ying Zhao, Shuqin Shen, Jinhua Sun

Associations between the social environment and early childhood developmental outcomes of Puerto Rican children with prenatal Zika virus exposure: a cross-sectional study

Mary Rodríguez-Rabassa, Allison A. Appleton, Viviana Rosario-Villafañe, Irelis Repollet-Carrer, Marilyn Borges-Rodríguez, Lydiet Dedós-Peña, Marielly González, Paola Velázquez-González, Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez, Claudia Mántaras-Ortiz, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Odette Olivieri-Ramos, Luisa I. Alvarado-Domenech

Reliability and validity of the modified shuttle test-paeds to measure cardiorespiratory fitness in children

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WFM Aertssen, A van de Kamp, LD Jelsma, BCM Smits-Engelsman

Adverse drug reactions in paediatric surgery: prospective study on frequency and risk related factors

C Pérez-Ingidua, AB Rivas-Paterna, C González-Perrino, E Aleo-Luján, A Ascaso-del-Rio, L Laredo-Velasco, A Portolés-Pérez, E Vargas-Castrillón

Lactate dynamics in paediatric patients with severe sepsis: insights from a prospective cohort study

Tarek A. Abdelaziz, Nehad Ahmed Karam, Weaam Ibrahim Ismail, Nahed Mohamed Ali Askary, Eman Gamal Baz

Are physical activity and/or adherence to the Mediterranean diet determinants of the changes found in kinanthropometric variables, body composition and physical fitness in adolescents?

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Adrián Mateo-Orcajada, Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal, María del Mar Sánchez-Serrano, Lucía Abenza-Cano

Identification of neurological complications in childhood influenza: a random forest model

Suyun Li, Weiqiang Xiao, Huixian Li, Dandan Hu, Kuanrong Li, Qinglian Chen, Guangming Liu, Haomei Yang, Yongling Song, Qiuyan Peng, Qiang Wang, Shuyao Ning, Yumei Xiong, Wencheng Ma, Jun Shen, Kelu Zheng, Yan Hong, Sida Yang, Peiqing Li

An acute gastric volvulus in a child with congenital left diaphragmatic hernia: a case report

Zesheng Yang, Xiaoying Xie, Shicheng Wang, Guanghua Pei, Jianghua Zhan

Association between dietary behavior and puberty in girls

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Yiming Du, Wu Yan, Francis Manyori Bigambo, Qiaoli Zhou, Chenguang Ma, Wei Gu, Xu Wang

Patterns and short term neurosurgical treatment outcomes of neonates with neural tube defects admitted to Felege Hiwot Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Yohannes Addisu, Gizachew Tadesse Wassie

Whole-exome sequencing as the first-tier test for patients in neonatal intensive care unit: a Chinese single-center study

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Ruiping Zhang, Xiaoyu Cui, Yan Zhang, Huiqing Ma, Jing Gao, Ying Zhang, Jianbo Shu, Chunquan Cai, Yang Liu

A case report of classic galactosemia with a GALT gene variant and a literature review

Yong-cai Wang, Lian-cheng Lan, Xia Yang, Juan Xiao, Hai-xin Liu, Qing-wen Shan

Sex difference in nocturnal blood pressure dipping in adolescents with varying degrees of adiposity

Yi Zhou, Lin Zhao, Zenglei Zhang, Xu Meng, Qiu-jing Cai, Xiao-lei Zhao, Lin-ping Wang, Ai-hua Hu, Xian-liang Zhou

Effect of resilience training on stress, hope and psychological toughness of mothers living with mentally and physically disabled children

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Pegah Sharifian, Zeinab kuchaki, Mahnaz shoghi

Motivational interviewing from the paediatricians’ perspective: assessments after a 2-day training for physicians caring for adolescents with chronic medical conditions (CMCs)

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Hannah Kammering, Jennifer Antony Cruz, Anna Lena Platzbecker, Christina Reinauer, Katharina Förtsch, Lisa Krassuski, Rabea Viermann, Matthias Domhardt, Harald Baumeister, Doris Staab, Kirsten Minden, Annabel Sandra Mueller-Stierlin, Reinhard W. Holl, Petra Warschburger, Thomas Meissner

Trust in primary health care and COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Iranian pediatric: a web-based cross-sectional survey

Ehsan Sarbazi, Nazanin Masoudi, Ahmad Mehri, Robab Mehdizadeh Esfanjani, Hosein Azizi, Maryam Soleimanpour, Mahboub Pouraghaei, Hassan Soleimanpour

‘We did everything by phone’: a qualitative study of mothers' experience of smartphone-aided screening of cerebral palsy in Kathmandu, Nepal

Antti J. Kukka, Pratiksha Bhattarai, Heléne E. K. Sundelin, Rejina Gurung, Nick J. W. Brown, Helena Litorp, Anna Axelin, Ashish KC

Prevalence and factors associated with rotavirus diarrhea among children aged 3–24 months after the introduction of the vaccine at a referral hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Goretty Laker, Jolly Nankunda, Bernis Maren Melvis, Dickson Kajoba, Martin Nduwimana, Joel Kimera, Richard Justine Odong, Isaac Edyedu

Hypoxaemia risk in pediatric flexible bronchoscopy for foreign body removal: a retrospective study

Su-Jing Zhang, Min-Yi Lin, Min Zhou, Ying-Zhi Dan, Hong-Bin Gu, Guo-Lin Lu

Mesenteric and omental lymphatic malformations in children: seven-year surgical experience from two centers in China

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Jiayu Yan, Yao Fu, Shuting Liu, Yuzuo Bai, Yajun Chen

Computer-based facial recognition as an assisting diagnostic tool to identify children with Noonan syndrome

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Yulu Huang, Haomiao Sun, Qinchang Chen, Junjun Shen, Jin Han, Shiguang Shan, Shushui Wang

A case-control study of the risk factors for fistula-in-ano in infants and toddlers

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Yanting Sun, Hongtao Liang, Shuang Hao, Lu Yin, Yibin Pan, Chen Wang, Jingen Lu

Incidence rate of tuberculosis among HIV infected children in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Desalegn Girma, Zinie Abita, Nigusie Shifera, Mulugeta Wodaje Arage, Biruk Beletew Abate, Melsew Setegn Alie, Gossa Fetene Abebe

Quality assessment of paediatric randomized controlled trials published in China from 1999 to 2022: a cross-sectional study

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Bennian Huo, Song Xu, Yao Liu, Lin Su, Yuntao Jia, Maolin Ai, Nange Yin, Lin Song

The discrepancy of antemortem clinical diagnosis and postmortem autopsy diagnosis of lung pathologies in under-five deaths and the reasons for discrepancies: a case series analysis

Haleluya Leulseged, Chris A. Rees, Addisu Alemu, Beth A. Tippett Barr, Merga Dheresa, Lola Madrid, Anthony Scott, Nega Assefa

Time to full enteral feeding and its predictors among very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in comprehensive specialized hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia

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Hilena Esubalew, Mengistu Abebe Messelu, Bethelihem Tigabu Tarekegn, Aster Tefera Admasu, Nega Nigussie Abrha, Bewuketu Terefe

IgE to wheat, prick test, and Patch test among children with celiac disease

Marjaneh Khalighi, Hazhir Javaherizadeh, Mehran Hakimzadeh, Mitra Ahmadi, Mehdi Torabizadeh, Abbas Fayezi

Practical surgical technique using the SMISS approach for lip reduction in involuted lip infantile hemangiomas

Qianyi Chen, Shih-Jen Chang, Wei Gao, Lei Chang, Yajing Qiu, Xiaoxi Lin

The early educational environment at five years of age in a European cohort of children born very preterm: challenges and opportunities for research

Alyssa Smith-Longee, Samantha Johnson, Adrien M. Aubert, Anna-Veera Seppänen, Veronique Pierrat, Michael Zemlin, Jo Lebeer, Iemke Sarrechia, Veronica Siljehav, Jennifer Zeitlin, Mariane Sentenac, P. Van Reempts, E. Bruneel, E. Cloet, A. Oostra, E. Ortibus, K. Boerch, L. Huusom, P. Pedersen, T. Weber, L. Toome, H. Varendi, M. Männamaa, P. Y. Ancel, A. Burguet, P. H. Jarreau, P. Truffert, R. F. Maier, B. Misselwitz, S. Schmidt, L. Wohlers, M. Cuttini, D. Di Lallo, G. Ancora, D. Baronciani, V. Carnielli, I. Croci, G. Faldella, F. Ferrari, F. Franco, G. Gargano, A. van Heijst, C. Koopman-Esseboom, J. Gadzinowski, J. Mazela, A. Montgomery, T. Pikuła, H. Barros, R. Costa, LMendes Graça, M. do Céu Machado, C. Rodrigues, T. Rodrigues, U. Aden, A. K. Edstedt Bonamy, M. Norman, E. S. Draper, E. M. Boyle, A. Fenton, S. J. Johnson, B. N. Manktelow, D. W. A. Milligan, S. Mader, N. Thiele, J. M. Walz, S. Petrou, M. Bonet, C. Bonnet, REl Rafei, A. Piedvache, A. V. Seppanen

Integrating classification and regression learners with bioimpedance methods for estimating weight status in infants and juveniles from the southern Cuba region

Taira Batista Luna, Jose Luis García Bello, Agustín Garzón Carbonell, Ana de la Caridad Román Montoya, Alcibíades Lara Lafargue, Héctor Manuel Camué Ciria, Yohandys A. Zulueta

Sustainable effects of a motor skill programme on physical activity levels in 7–8 years old children, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

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Mere Idamokoro, Anita Elizabeth Pienaar, Barry Gerber, van Gent Maya

Long-term effects of local radiotherapy on growth and vertebral features in children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Kyungmi Yang, Joong Hyun Ahn, Sook-Young Woo, Sang Hoon Jung, Ki Woong Sung, Ji Won Lee, Do Hoon Lim

Relationship between sleep disturbance and developmental status in preschool-aged children with developmental disorder

Sung Hyun Kim, Chung Reen Kim, Donghwi Park, Kang Hee Cho, Je Shik Nam

COVID-19 testing, incidence, and positivity trends among school age children during the academic years 2020–2022 in the State of Qatar: special focus on using CDC indicators for community transmission to evaluate school attendance policies and public health response

Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari, Azza Mustafa Mohammed, Jazeel Abdulmajeed, Hamad Al-Romaihi, Maryam Al-Mass, Shaikha Sami Abushaikha, Soha Albyat, Shazia Nadeem, Mujeeb Chettiyam Kandy

Identifying factors associated with substantially reduced adult height in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a retrospective cohort study

Hsin-Yu Chen, Ya-Chiao Hu, Yao-Hsu Yang, Bor-Luen Chiang

Risk factors for PDA ligation and neurodevelopmental outcomes at corrected 18–24 months in very low birth weight infants

Sol Kim, Sae Yun Kim, Ju-Ae Shin, Young-Ah Youn

Effects of different doses of intranasal dexmedetomidine on related complications and parents’ satisfaction in anesthetized children: a systematic review

Wei Hu, Ming Wang, Fei Sun

Validity and reliability of the Swedish version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-SWE)

Ingrid Larsson, Petra Svedberg, Jens M. Nygren, Julia S. Malmborg

Evaluation and clinical significance of serum neurospecific enolase in children with pneumonia: a case-control study

Tianhua Li, Minglei Li, Jie Feng, Tingting Liu, Liu Yang, Lexiang Yu

Cognitive function of children with biliary atresia after primary living donor liver transplantation

Tingge Wang, Yan Hu, Zhanzhan Zhang, Xiaoke Dai, Mingman Zhang, Yan He, Yingcun Li

Correction: Early echocardiographic pulmonary artery measurements as prognostic indicators in left congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Sung Hyeon Park, Mi Jin Kim, Ha Na Lee, Jeong Min Lee, Soo Hyun Kim, Jiyoon Jeong, Byong Sop Lee, Euiseok Jung

Predictors of pulmonary metastases on chest computed tomography in children and adolescents with osteosarcoma—tips for qualifying patients for thoracotomy

Marek Duczkowski, Agnieszka Duczkowska, Anna Olwert, Elżbieta Michalak, Katarzyna Bilska, Teresa Klepacka, Magdalena Rychłowska-Pruszyńska, Anna Raciborska, Monika Bekiesińska-Figatowska

Point prevalence surveys of antibiotic prescribing in children at a tertiary hospital in a resource constraint, low-income sub-Saharan African country—the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program

Patricia Akintan, Philip Oshun, Chioma Osuagwu, Olafoyekemi Ola-bello, Iretiola Fajolu, Alero Roberts, Edamisan Temiye, Oyinlola Oduyebo

Dolphin CONTINUE: a multi-center randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of a nutritional intervention on brain development and long-term outcome in infants born before 30 weeks of gestation

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, N. E. van der Aa

Hematuria after inguinal hernia repair in a child: a case report

Meng He, Jun He, Ning Li

The role of immunoglobulin in cerebrospinal fluid on the differential diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis and viral encephalitis in children

Xiaolu Hu, Shen Cheng

Necrotizing enterocolitis in a term newborn after spontaneous cerebral parenchymal hemorrhage: a case report

Lijuan Zhang, Weifeng Lu

Esophageal button battery impactions in children: an analysis of 89 cases

Guo Xu, Desheng Jia, Jing Chen, Hongguang Pan, Zebin Wu

Factors associated with changes in the quality of life and family functioning scores of primary caregivers of children and young people with primary brain tumors in Karachi, Pakistan: a prospective cohort study

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, Nick Brown

Successful treatment of retinopathy of prematurity in oculocutaneous albinism with OCA2 variants: a case report and review of literature

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Xiao-Yu Zheng, Ding-Wen Wu, Lan Yu, Zheng-Yan Zhao

Right ventricular function indices and platelet parameters for early prediction value of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a retrospective study

Tianzi Li, Bei Xia, Suixin Liang, Qiancheng He, Shuangshuang Zhang, Xiaoyi Chen, Na Xu

Postoperative hypoalbuminemia and outcomes of pediatric liver transplantation

Alina Uasuwannakul, Chatmanee Lertudomphonwanit, Nattachai Anantasit, Pornthep Tanpowpong, Songpon Getsuwan, Chollasak Thirapattaraphan, Suporn Treepongkaruna

Determinants of speech and language delay among children aged 12 months to 12 years at Yekatit 12 Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a case–control study

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Feven Y. Moges, Zuriyash Mengistu, Sosina W. Tilahun

The performance of the practices associated with the occurrence of severe intraventricular hemorrhage in the very premature infants: data analysis from the Chinese neonatal network

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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, Wenhao Zhou, Lin Yuan, Tongling Yang, Hao Yuan, Li Wang, Chao Chen, Yun Cao, Xiuyong Chen, Huyan Zhang, Xiuying Tian, Jingyun Shi, Zhankui Li, Chuanzhong Yang, Ling Liu, Zuming Yang, Jianhua Fu, Yong Ji, Dongmei Chen, Changyi Yang, Rui Chen, Xiaoming Peng, Ruobing Shan, Shuping Han, Hui Wu, Lili Wang, Qiufen Wei, Mingxia Li, Yiheng Dai, Hong Jiang, Wenqing Kang, Xiaohui Gong, Xiaoyun Zhong, Yuan Shi, Shanyu Jiang, Bing Sun, Long Li, Zhenlang Lin, Jiangqin Liu, Jiahua Pan, Hongping Xia, Xiaoying Li, Falin Xu, Yinping Qiu, Li Ma, Ling Yang, Xiaori He, Yanhong Li, Deyi Zhuang, Qin Zhang, Wenbin Dong, Jianhua Sun, Kun Liang, Huaiyan Wang, Jinxing Feng, Liping Chen, Xinzhu Lin, Chunming Jiang, Chuan Nie, Linkong Zeng, Mingyan Hei, Hongdan Zhu, Hongying Mi, Zhaoqing Yin, Hongxia Song, Hongyun Wang, Dong Li, Yan Gao, Yajuan Wang, Liying Dai, Liyan Zhang, Yangfang Li, Qianshen Zhang, Guofang Ding, Jimei Wang, Xiaoxia Chen, Zhen Wang, Zheng Tang, Xiaolu Ma, Xiaomei Zhang, Xiaolan Zhang, Fang Wu, Yanxiang Chen, Ying Wu

Cardiac patients’ surgery outcome and associated factors in Ethiopia: application of machine learning

Melaku Tadege, Awoke Seyoum Tegegne, Zelalem G. Dessie

Characteristics of chronic enteropathy associated with SLCO2A1 gene (CEAS) in children, a unique type of monogenic very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease

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, Jin Soo Moon

Identifying mental health outcomes and evidence-based psychological interventions for supporting pediatric gunshot wound patients: A systematic review and proposed conceptual model

Molly E. Hale, Kahyah Pinkman, Alexis M. Quinoy, Kindell R. Schoffner

Autophagy-related molecular clusters identified as indicators for distinguishing active and latent TB infection in pediatric patients

Yang Yu, Jie Hua, Liang Chen

Clinical characteristics and prognostic marker for hospitalization in children with influenza infection in an emergency setting

Rattapon Uppala, Nattapon Seenoikhao, Phanthila Sitthikarnkha, Sirapoom Niamsanit, Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul, Leelawadee Techasatian, Prapassara Sirikarn

Risk of acute kidney injury following contrast-enhanced CT or MRI in a cohort of 3061 hospitalized children in China

Chen Wang, Chao Zhang, Jihang Sun, Ruohua Yan, Xiaohang Liu, Lulu Jia, Xiaoxia Peng

Predictors for poor daily weight gain in preterm neonates exposed to different dose regimens of caffeine in ICU- a retrospective cohort study

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, Kashif Hussain

Nonfamilial cherubism in a 6-month-old infant: a case report

Seyedeh Sedigheh Hamzavi, Alireza Askari, Rosemina Bahrololoom, Maral Mokhtari, Anahita Sanaei Dashti, Fatemeh Yarmahmoodi, Somaye Rashidi

Time to treatment-seeking by caretakers of children under-five with diarrhea and associated factors in Uganda: a multilevel proportional hazards analysis

Sula Tumusiime, John Bosco Asimwe, Leonard Atuhaire, Ronald Wasswa, Dick Nsimbe, Brian Kayera

Serum sickness-like reaction to D-mannose supplement: a case report

Emma R. Plante, Charles Ekwunwa, Michelle C. Maciag, Diego Illanes

Educational outcomes among children with congenital heart disease compared to peers: a Scotland-wide record-linkage study of 715,850 schoolchildren

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Michael Fleming, Paul Athanasopoulos, Daniel F Mackay, Jill P Pell

Mental health and BMI in children and adolescents during one year in obesity treatment

Katrine Decker Iversen, Trine Pagh Pedersen, Mette Rasmussen, Maj-Britt Lundsgaard Hansen, Birgitte Højgaard Roikjer, Grete Teilmann

Exploring factors influencing delayed first antibiotic treatment for suspected early-onset sepsis in preterm newborns: a study before quality improvement initiative

Jun Chen, Xiaoling Fang, Weidong Liu, Chaomei Huang, Yiheng Dai

A term infant with severe hypereosinophilia secondary to CMV infection and the STAT1 gene mutation: a case report

Shaimaa Salah, Saleh Nouh Alshanbari, Hassan Musa Masmali

Adherence with post-hospitalization follow-up after pediatric critical illness due to respiratory failure

Lauren M. Yagiela, Marie A. Pfarr, Kathleen Meert, Fola O. Odetola

Feeding modalities, HIV transmission and its predictors among HIV-exposed infants visited Gamo and Gofa zones public health facilities, Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow up study

Nigus Kabtu Belete, Nega Degefa Megersa, Sultan Hussen Hebo, Megbaru Debalkie Animut, Eshetu Zerihun Tariku

Brain and the whole-body bone imaging appearances in Menkes disease: a case report and literature review

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Juncheng Zhu, Yi Liao, Xuesheng Li, Fenglin Jia, Xinmao Ma, Haibo Qu

Prevalence and socio-economic determinants of growth and developmental delays among Iranian children aged under five years: A cross sectional study

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Mehran Alijanzadeh, Nilofar RajabiMajd, Masoumeh RezaeiNiaraki, Mark D. Griffiths, Zainab Alimoradi

Adapting the Cornell assessment of pediatric delirium for Swedish context: translation, cultural validation and inter-rater reliability

Sara Åkerman, Anna Axelin, Chani Traube, Robert Frithiof, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist

Anti-sulfatide antibody associated GBS with headache and abdominal pain: a case report

Jia Zhang, Jing Gan, Jianjun Wang

Incomplete Kawasaki disease with muscular weakness and bladder retention: a case report

Yating Sang, Lili Luo, Lina Qiao

Hypoxemia and its clinical predictors among children with respiratory distress admitted to the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Deresse Gugsa Tamene, Alemayehu Teklu Toni, Mohammed Seid Ali

Helicobacter Pylori infection in children with inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective multicenter study

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, Giovanni Di Nardo

Role of fibroblast growth factor-23 as an early marker of metabolic bone disease of prematurity

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Sandra Llorente-Pelayo, Pablo Docio, Silvia Arriola, Bernardo A. Lavín-Gómez, María T. García-Unzueta, María Ángeles Ballesteros, María J. Cabero-Pérez, Domingo González-Lamuño

Mental health outcomes of offspring exposed to parental intimate partner violence in Rwanda

Claire Bahati, Amina Nyiranteziryayo, Josias Izabayo, Pauline Atete, Vincent Sezibera, Leon Mutesa

Risk factors and predictors of recurrence of febrile seizures in children in Nantong, China: a retrospective cohort study

Feifei Shen, Leijuan Lu, Youjia Wu, Guihai Suo, Yuqin Zheng, Xiuli Zhong, Xu Wang, Haiying Li

Parents’ experiences of family and daily life after their child’s stay in the pediatric intensive care unit: a qualitative descriptive study

Sandra Stalder, Daniela Händler-Schuster, Franzisca Domeisen Benedetti

Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis: a high heterogeneity of symptoms and genotypes in a Brazil population

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, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel

Growth charts for children aged 6–17 years in Shanxi, China: comparison with other cities of China and WHO

Guoqiang Hou, Kunkun Li, Wenjun Cao, Mengmeng Tao, Wei Tian, Ruimin Chang

Retrospective analysis of reference intervals for dried blood spot based ms/ms newborn screening programs in Chinese preterm neonates: a nationwide study

Falin He, Tiancheng Xie, Xinwen Huang, Jinming Zhang, Tian Tang

SARS-CoV-2 in Mozambican primary school-aged children at Maputo City and Province: a cross-sectional study from a low-income country

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, Osvaldo Inlamea

Association of selected adipokines with vitamin D deficiency in children with inflammatory bowel disease

Milos Geryk, Veronika Kucerova, Maria Velganova-Veghova, Hana Foltenova, Katerina Bouchalova, David Karasek, Martin Radvansky Jr., Eva Karaskova

Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus: a pediatric case report and literature review

Yu Li, Jing-wen Wang, Qi-hui Chen, Ruo-hao Wu, Xiang-yang Luo, Zhan-wen He

Timely initiation of complementary feeding and associated factors among mothers having children aged 6 to 24 months in North-West Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Tilahun Kegne, Yihun Mulugeta Alemu, Gizachew Tadesse Wassie

Prevalence and associated factors of impaired kidney functions among children and adolescents in India: insights from the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) 2016-18

Angad Singh, Madhur Verma, Milan Das, Pragyan Paramita Parija, Saurabh Nayak, Vivekanand Jha

Proportion of HIV exposed infants aged 0-6 months that missed nevirapine prophylaxis in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Nasambu Hellen, Rujumba Joseph, Mupere Ezekiel, Semitala Fred, Senyonga Ronald, Musoke Philippa

Case report of a child with nephronophthisis from South Africa

Rajendra Bhimma, Edgar Jembere, Sudesh Hariparshad

Exploring the shift in newborn care practices among mothers and grandmothers in rural Odisha, India — a qualitative study

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Livson Thomas, Sumitha Arun, Deepak Thomas Varughese, Christ Kamalini Soreng, B. Prativa Manjari, Prabhati S. Khosla, Dikhita K. Pani

Detection of spatial, temporal and spatiotemporal distribution of diarrhea incidence among under-five children in Central Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a time-series study (2019–2022)

Gelila Yitageasu, Hailemariam Feleke, Zewudu Andualem, Lidetu Demoze, Kidist Asrat, Zemichael Gizaw

The anesthetic management of a child with ohtahara syndrome and severe stridor: a case report

Nidhi Patel, Peymon Madi, Iona Monteiro, Shridevi Pandya Shah

The ten-year evaluation of clinical characteristics in congenital lung anomaly in pediatrics; a retrospective study in North of Iran

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Narges Lashkarbolouk, Mahdi Mazandarani, Ali Ahani Azari, Somayeh Ghorbani, Lobat Shahkar

Prevalence of stunting and its correlates among children under 5 in Afghanistan: the potential impact of basic and full vaccination

Omid Dadras, Charuai Suwanbamrung, Massoma Jafari, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai

Dermotoscope assisted diagnosis of adolescent bullous pilomatricoma: six case reports

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Junru Liu, Xiaojie Liu, Yan Qu, Shuqing Zhang

Recovery of pathogens with implementation of a weight-based algorithm for pediatric blood cultures: an observational intervention study

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Nicolay Mortensen, Martin Skaranger Kristiansen, Odd Alexander Tellefsen, Unni Mette Stamnes Köpp

Autism spectrum: parents’ perspectives reflecting the different needs of different families

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Nadja K. Battanta, Oskar G. Jenni, Christina Schaefer, Michael von Rhein

Prevalence of key potentially inappropriate drugs use in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study

Mariam Jihad Diab, Sham ZainAlAbdin, Salah Aburuz, Rami Beiram, Amal Akour, Anan Jarab, Tasnim Dawoud

PICC tip dislodgement causing massive pleural effusion and atelectasis with acute respiratory failure: a case report

Yao Zhu, Yao Qin, Juan Felipe Alvarez, Wanhong Yin

Implementation of remote general movement assessment using the in-motion instructions in a high-risk norwegian cohort

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Lars Adde, Kristin Bjørnstad Åberg, Toril Fjørtoft, Kristine Hermansen Grunewaldt, Randi Lade, Siril Osland, Frank Piegsa, Per Gunnar Sandstrøm, Ragnhild Støen, Gunfrid V. Størvold, Beate Horsberg Eriksen

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Cooling during transportation of newborns with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy using phase change material mattresses in low-resource settings: a randomized controlled trial in Hanoi, Vietnam

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Nomogram for intraoperatively acquired pressure injuries in children undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a retrospective study

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Influencing factors for surgical treatment in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Frequency of seropositive celiac disease and hypothyroidism among children and adolescents with congenital heart disease: A case-control study

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Non-invasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NIV-NAVA) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU): an Australian NICU experience

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Predictors of length of hospital stay after pediatric Ebstein anomaly corrective surgery: a retrospective cohort study

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Prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with abnormal lung function among children with sickle cell disease in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

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Philadelphia chromosome-like acute lymphoblastic leukemia with concomitant rearrangements of CRLF2 and ABL1: a pediatric case report

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Evaluating the serum levels of zinc, copper, magnesium, and 25-hydroxy vitamin D in children with idiopathic drug-resistant epilepsy; a cross-sectional study

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Pediatric subspecialty outreach clinics: reach and impact on access to care

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Manipulation of solid dosage forms for oral administration to paediatric patients for drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: an observation study

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The therapeutic use of exosomes in children with adenoid hypertrophy accompanied by otitis media with effusion (AHOME): a protocol study

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Association between physical activity and cardiovascular parameters in 7-year-old children: a Chinese cross-sectional study

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Tubal mesosalpinx cysts combined with adnexal torsion in adolescents: a report of two cases and review of the literature

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Associations between maternal bacteremia during the peripartum period and early-onset neonatal sepsis: a retrospective cohort study

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Assessing the efficacy of tocotrienol-rich fraction vitamin E in obese children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a single-blind, randomized clinical trial

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The effect of iron supplementation in preterm infants at different gestational ages

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Health-related quality of life and its determinant factors in Thai children with cancer: parents vs. children perspectives

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Clinical, pathological and genetic characteristics of 17 unrelated children with Alagille Syndrome

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Effect of dietary antioxidant quality score on tobacco smoke exposure and asthma in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database

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Perinatal outcomes after a prenatal diagnosis of a fetal copy number variant: a retrospective population-based cohort study

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Dysregulated arginine metabolism in precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a metabolomic study

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The role of reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent on the evaluation of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in pediatric cyanotic heart disease: a diagnostic study in Indonesia

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Clinical analysis of immune reconstitution after chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Early neonatal mortality and determinants in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis of Ethiopian demographic and health survey, 2019

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Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Mulugeta Wassie, Alemneh Tadesse Kassie, Mohammed Seid Ali, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen

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Child health outcomes and associated factors among under five years children in Ethiopia: a population attributable fractions analysis of Ethiopia demographic and health survey (2005–2016)

Negussie Shiferaw Tessema, Nigatu Regassa Geda

Increasing adolescents’ physical activity levels through a comprehensive school-based physical activity program: study protocol of the cluster randomized controlled trial Active School

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Exploring the effects of short-course antibiotics on children’s gut microbiota by using 16S rRNA gene sequencing: a case-control study

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The association between initial post-resuscitation diastolic blood pressure and survival after pediatric cardiac arrest: a retrospective study

Min Kyo Chun, Jun Sung Park, Jeeho Han, Won Kyoung Jhang, Da Hyun Kim

Neonatal cardiorespiratory failure caused by splenic hemorrhages: a case report on a fatal and a rescued case

Nadieh A. Jansen, Anne T M Dittrich, Manouk Backes, Benno Kusters, Willemijn M Klein, Tim Hundscheid

A multi-state analysis on the effect of deprivation and race on PICU admission and mortality in children receiving Medicaid in United States (2007–2014)

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Association of body composition with ambulatory blood pressure among Chinese youths

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Bin Mao, Jixin Zhang, Shengnan Li, Zehui Fan, Ying Deng, Hongjiao Quan, Yide Yang

Association between pregnancy intention and completion of newborn and infant continuum of care in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Birye Dessalegn Mekonnen, Vidanka Vasilevski, Ayele Geleto Bali, Linda Sweet

Effect of kangaroo mother care and white noise on physiological-stress parameters in heel lancing: randomized controlled study

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Zila Özlem Kirbaş, Elif OdabaşI Aktaş, Bülent Bayraktar, Hava Özkan

Does HLA explain the high incidence of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in the Canary Islands? The role of Asp57 DQB1 molecules

Yeray Nóvoa-Medina, Itahisa Marcelino-Rodriguez, Nicolás M. Suárez, Marta Barreiro-Bautista, Eva Rivas-García, Santiago Sánchez-Alonso, Gema González-Martínez, Sofía Quinteiro-González, Ángela Domínguez, María Cabrera, Sara López, Svetlana Pavlovic, Carlos Flores, Carlota Rodriguez-Benitez, Héctor Ageno-Alemán, Cristina Perera-Hernández, Catalina de Elejabeitia-Cortezo, Nieves Franco-Mateu, Ana María Rodríguez Gonzalez, Victor Manuel Leon-Olmo, Fátima Aitoutouhen-Infante, Sade Pérez-López, Saula del Pino Alonso-Falcón, Acoraida Bolaños-Alzola, Zeltia García-Suárez, Inés Perdomo-Delgado, Sara Ayala-Martínez, Laura Valenzuela-Alvarez, Elena Caballero-Estupiñán, Celia Rúa-Figueroa, Claudia Travieso-Hermoso, Yaiza García-Delgado, Pablo Azcoitia, Sara Quintana Arroyo, Carlos Rodríguez, Yaiza López-Plasencia, Nuria Pérez-Martín, Rosa María Sánchez-Hernández, María José López-Madrazo, Alejandro Déniz, Rossella Tozzi, Mauro Boronat-Cortés, Carmen Valverde-Tercedor, Garlene Zamora-Zamorano, Roberto Jiménez-Monzón, Luisa Hernández-Baeza, Verónica Dávila-Batista, Yaiza Gil, Oliver Gil Jorge, Romina Soage-Villegas, Sofia Bueno-Montoro, Aitana Guanche-Sicilia, Brenda Santos-Morán, Jesús Santana-Medina, Sofía Ojeda-Elías, Beatriz Melian-Cordovez, Marina Corona-Lopez, Marta Macías-Dolz, Saray Betancort-Avero, Samuel Rodriguez-Déniz, Ana Puga-Morales, Rose Bowler-Parminter, María de los Angeles Ferrera Fernandez, Rocio Rodriguez-Sánchez, Ana M. Wägner

COVID-19 immunization status in children compared to their parents: a retrospective review at an upstate NY medicine/pediatrics practice

Katelyn DeSalvo, Arun Sitsabeshon, Annamaria Walden, Vivian Vu, Ashar Ata, Danielle P. Wales

Correlation between anesthetic concentration and low Apgar scores in neonates born via Cesarean sections under general anesthesia

Yang Gao, Yun Song, Jingkun Miao, Xiaofeng Lei, Hao Liu, Lin Gan, Meng Cai, Jin Yu

An analysis of cause-specific under-5 mortality in Bangladesh using the demographic and health survey 2011 and 2017–2018

Tapas Mazumder, Itismita Mohanty, Danish Ahmad, Theo Niyonsenga

Inappropriate complementary feeding practice and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Shashemene, Southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

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Ermias Girma Ayu, Tsegaye Demissie Gemebo, Debritu Nane, Abel Daniel Kuche, Samson Kastro Dake

TARGET based m6A methylation-related genes predict prognosis relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Kun-yin Qiu, Xiong-yu Liao, Jian-pei Fang, Dun-hua Zhou

An evaluation of the empirical vancomycin dosing guide in pediatric cardiology

Yousif S. Alakeel, Yazeed Alahmed, Ghadah Alanazi, Bushra Alawbathani, Kadi Alshutwi, Meshary Almeshary, Fahad Aldhahri, Meshal Alshakrah

Phenotypic and genetic characterization of children with Wilson Disease from Northeast China

Tianhe Zhang, Wenliang Song, Zhiqin Mao

Differential performance regarding the relationship of C3-epi-25(OH)D3 levels and %C3-epi-25(OH)D3 with common pediatric diseases: a case control study

Tao Yang, Xiaohong Chen, Miyan Wang, Shaohua Xu, Dong Hu, Jie Tang, Yuwei Yang

Companion animals and child development outcomes: longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis of a UK birth cohort study

Rebecca Purewal, Robert Christley, Katarzyna Kordas, Carol Joinson, Kerstin Meints, Nancy Gee, Carri Westgarth

‘All for the well-being of the infant’: nurses’ perceptions of preterm infants’ eye examinations: a phenomenographic study

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A case series of prenatal hepatic hilar cyst in the presence of a gallbladder - navigating the dilemma between biliary atresia and choledochal cyst

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Parents’ perceptions of the safe environment for every kid (SEEK) model in the Swedish child health services

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Marie Golsäter, Eva Randell, Maria Engström, Steven Lucas

Assessing pediatric antibiotic knowledge and practices among community pharmacists in Palestine: implications for antibiotic use and resistance

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Promoting medication compliance in epileptic children: a cross sectional survey

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Descriptive epidemiology of gastroschisis in China from 2007 to 2020: a nationwide surveillance-based study

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Yuyang Gao, Wenli Xu, Wenyan Li, Zhiyu Chen, Qi Li, Zhen Liu, Hanmin Liu, Li Dai

Ulnar lengthening for children with forearm deformity from hereditary multiple exostoses: a retrospective study from a tertiary medical center

Shuo Wang, Bomansaan Herman, Yiheng Wu, Ming Lei, Blessing Mutasa, Pan Hong, Jin Li

Caregivers’ experiences on preterm infants’ management in a tertiary care facility in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study

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Mary Boadu, Senoo-Dogbey Vivian Efua, Ohene Lilian Akorfa, Armah Deborah, Irene Owusu Darkwa

Changes of CD8+CD28- Tregs and Gamma-Delta-T-cells in a Neonate with Intrauterine Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Case Report

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Vitamin D and gut microbiome in preterm infants

Putri Maharani Tristanita Marsubrin, Agus Firmansyah, Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Yuditiya Purwosunu, Saptawati Bardosono, Safarina G. Malik, Zakiudin Munasir, Ina S. Timan, Tetty Yuniati, Maya Yulindhini

Prevalence of Anemia and its associated factors among 6–59 months age children visiting public hospitals at Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

Molla Kassa Hailu, Muluken Amare Wudu, Dagne Belete Gebriye, Tarikua Afework Birhanu, Yemane Eshetu Bekalu

Using cerebral regional oxygen saturation and amplitude-integrated electroencephalography in neonates on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: preliminary experience from a single center

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Ling-Shan Yu, Xiu-Hua Chen, Si-Jia Zhou, Yi-Rong Zheng, Zeng-Chun Wang, Qiang Chen

The effect of applying emotional intelligence components on coping strategies in adolescents with beta-thalassemia major: a randomized clinical trial

Bahareh Ahmadian, Monir Ramezani, Zahra Badiei, Saeed Vaghee

A parenting program delivered through existing community-based peer groups to improve early child development in Homabay and Busia Counties, Kenya: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial

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Joshua Jeong, Juliet K. McCann, Silas Onyango, Michael Ochieng

Application of transumbilical single-incision laparoscopy in the treatment of complicated appendicitis in overweight/obese adolescents

Zhixiang Xiao, Lijing Wu, Jun Li, Shaohua He, Jingyi Chen, Lizhi Li, Di Xu, Yingquan Kang

Association between rs4994 variant in β3-Adrenergic receptor and obesity in Vietnamese preschool-age children, independent of eating behaviors

Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh, Do Thi Nhu Trang, Nguyen Thi Trung Thu, Le Thi Tuyet

“Comparison between high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in children with acute respiratory failure by bronchiolitis: a randomized controlled trial”

Ana Carolina Etrusco Zaroni Santos, Carolina Marques Caiado, Alessandra Geisler Daud Lopes, Gabriela Cunha de França, Ana Karolina Antunes Eisen, Danielle Bruna Leal Oliveira, Orlei Ribeiro de Araujo, Werther Brunow de Carvalho

Association of physical activity and sitting time with tobacco and alcohol use in 222,495 adolescents from 66 countries

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Eduardo Rossato de Victo, Gerson Ferrari, Clemens Drenowatz, Dirceu Solé

Incidence of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and predictors of positivity among HIV exposed infants in South Gondar public hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: competing risk regression model

Birara Ayichew Tilaye, Habtamu Shimels Hailemeskel, Fikadie Dagnew Baye, Melese Kebede Hailu, Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Getachew Arage, Binyam Minuye Birhane, Nigusie Selomon Tibebu, Natnael Moges

Neurodevelopmental outcome at two years of age and predictive value of General Movement Assessment in infants exposed to alcohol and/or drugs during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study

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Toril Fjørtoft, Merethe Brandal, Lars Adde, Siril Osland, Hilde Rygh, Tordis Ustad, Kari Anne I. Evensen

Improving possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) management in young infants when referral is not feasible: lessons from embedded implementation research in Ethiopia and Kenya

Gizachew Tadele Tiruneh, George Odwe, Kezia K’Oduol, Hellen Gwaro, Nebreed Fesseha, Zipporah Moraa, Alexandra Haake Kamberos, Mohamed Mosaad Hasan, Hema Magge, Yasir B Nisar, Lisa R Hirschhorn

Changes in the epidemiology of pediatric brain abscesses pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic: a single-center study

Yuchen Liu, Zhenjiang Bai, Tianquan Yang, Bin Yuan, Yong Han, Yongjun Xiang, Ruxuan Zhou, Jingxuan Sun, Min Chen, Chuangli Hao, Hangzhou Wang

Association between domestic animal exposure and diarrhea prevalence in under- five children in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Atalay Getachew, Mesafint Molla, Amha Admasie, Muluken Azage Yenesew

Advantage of multichannel intraluminal impedance in the diagnosis of aerophagia: a case report

Aya Tanaka, Takayuki Fujii, Hiroto Katami, Ryuichi Shimono

Classic ketogenic diet-induced ketoacidosis in the treatment of pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency: a case report and literature review

Rongrong Li, Mingsheng Ma, Wei Chen, Zhengqing Qiu

Simultaneous unilateral thoracoscopic resection of bilateral pulmonary sequestration

Rui Guo, Sai Huang, Shisong Zhang, Huashan Zhao, Longfei Lv, Yunpeng Zhai

Association between early metabolic acidosis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia/death in preterm infants born at less than 28 weeks’ gestation: an observational cohort study

Laura Notz, Mark Adams, Dirk Bassler, Vinzenz Boos

Evaluating the performance of egami, kobayashi and sano scores in predicting IVIG resistance in infant kawasaki disease

Young Tae Lim, Jung Eun Kwon, Yeo Hyang Kim

Association of diaphragmatic dysfunction with duration of mechanical ventilation in patients in the pediatric intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study

Yelin Yao, Xiaojing Guo, Yuxin Liu, Kai Lu, Weiming Chen, Huanhuan Yin, Guoping Lu, SuJuan Wang, Jinhao Tao

CSF1 is expressed by the intestinal epithelial cells to regulate Mφ macrophages and maintain epithelial homeostasis and is downregulated in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis

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Xu Sun, Lingqi Xu, Shurong Ma, Jun Du, Huajian Gu, Jian Wang

The role of endothelial frequency in the cerebral blood flow control during neonatal asphyxia: a retrospective longitudinal study

Sergio Agudelo-Pérez, Gloria Troncoso, Cristian Muños Diaz, Juan David Botero-Machado, Daniel Alfonso Botero-Rosas, Eduardo Tuta-Quintero

Screening tools for autism in culturally and linguistically diverse paediatric populations: a systematic review

Elmee Huda, Patrick Hawker, Sara Cibralic, James Rufus John, Aniqa Hussain, Antonio Mendoza Diaz, Valsamma Eapen

Immune cell composition and its impact on prognosis in children with sepsis

Huabin Wang, Cheng Guo, Yayan Wang, Chengshuai Li, Yuhui Wu, Xueyun Ren

Infective endocarditis in children with heart diseases at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Zawadi Edward Kalezi, Alphonce Nsabi Simbila, Deogratias Arnold Nkya, Sulende Daudi Kubhoja, Naizihijwa Gadi Majani, Francis Fredrick Furia

Serum salicylic acid levels in children with Kawasaki disease

Hitoshi Honma, Sae Takahashi, Jun Sada, Hiroaki Somiya, Hiromitsu Mori, Taichiro Muto, Yoshinori Ito, Akihisa Okumura

Investigating the link between temperamental and motor development: a longitudinal study of infants aged 6–42 months

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Atsuko Nakagawa, Taishi Miyachi, Makiko Tomida, Taro Matsuki, Satoshi Sumi, Masayuki Imaeda, Akio Nakai, Takeshi Ebara, Michihiro Kamijima

Incidence of loss to follow-up and its predictors among HIV-infected under-five children after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in West Amhara Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: a multicenter retrospective follow-up study

Gebrie Getu Alemu, Tigabu Kidie Tesfie, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Berhanu Mengistu, Getaneh Awoke, Getachew Teshale Kefale, Meseret Mekuriaw Beyene, Mekuriaw Nibret

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection after the release of the epidemic situation of COVID-19

Siyi Xia, Fei Bei, Cheng Cai, Liqing Xu, Xiaohui Gong, Jingjing Wang, Yongjun Zhang, Huafei Huang, Hongping Xia

Pediatric mediastinal lymphatic malformation: misdiagnosis analysis and literature review

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Postnatal weight loss and neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 3 years in extremely preterm infants: a cohort study

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Health challenges faced by parents of children with disabilities: a scoping review

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Shadab Shahali, Mahmoud Tavousi, Jila Sadighi, Ramin Mozafari Kermani, Rahele Rostami

Clinical and biochemical evolution after partial dietary liberalization of two cases of galactosemia due to galactose mutarotase deficiency

Paula Sánchez-Pintos, Maria José Camba-Garea, Beatriz Martin López-Pardo, Jose A. Cocho de Juan, M. Dolores Bóveda, Sofia Barbosa-Gouveia, Maria E Vázquez-Mosquera, Francisco Barros-Angueira, Raquel Fernández Patiño, Maria L. Couce

Correction: Autism spectrum: parents’ perspectives reflecting the different needs of different families

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Vitamin B12 responsive developmental and epileptic encephalopathy due to a novel mutation in the FUT2 gene: a case report

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Risk factors associated with anemia of prematurity requiring red blood cell transfusion in very low birth weight infants: a retrospective study

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Maternal exposure to smoking and wheezing phenotypes in children: a cohort study of the Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Takuya Wada, Yuichi Adachi, Shokei Murakami, Yasunori Ito, Toshiko Itazawa, Akiko Tsuchida, Kenta Matsumura, Kei Hamazaki, Hidekuni Inadera

Role of interleukin 6 polymorphism and inflammatory markers in outcome of pediatric Covid- 19 patients

Reem A. AbdelAziz, Samir Tamer Abd-Allah, Hend M. Moness, Ahmed M. Anwar, Zamzam Hassan Mohamed

Role of endothelial dysfunction in sleep-disordered breathing in egyptian children with sickle cell disease

Ilham Youssry, Abla S. Mostafa, Dina H. Hamed, Yasmin F. Abdel Hafez, Irene E. Bishai, Yasmeen M. M. Selim

The influence of genotype makeup on the effectiveness of growth hormone therapy in children with Prader-Willi syndrome

Qiong Zhou, Yun-qi Chao, Yang-li Dai, Ying Gao, Zheng Shen, Guan-ping Dong, Chao-Chun Zou

Effects of kangaroo mother care combined with nurse-assisted mindfulness training for reducing stress among mothers of preterm infants hospitalized in the NICU: a randomized controlled trial

Xia Ouyang, Xin Ye, Xianping Liu, Haihong Zhang, Shaoru Huang, Yanfang Fan, Yunfeng Lin

Patterns of complementary feeding introduction and associated factors in a cohort of Brazilian infants

Maiara Aparecida Mialich Almeida, José Eduardo Corrente, Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal, Caroline de Barros Gomes, Ana Elisa Madalena Rinaldi, Maria Antonieta de Barros Leite Carvalhaes

Investigating colostomy-related morbidity in children following stoma formation and closure in a tertiary hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia: a retrospective cohort study 2024

Hashim Ali Alghamdi, Meshari Saad M Alqahtani, Hatem Mostafa Mohammed Asiri, Abdulaziz Mohammed M Abudasir, Khalid Talab Salem Alshahrani, Rahaf Ahmed Alamer, Ali Abdullah S Alshahrani, Yasir Abduallah M Alyahya, Anas Mohammed abudasir, Saeed Jarallah S AlQahtani, Ghassan E. Mustafa Ahmed

Identification of a Novel Frameshift variant of the ATRX gene: a Case Report and Review of the genotype–phenotype relationship

Yishan Wang, Qizhou Ma, Jing Chen, Shaoxin Li, Feifei Zheng, Lei Shi, Xiaoshun Li, Sinan Li, Guanglei Tong, Hong Li

Novel mutation in XPNPEP3 in a patient with heart failure without nephronophthisis-like nephropathy (NPHPL1): case report and literature review

Zhen Zhen, Ziyan Dong, Lu Gao, Qin Wang, Xi Chen, Jia Na, Yue Yuan

The association of telomere length with body mass index and immunological factors differs according to physical activity practice among children and adolescents

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Nathália Quaiatto Félix, Luciana Tornquist, Ana Paula Sehn, Helen Freitas D’avila, Pâmela Ferreira Todendi, Andréia Rosane de Moura Valim, Cézane Priscila Reuter

Antipyretic effect of oral dipyrone (Metamizole) compared to oral ibuprofen in febrile children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Maged Alnajar, Zahraa Saker, Fatma Haji, Menna A Abdelsamed, Zeinab Khaled, Mohamed Abd-ElGawad

Emergency department utilization among children with Long COVID symptoms: a COVID-19 research consortium study

Pranav Bhimani, Adina Scheinfeld, Mangala Rajan

Awake prone positioning in an infant following living donor liver transplantation

Yunshan Zou, Yingying Zhang, Senbiao Chen, Yufeng He, Pinglan Lu, Lijuan Li, Jianrong Liu, Huimin Yi, Haijin Lyu

Kawasaki disease before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single-center comparative study in Switzerland

Justine Epitaux, Nicole Sekarski, Sabrina Bressieux-Degueldre

Is home environment associated with child fluid reasoning abilities in middle childhood in high-risk settings? findings from a cross-sectional study in Pakistan

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Muneera A. Rasheed, Sondre Aasen Nilsen, Tor A. Strand, Fariha Shaheen, Ingrid Kvestad

A case of early-onset congenital syphilitic osteomyelitis of the calcaneus and literature review

Wang Guo, Zhiqun Zhang

Scrotal and penile edema in a patient with incomplete kawasaki disease: a case report and brief literature review

Samuel David Weitzen, Nam Tran Nguyen Lam, Joselito Sanchez

2q31 microdeletion syndrome with the velocardiofacial phenotype and review of the literature: a case report

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Estephania Candelo, Sebastian Giraldo-Ocampo, Julian Nevado, Pablo Lapunzina, Harry Pachajoa

The relationship between the ages and stages questionnaire, 3rd edition scores in early childhood and future cognitive abilities in young Nepalese children

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Merina Shrestha, Ingrid Kvestad, Mari Hysing, Suman Ranjitkar, Manjeswori Ulak, Ram K. Chandyo, Tor A. Strand

The efficacy of socially assistive robots in improving children’s pain and negative affectivity during needle-based invasive treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Xin-Yun Pan, Xuan-Yi Bi, Yan-Ning Nong, Xu-Chun Ye, Yan Yan, Jing Shang, Yi-Min Zhou, Yu-Zhe Yao

Anterior uveitis as an early diagnostic marker in incomplete Kawasaki disease

Kyung Ok Ko, Eun Jung Cheon

Surgical management and outcomes of renal tumors with inferior vena cava extension among children: a single center retrospective study from Pakistan

Huma Faiz Halepota, Sarah Khan, Hammad Atif Irshad, Muhammad Arshad

Determinants of malaria spread among under-five children in Nigeria: results from a 2021 Nigerian malaria indicator cross-sectional survey

Isaac Isiko, Simon Nyegenye, Aaron Mwesigwa, Jackson Micheal Asingwire, Haron Olot, Shekina-Rhoda Chioma Amaka, Lenz Nwachinemere Okoro, Praise Amarachi Amaka Etane

Association of magnesium deficiency, tobacco smoke exposure and hypertension in children and adolescents: evidence from the NHANES 2007–2018

Yongjian Gong, Cheng Zhou, Yu Wan, Haibin Yin

Exploring predictors of interaction among low-birth-weight infants and their caregivers: a machine learning–based random forest approach

Qihui Wang, Wenying Gao, Yi Duan, Zijin Ren, Ying Zhang

Anthropometric indices growth references (length, Weight and Head Circumferences) of children aged 0–24 months in North-East of Iran by GAMLSS

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Seyedeh Vajiheh Kazemian, Elham Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza Khodashenas, Maliheh Dadgarmoghaddam, Hamed Tabesh

Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with caries risk in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiurong Qin, Mei Wang, Linlin Wang, Ying Xu, Shijiang Xiong

Low bone mineral density and its influencing factors in spinal muscular atrophy without disease-modifying treatment: a single-centre cross-sectional study

Chuan Liu, Dandan Yang, Lekai Luo, Xinmao Ma, Xijian Chen, Yi Liao, Gang Ning, Haibo Qu

Potential drug-drug interactions and associated factors among hospitalized pediatric patients in Adigrat general hospital, Tigrai, north Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Gebretekle Gebremichael Hailesilase, Abrahaley Mulu Kidane, Haylay Araya Gebrezgabiher

Incidence and predictors of opportunistic infections among HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy at public health facilities of Southwest Ethiopia People Regional State, 2023: a multicenter retrospective follow-up study

Nigatu Admasu, Mohammed Jihad, Abeje Kebede, Masrie Getnet

Establishment and validation of apnea risk prediction models in preterm infants: a retrospective case control study

Xiaodan Xu, Lin Li, Daiquan Chen, Shunmei Chen, Ling Chen, Xiao Feng

Development and validation of a nomogram for the estimation of the prognosis of patients presenting with a febrile seizure

Qingran Wang, Weiling Sun, Jinyan Zhao, Lili Tong, Baomin Li

Circulatory collapse requiring mechanical circulatory support in a child with autoimmune adrenal insufficiency: a case report

Yahia Hejazi, Ken Tegtmeyer, Meghan Chlebowski, Katja M. Gist

Residual transmission of HIV infection from mother to child in the Atlantic and littoral departments in Benin

Edwige Hermione Dagba Gbessin, Haziz Sina, René Kpemahouton Keke, Michel Kiréopori Gomgnimbou, Aldric Afangnihoun, Moussa Bachabi, Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo, Lamine Baba-Moussa

Clinical and molecular cytogenetic findings of cat eye syndrome and a 2-year-old patient with congenital aural atresia and hearing loss

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Liang Xu, Xia Cheng, Lemin Tang, Shengping Min, Jiatao Wu, Hongwei Zhu, Yaping Liao

Participation of fathers and siblings in home rehabilitation programmes for children with neuro-developmental delay: a scoping review

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Precious Madzimbe, Soraya Maart, Lieselotte Corten, Jermaine Dambi

A five-year-old boy with anaphylaxis reaction to gadolinium-based MR contrast medium: a case report

Seung Hun Woo, Jung Bum Han, Tae Young Ahn, Jung Yun Bae

Differential diagnosis of congenital ventricular septal defect and atrial septal defect in children using deep learning–based analysis of chest radiographs

Huihui Jia, Songqiao Tang, Wanliang Guo, Peng Pan, Yufeng Qian, Dongliang Hu, Yakang Dai, Yang Yang, Chen Geng, Haitao Lv

Evaluation of unplanned reattendances to the pediatric emergency department – a five-year study

Liying Toh, Jin Wee Lee, Siok Hoon Ang, Sashikumar Ganapathy, Janani Nadarajan, Shu-Ling Chong

Anxiety, inhibitory control, physical activity, and internet addiction in Chinese adolescents: a moderated mediation model

Yang Liu, Yuan Jin, Jiawei Chen, Lianghao Zhu, Yongxiang Xiao, Lei Xu, Tiancheng Zhang

Chronic active Epstein–Barr Virus infection in a teenage girl with suspect autoimmune Hepatitis

Wen-Yu Tseng, Shiu-Feng Huang, Chao-Yi Wu, Shih-Hsiang Chen, Chien-Chang Chen

Effects of Mozart–Orff parent–child music therapy among mothers and their preschool children with autism spectrum disorder: A mixed-methods randomised controlled trial

Yingshuang He, Arkers Wong, Yuhong Zhang, Jinling Lin, Hao Li, Bingyue Zhao, Tingting Chen, Shuixiu Huang, Rongfang Hu, Guihua Liu

The effect of synbiotics in the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy and the parental burden of caregivers: a single-arm pretest-posttest trial

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Diurnal variation of psychomotor, cognitive and physical performances in schoolchildren: sex comparison

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Ghada Oueslati, Ibrahim Ouergui, Achraf Ammar, Khlaed Trabelsi, Luca Paolo Ardigò, Hamdi Chtourou

Sex-specific associations between body mass index trajectories and risk of hypertension

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Mechanism of biliary atresia caused by T follicular helper cells-induced immune injury

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Ze Ji, Xiaoxia Wu, Hongxia Ren, Jiexiong Feng

One stage anterior sagittal sphincter saving anorectoplasty (ASSSARP) for the repair or rectovestibular fistula: mid and long-term outcome in two tertiary centers

Akram M. Elbatarny, Sherif M. K. Shehata, Mohamed H.M. Ashour, Nezar A. Abo-Halawa

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric bloodstream infections and alteration in antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in Gram-positive bacteria, 2020–2022

Fatemeh Fallah, Abdollah Karimi, Leila Azimi, Ghazale Ghandchi, Zari Gholinejad, Nafiseh Abdollahi, Nazanin Ahari Oskooie, Hannan Khodaei, Shahnaz Armin, Azita Behzad, Seyedeh Masumeh Hashemi, Seyedeh Narjes Ahmadizadeh, Masoud Alebouyeh

Father-child attachment on children’s screen time: mediating role of ego resilience

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Hwa-Mi Yang, Hye-Ryoung Kim

Evaluation of insulin-like growth factor-1 in apparently healthy infants and prepubertal Egyptian children with different nutritional statuses

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Analysis of imaging features and clinical manifestations in children with congenital rib deformities: a retrospective study

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Shujun Ke, Jing Liu, Huiyong Hu, Xiuhua Duan, Haifa Hong, Li Shen

Hygiene practice and diarrhea prevalence among underfive children in Myanmar: a cross-sectional study

Than Kyaw Soe, Wongsa Laohasiriwong, Kittipong Sornlorm, Roshan Kumar Mahato

Urethral keratosis caused by vitamin A deficiency: two case reports

Shinsuke Yoshizawa, Kensuke Ohashi, Tetsuro Sugihara

Risk factors for refractory respiratory distress syndrome among very-low-birth-weight infants

Jeongmin Shin, Chang Won Choi, Byung Kook Lee

Efficacy of azithromycin combined with intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of refractory mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children: a meta-analysis

Yuan-yuan Shen, Zi-qiang Feng, Zhong-ping Wang, Xue-qin Wang, Cheng Luo, Qing-zhong Liu

Identifying distinct phenotypes of patients with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a cluster analysis by the Egyptian college of rheumatology (ECR) study group

Nevin Hammam, Tamer A Gheita, Ali Bakhiet, Mohamed Bakry Mahmoud, Rasha El Owaidy, Hend Abdel Nabi, Ahmed M Elsaman, Iman Khalifa, Abeer M Nour ElDin Abd ElBaky, Faten Ismail, Eman Hassan, Rawhya R El Shereef, Iman I El-Gazzar, Abdelhfeez Moshrif, Noha M Khalil, Marwa A Amer, Hanan M Fathy, Nancy Abdel Salam, Mervat I Abd Elazeem, Osman Hammam, Hanan M Fathi, Samar Tharwat

Validity of specific CPT indices in differentiating school-aged children previously diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder from school-aged children with non-attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in general education classrooms: a case control study

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Jeng-Dau Tsai, Han-Yin Sun, Hui-Ying Kuo, Si-Yu Chu, Yu-Wen Lee, Hsin-Hui Lu

Hemodynamic monitoring during weaning from mechanical ventilation in critically ill pediatric patients: a prospective observational study

Tarek Ahmed Abdelgawad, Hanan M. Ibrahim, Eman Mohamed Elsayed, Nehad Salah Abdelhamid, Somia Abdel Hamid Bawady, Ahmed R. Rezk

Prenatal risk factors for child executive function at 3–5 years of age: the roles of maternal mood, substance use, and socioeconomic adversity in a prospective cohort study

Yael K. Rayport, Santiago Morales, Lauren C. Shuffrey, Christine W. Hockett, Katherine Ziegler, Shreya Rao, William P. Fifer, Amy J. Elliott, Ayesha Sania

Tablet computer-based cognitive training for visuomotor integration in children with developmental delay: a pilot study

Jee Hyun Suh, Soo Jeong Han, Sun Ah Choi, Hyesung Yang, Sihyun Park

Longitudinal assessment of transcranial Doppler imaging in children with sickle cell disease without neurological symptoms

Akram M. Asbeutah, Saad A. Asbeutah, Akmal Zahra, Abdullah A. AlMajran, Adekunle Adekile

Cephalic index and horizontal point of maximum width in children with normal brain development in China

Qinchuan Liang, Zhipeng Shen, Shouqin Sun, Jie Gong, Nan Bao

Association between SMOFlipid and impaired brain development on term-equivalent age brain magnetic resonance imaging in very preterm infants

Mountasser M. Al-Mouqdad, Belal Alshaikh, Haider H. Sumaily, Nabeel A. Alodhaidan, Latifah AlMahmoud, Ameen A. Almotiri, Mousa A. Alkhourmi, Mazen M. Abounassif, Ahmed F. Beh, Mashael A. Alawad, Amani A. Albraiki, Aziza A. Alqarni, Maha R. Al-Anazi, Nadia A. Basodan, Fuddah M. Assiri, Suzan S. Asfour

Lead encephalopathy presenting as status epilepticus: a case report

Iqra J. Kamal, Trevor Cerbini, Amanda Clouser, Aileen Hernandez, Diane P. Calello

Instruments for the assessment of quality of life in children and adolescents with Down syndrome: a scoping review

Eliana-Isabel Rodríguez-Grande, Mayra Liseth Díaz Galvis, Paula Catalina Medina Prieto, Olga-Cecilia Vargas-Pinilla, Martha-Rocío Torres-Narváez, Nelcy Rodríguez Malagón

Coinfection of pulmonary lophomoniasis, tuberculosis, and hydatid cyst in a pediatric autism patient: a case report and literature review

Lobat Shahkar, Narges Lashkarbolouk, Noora Bigdeli, Mahdi Mazandarani

Influence of maternal and infant technology use and other family factors on infant development

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Amber M. Beynon, Leon M. Straker, Charlotte Lund Rasmussen, Danica Hendry, Sarah M. Stearne, Stephen R. Zubrick, Brad Jongeling, Courtenay Harris, Desiree Silva, Juliana Zabatiero

Association between omega-6 fatty acid intake and asthma in US children and adolescents

Xiaolan Zhang, Yinghui Qu, Linjun Du, Lifang Chen, Haiyan Luan, Hailan Zhou, Qiaohuan Tian

Big data-based reference centiles for body composition in Korean children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Dohyun Chun, Seo Jung Kim, Junghwan Suh, Jihun Kim

Persistent renal dysfunction post-chemotherapy: a diagnostic conundrum in pediatric cancer survivorship – a case report

Jhao-Jhuang Ding, Shih-Hua Lin, Tai-Wei Wu, Min-Hua Tseng

Epidemiology, clinical features, and outcome of the hospitalized patients with Kerion in Fars Province, Iran: an eleven-year retrospective study

Fateme Khosravi, Mohammad Mahdi Parvizi, Maryam Sadat Sadati, Mohammadreza Khosravi, Mehdi Ghahartars

Cerebral palsy: potential risk factors and functional status among children under three years, a case-control study in northwest Iran

Morteza Haramshahi, Vahideh Toopchizadeh, Samira Pourzeinali, Neda Nikkhesal, Tahereh Sefidi Heris, Azizeh Farshbaf-Khalili, Shirin Osouli-Tabrizi

Correlation of biochemical markers and inflammatory cytokines in autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Ali Sabbah Noori, Parisa Rajabi, Javad Sargolzaei, Anita Alaghmand

Clinical analysis and identification of pediatric patients with colonic ulceration

Yaying You, Yijing Tao, Yanwen Xu, Yi Cao, Haixia Feng, Qingqing Wu, Ying Wang, Weihui Yan

Oral sildenafil versus bosentan for treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: a randomized controlled trial

Aditya Kallimath, Sujata Deshpande, Pari Singh, Reema Garegrat, Satyan Lakshminrusimha, Rajesh Maheshwari, Pradeep Suryawanshi

Association between glycemia and outcomes of neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chen Wang, Haiyin Jiang, Ji Wu, Zhenxi Yu, Qiutong Li, Chun-Ming Jiang

Exploring chest wall deformities in childhood and adolescence: insights from a case-control study

Fedli Emre Kılıç, Osman Küçükkelepçe, Celal Varan, Hüseyin Tanrıverdi, Furkan Bakırhan

Prevalence of diarrhea and its associated factors among children under five years in Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Nigussie Adam Birhan, Alene Yirsaw Workineh, Zelalem Meraf, Emebiet Abich, Gedif Mulat Alemayehu, Yenew Alemu, Atalaye Nigussie, Tilahun Yimanu Birhan

The effect of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplements on anthropometric measures and respiratory infections in malnourished children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Masoumeh Paiandeh, Mahsa Maghalian, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

An analysis of vitamin K status in Chinese healthy children aged 0–18 years

Jinrong Liu, Lili Chen, Chenglin Guo, Qiaoyu Feng, Ruixue Cao, Peining Liu, Yili Wu, Weihong Song, Jian Lin

Prevalence and factors associated with cerebral malaria among children aged 6 to 59 months with severe malaria in Western Uganda: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

Banga Mseza, Patrick Kumbakulu Kumbowi, Martin Nduwimana, Desire Banga, Emmanuel Tibasima Busha, Walufu Ivan Egesa, Richard Justin Odong, Grace Ndeezi

Significance of additional pulmonary blood flow between second and third stage in Fontan pathway

Katarzyna Januszewska, Pawel Nawrocki, Andreas Bruenen, Alexander Schnabel, Edward Malec

Early postnatal growth failure in infants  <1500 g in a Ugandan referral hospital: a retrospective cohort study

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Noela Regina Akwi Okalany, Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen, Francis Okello, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Kathy Burgoine

Professionals’ ideas and observations on preschoolers’ experiences with physical symptoms: a qualitative interview study

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Sterre van der Ziel, Janna M. Gol, Daniël Schoemaker, Judith G. M. Rosmalen, Michel J. van Vliet

Efficacy of compound sodium acetate Ringer’s solution in early fluid resuscitation for children with septic shock: a preliminary retrospective cohort study

Jiaqin Li, Min Nie, Ziwei Lu, Yinsu Wang, Xing Shen

Head circumference and intelligence, schooling, employment, and income: a systematic review

Marina B O Freire, Rebeccah Slater, Thiago M Santos, Bruna G C da Silva, Luke Baxter, Ana M B Menezes

Evaluating the influence of parental atopy on the effectiveness of a maternal dairy-free diet in alleviating infantile colic: a before-and-after study

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Roghaye Ostadi, Ali Pourvali, Amin Tajerian, Saeed Alinezhad, Asghar Lotfi, Javad Javaheri

Impact of chronic opioid use on acute health care utilization in children with IBD and arthritis: a retrospective cohort study

Atiye O. Bilgic Dagci, Shunzhou Jiang, Joyce C. Chang, Andrew B. Grossman, Rui Xiao, Pamela F. Weiss

Relationship between lactate levels and 28-day mortality in pediatric sepsis: results from the pediatric intensive care database

Yongfu Song, Na Wang, Xiaofei Xie, Yuxin Tian, Yongji Wang

Hypermethioninemia due to methionine adenosyltransferase I/III deficiency and brain damage

Xue Ma, Mei Lu, Zhehui Chen, Huiting Zhang, Jinqing Song, Hui Dong, Ying Jin, Mengqiu Li, Ruxuan He, Lulu Kang, Yi Liu, Yongxing Chen, Zhijun Zhu, Liying Sun, Yao Zhang, Yanling Yang

Drug-related problems among pediatric intensive care units: prevalence, risk factors, and clinical pharmacists’ interventions

Nasrin Shirzad-Yazdi, Sajjad Taheri, Afsaneh Vazin, Eslam Shorafa, Seyedeh Narjes Abootalebi, Katayoon Hojabri, Fatemeh Javanmardi, Mojtaba Shafiekhani

Correction: Epidemiology of obesity and influential factors in China: a multicenter cross-sectional study of children and adolescents

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Hongai Li, Xiayu Xiang, Yajun Yi, Bailu Yan, Leta Yi, Ning Ding, Jinping Yang, Zhuohe Gu, Qing Luo, Yan Huang, Lichun Fan, Wei Xiang

An explainable deep learning model to predict partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection for patients with atrial septal defect

Gang Luo, Zhixin Li, Zhixian Ji, Sibao Wang, Silin Pan

Incidence of acute kidney injury and its predictors among neonates admitted at neonatal intensive care unit of, Northwest Ethiopia comprehensive specialized hospitals, 2023

Gezahagn Demsu Gedefaw, Abere Gebru Abuhay, Asnake Tadesse Abate, Wubet Tazeb Wondie, Zenebe Abebe Gebreegzabiher, Rahel Asres Shimelash, Astewil Moges Bazezew, Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Tsehayu Melak Siyoum, Yaregal Semanew Endeshaw, Menyichil Tamir Tizazu, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Fekadeselassie Belege Getaneh, Habtamu Sewunet Mekonnen, Dawit Tesfaye Daka, Bruck Tesfaye Legesse

Motor outcomes in individuals born small for gestational age at term: a systematic review

Hoda Taiar, Silje Dahl Benum, Kristina Anna Djupvik Aakvik, Kari Anne I. Evensen

Functioning profile and related impairments of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy - PartiCipa Brazil preliminary results

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Paula S. C. Chagas, Alana G. Lemos, Kênnea M. A. Ayupe, Aline M. Toledo, Ana Cristina R. Camargos, Egmar Longo, Rosane L. S. Morais, Hércules R. Leite, Robert J. Palisano, Peter Rosenbaum, Angélica C. S. F. Romeros, Amanda L. O. Lima, Déborah E. Fontes, Elton D. D. Magalhães, Jaíza M. M. Silva, Maria Luíza F. Alves, Rayane F. L. Monteiro, Ana Carolina de Campos, Rafaela S. Moreira

Image-based deep learning in diagnosing mycoplasma pneumonia on pediatric chest X-rays

Xing-hao Lan, Yun-xu Zhang, Wei-hua Yuan, Fei Shi, Wan-liang Guo

Role of home nurturing environment on early childhood neurodevelopment: a community-based survey in Shanghai, China

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Chunhua Jiang, Xingying Li, Bing-Cheng Du, Jun Huang, Yun Li, Ying Zhang, Muxin Wei, Xiaoxi Xu, Yulin Yang, Hong Jiang

Brain abscess caused by Streptococcus pyogenes with atypical symptoms: a case report and literature review

Chun-Zhen Hua, Zhi-Peng Shen, Ming-Ming Zhou, Can Lai, Guan-Nan Bai, Wei-Zhong Gu, Yong-Ping Xie, Jin-Si Zhou, Wei-Lin Hu, Qiang Shu

Cytokine and growth factor correlation networks associated with morbidities in extremely preterm infants

Veronika Golubinskaya, Holger Nilsson, Halfdan Rydbeck, William Hellström, Gunnel Hellgren, Ann Hellström, Karin Sävman, Carina Mallard

Distinct phenotype and risk factor analysis of persistent airflow limitation among asthmatic children: a case-control study

Shiqiu Xiong, Xinyu Jia, Wei Chen, Chuanhe Liu

Risk factors of seizure and complex seizure in febrile children: a clinical study

Farhad Heydarian, Elham Bakhtiari, Mina Bay

Differential diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in children: a five-year retrospective study at a pediatric referral hospital

Anaisa Gomes Ramos Soares, Juliana de Sales Landim, Natiécia Gomes França, Edilson Beserra de Alencar Filho, Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo

Comparative evaluation of axillary and rectal temperatures across different gestational ages in newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study

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Shaimaa Halabi, Rana Almuqati, Amenah Al Essa, Manal Althubaiti, Musab Alshareef, Abdulaziz Homedi, Ahmed Alwatban, Mohanned Alrahili, Saif Alsaif, Kamal Ali

Effects of clowning on anxiety, stress, pain, and hormonal markers in paediatric patients

Julio C. Sánchez, Gloria L. Porras, Maria A. Torres, Juan C. Olaya, Andrés M. García, Laura V. Muñoz, Heidy Y. Mesa, Andrés F. Ramírez

A case of pioneering subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator intervention in Timothy syndrome

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Establishment and validation of a nomogram for predicting postoperative intestinal adhesion in children with acute appendicitis

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Application of a double-balloon method to remove button battery at the entrance of esophagus in a 17-month-old child: a case report

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Report of one case with de novo mutation in TLK2 and literature review

Han-Yue Li, Chun-Ming Jiang, Ruo-Yan Liu, Chao-Chun Zou

Homozygous splice-site variant in ENPP1 underlies generalized arterial calcification of infancy

Hafiza Noor Ul Ayan, Yvonne Nitschke, Abdul Razzaq Mughal, Holger Thiele, Naveed Altaf Malik, Ijaz Hussain, Syed Muhammad Ijlal Haider, Frank Rutsch, Jeanette Erdmann, Muhammad Tariq, Zouhair Aherrahrou, Ilyas Ahmad

Early childhood development and its associated factors among children aged 36–59 months in Afghanistan: evidence from the national survey 2022–2023

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Omid Dadras, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Massoma Jafari, Essa Tawfiq

Optimal levels of sleep, sedentary behaviour, and physical activity needed to support cognitive function in children of the early years

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Samah Zahran, Dylan P. Cliff, Devan Antczak, Eivind Aadland, Katrine N. Aadland, Jade Burley, Valerie Carson, Catherine E. Draper, Dorothea Dumuid, Nicholas Kuzik, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Esther M. F. van Sluijs, Mark S. Tremblay, Timothy S. Olds, Anthony D. Okely, Rebecca Stanley, Rute Santos, Ian Janssen

Ultrasonographic characteristics of neonatal appendicitis: a case series

Chuankai Lv, Chuanping Xie, Xiaoman Wang, Yakun Liu

The HYdrocortisone for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Respiratory and Developmental (HYBRiD) outcomes study: protocol for a longitudinal cohort study

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Different antithrombotic strategies to prevent cardiovascular complications in Kawasaki patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ramin Assempoor, Alireza Sattari Abroy, Alireza Azarboo, Amirhossein Ghaseminejad-Raeini, Kimia Najafi, Kaveh Hosseini

Expanding diversity within phenylketonuria in ecuadorian patients: genetic analysis and literature review of newborn screenings

Alex S. Aguirre, Edison Haro, Alberto Campodónico, Benjamín Arias-Almeida, Alissa Mendoza, Juan Pozo-Palacios, Vanessa Isabel Romero Aguilar

Evaluating parental knowledge and attitudes toward childhood hearing loss: a cross-sectional study in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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Rafidah Mazlan, Hamza Mushtaq Dar

Feasibility and safety of weaning premature infants from nasal continuous positive airway pressure to high-flow nasal cannula: a prospective observational case study

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Shu-Ting Yang, Hao-Wei Chung, Hsiu-Lin Chen

Management of traumatic duodenal rupture in children-case series

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Risk factors and discrimination model for screen exposure among children under 3 years: findings from Fujian province in China

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Chong Guo, Jingmin Guo, Zhi Qu, Juan Gao, Fei Zhou, Chunmei Chen, Pin Ge, Guihua Liu

Identification of risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis in twins: a case-control matching analysis of over ten-years’ experience

Pengjian Zou, Wenhai Fang, Lili Wu, Juan He, Huimin Xia, Wei Zhong, Qiuming He

Patient-centered medical homes and vision care for children: a cross-sectional analysis with data from the national survey of children’s health 2018–2019

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Afua O. Asare, Brian C. Stagg, Carole Stipelman, Olivia J. Killeen, Patrice M. Hicks, Olaoluwa Omotowa, E. Eugenie Hartmann, Heather T. Keenan, J. D. Smith

The diagnostic value of peripheral blood lymphocyte testing in children with infectious mononucleosis

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The impact of group antenatal care on newborns: Results of a cluster randomized control trial in Eastern Region, Ghana

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Veronica Apetorgbor, Elizabeth Awini, Bidisha Ghosh, Ruth Zielinski, Georgina Amankwah, Vida A. Kukula, Katherine James, John E.O. Williams, Jody R. Lori, Cheryl A. Moyer

Oral health status of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Vini Mehta, Snehasish Tripathy, Yash Merchant, Ankita Mathur, Sapna Negi, Muhammad Aaqib Shamim, Shahabe Saquib Abullais, Mohammed A. Al-Qarni, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari

Associations of multiple lifestyle behaviors with allergic disease symptoms and sensitization in 9–11-year-old Finnish children

Henna Peltonen, Anna Kaarina Kukkonen, Liisa Korkalo, Mikael Fogelholm, Mika J. Mäkelä, Maijaliisa Erkkola, Henna Vepsäläinen

A new clinical classification of congenital biliary dilatation – HUAXI CBD classification

Zhenyu Xie, Siyu Pu, Shuguang Jin, Bo Xiang, Jiayin Yang, Lvnan Yan

A novel mutation in the SLCO2A1 gene presenting as persistent hypoproteinaemia and refractory iron deficiency anaemia due to chronic enteropathy: a case report

Sachith Mettananda, PKBUC Bandara, Manissha Rajeindran, Padmapani Padeniya

Non pathological sweat test, pancreatic insufficiency and Cystic Fibrosis: an unusual case in a child with F508del-duplication of exons 1–3 CFTR genotype

Vito Terlizzi, Cristina Fevola, Alice Castaldo, Selene Del Vespa, Daniela Dolce, Luca Scarallo, Karina Kleinfelder, Paola Melotti, Claudio Sorio, Giovanni Taccetti, Paolo Lionetti

Common gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy infants receiving goat milk-based formula or cow’s milk-based formula: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial

P. Maximino, L. van Lee, Yvonne N. Meijer-Krommenhoek, L. van der Zee, H. da Costa Ribeiro Junior

Family events and child behavior in late childhood: a cross-sectional study

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Rikuya Hosokawa, Riho Tomozawa, Megumi Fujimoto, Toshiki Katsura

Incidence of pneumococcal disease in children in Germany, 2014–2019: a retrospective cohort study

Jessica Weaver, Tianyan Hu, Bélène Podmore, Rosemarie Barnett, Dominik Obermüller, Wolfgang Galetzka, Nawab Qizilbash, Dennis Haeckl, Thomas Weiss, Salini Mohanty, Meghan White, Timo Boellinger

Association between parents’ perceived social support and children’s psychological adjustment: a cross-sectional study

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Rikuya Hosokawa, Toshiki Katsura

An observational cross-sectional study on the characteristics of children and adolescents with non-specific spinal pain stratified by pain severity

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Brigitte Wirth, Christina Knecht, Mette Hobaek Siegenthaler, Petra Schweinhardt

Evaluation of postoperative renal function in infants with congenital hydronephrosis using ROI from ultrasound technique in renography

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Siyu Ren, Airui Wu, Xiaoxia Wen, Deshan Zhao

Clinical features and risk factors for development of post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans in children

Weihan Xu, Xiaohui Wen, Haiming Yang, Jinrong Liu, Xiaolei Tang, Hui Xu, Hui Liu, Huimin Li, Shunying Zhao

Development of a simplified model and nomogram for the prediction of pulmonary hemorrhage in respiratory distress syndrome in extremely preterm infants

Yu-qi Liu, Yue Tao, Tian-na Cai, Yang Yang, Hui-min Mao, Shi-jin Zhong, Wan-liang Guo

Socio-economic and geographical inequalities in neonatal mortality rates in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019

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Augustus Osborne, Alpha Umaru Bai-Sesay, Camilla Bangura, Hassan Rogers, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

Increased circulating serpinB1 levels in children with overweight/obesity are associated with obesity-related parameters: a cross‑sectional study

Qing Li, Zhuxi Li, Shusen Guo, Sujuan Li, Minglan Yao, Yingying Li, Xiaoping Luo

Exploring determinants of vaccination status among pediatric populations in East Gojam, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Awoke Fetahi Woudneh, Nigatu Tiruneh Shiferaw

Parent’s acceptance of advanced behavior management techniques on children during dental treatment

Claudia Salerno, Silvia Cirio, Cinzia Maspero, Margerita Roner, Valeria D’Avola, Maria Grazia Cagetti

Evaluation of children with acute central nervous system infections admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit and pediatric ward: a retrospective study

Melis Deniz, Tugba Erat, Hatice Feray Arı, Feyza Kabar, Hasan Tezer, Hande Şenol

Genetic analysis of 280 children with unexplained developmental delay or intellectual disability using whole exome sequencing

Jinbo Xu, Wei Su, Yishan Wang, Yuanyuan Luo, Fuling Ye, Yanhong Xu, Lulu Chen, Hong Li

Effect of a playful parenting programme on early childhood development and care outcomes of young children in vulnerable communities: findings from a quasi-experimental study

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Viktoria Sargsyan, Harriet Walea, Bal Mahat, Robert Tamale, Ramdhani Chaudhary, Janet Birungi, Sabina Marasini, Nisha Thapa, Bihari Sharan Kuikel, Biraj Karmacharya, Muneera A. Rasheed

Puberty and NeuroDevelopment in adolescents (PANDA): a study protocol

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Katherine O. Bray, Olivia Durbin, Stephanie Hartanto, Muskan Khetan, Daniel Liontos, Sarah J. Manuele, Isabel Zwaan, Despina Ganella, Megan M. Herting, Jee Hyun Kim, Michele O’Connell, Elena Pozzi, Orli Schwartz, Marc Seal, Julian Simmons, Nandita Vijayakumar, Sarah Whittle

Is there a link between peripheral inflammation and blood brain barrier integrity in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? A case-control study

Samira Zien Sayed, Zienab Osama Hassan, Wedad M. Abdelraheem, Rasha Samir Refaat, Ibtehal Saad Abuelela

Maple syrup urine disease diagnosed in a resource-limited setting in an infant in Nepal: a case report

Sujata Baidya, June Thapa, Anuradha Kadel, Nikita Kharal, Machhindra Lamichhane, Raju Kumar Dubey, Mithileshwer Raut, Aseem Bhattarai, Eans Tara Tuladhar, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Apeksha Niraula

Effect of pandemic-induced PTSD in pregnant women on infant physical growth: a prospective cohort study

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The lasting influence of parenting intervention on child behavior: findings from a randomized clinical trial using care for child development guidelines

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Kasra Talebi Anaraki, Nastaran Ghanbarian Alavijeh, Maryam Bemanalizadeh, Omid Yaghini, Negin Badihian, Mehri Khoshhali, Shervin Badihian, Neda Hosseini, Marziye Purpirali, Mansoore Abadian, Seyede Shahrbanoo Daniali, Roya Kelishadi

Association between hyponatremia and disease severity in pediatric urinary tract infections

Fu-Wen Liang, Ying-Jia Lin, Chung-Han Ho, Yu-Shao Chen

Feeling safe: a critical look at the effect of neighborhood safety features and perceptions on childhood symptoms of depression

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Erika Infantino, Tracie A. Barnett, Carolyn Côté-Lussier, Andraea Van Hulst, Mélanie Henderson, Marie-Eve Mathieu, Catherine Sabiston, Lisa Kakinami

Investigating the relationship between asthma symptoms and severity with television watching, computer use, and internet access among 13-14-year-old children in Yazd, Iran

Nasrin Behniafard, Zahra Nafei, Foad Forghani, Masoud Faisal, Mehran Karimi, Marzie Vaghefi

Incidental identification of neonatal babesiosis: a case report

  • Open Access
  • Anemia
  • Case Report

Samiksha Tarun, Ian A. Mellis, Abdullah Kilic, Daniel A. Green, Makoto Tokiwa, Gregory J. Berry, Fann Wu, Shivang S. Shah

Analysis of the clinical characteristics of patients with Kawasaki disease complicated with cholestasis

Pingping Yang, Lingzhe Meng, Jing Guo

Normal very long-chain fatty acids level in a patient with peroxisome biogenesis disorders: a case report

  • Open Access
  • Case Report

Bita Barazandeh Shirvan, Najmeh Ahangari, Razie Rezaie, Parvaneh Layegh, Ehsan Ghayoor Karimiani, Narges Hashemi, Mehran Beiraghi Toosi

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and the gut microbiota in adolescents: is there a relationship?

Doaa El Amrousy, Heba El Ashry, Sara Maher, Yousef Elsayed, Samir Hasan

Removal of an embedded duodenal foreign body in a Schizophrenic adolescent with a guidewire-formed lasso

Yingqi Yang, Hongkai Yu, Pengpeng Cai, Chengyan Xiang, Xiaomeng Jiang

Impact of normal vs. caesarean deliveries on child nutritional status and mortality in India: insights from NFHS-5 data

Ujjwal Das, Nihar Ranjan Rout

Prevalence and psycho-social factors associated with alcohol use among primary school-going children aged 6 to 13 years in Mbale district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

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Joyce Sserunjogi Nalugya, Noeline Nakasujja, Ingunn M. S. Engebretsen, Catherine Abbo, James K. Tumwine, Seggane Musisi, Juliet N. Babirye, Etheldreda Nakimuli Mpungu, Grace Ndeezi

Project G-SPACE: protocol for exploring the influence of green space on sleep and mental health among children

Diana S. Grigsby-Toussaint, Jong Cheol Shin, Aliana Rodriguez Acevedo, William Kemball-Cook, Diane Story, Abby Katz, Ugoji Nwanaji-Enwerem, Gabrielle Evans, Azia Johnson, Brooke Ury, Yaideliz M. Romero-Ramos, Jue Yang, David M. Barker, John E. McGeary, Shira I. Dunsiger

Effects of maturity status on the rate of torque development in young male soccer players

  • Open Access
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Mauricio Diniz Rocha Pechina, Marco Aurélio Vaz, Jeam Marcel Geremia, Fernando Diefenthaeler, Gabriela Tomedi Leites, Alvaro Reischak-Oliveira, Giovani dos Santos Cunha

Provider assisted partner notification utilization and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda, a cross-sectional study

Irene Kinera-Kagimu, Richard Katuramu, Joanita Nangendo, Fred C. Semitala, Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi, Aggrey Dhabangi

Health workers’ knowledge and practices toward vaccine cold chain management and its associated factors in a resource-limited setting of Sheger, Oromia, Ethiopia: a multicenter cross-sectional study

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Lucha Geneti, Seifadin Ahmed Shallo, Mecha Aboma Yebasa, Derese Bekele Daba

NeoVault: empowering neonatal research through a neonate data hub

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Janet Pigueiras-del-Real, Angel Ruiz-Zafra, Isabel Benavente-Fernández, Simón P. Lubián-López, Syed Adil Hussain Shah, Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah, Lionel C. Gontard

Prediction of hepatic fibrosis using the aspartate transaminase-to-platelet ratio index in children and adolescents with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

Hye Young Jin, Eu Seon Noh, Hwalrim Jeong, II Tae Hwang

Effects of postpartum PTSD on maternal mental health and child socioemotional development - a two-year follow-up study

Anna Suarez, Vera Yakupova

Incidence rate and geographic distribution of congenital hypothyroidism in the southwest of Iran (Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province) based on geographic information system since 2011–2020

Mohammad Amin Ghatee, Leila Manzouri, Maryam Kheiri, Mohamad Parad

Clinical profile of Korean children with spina bifida: a single-center prospective cohort study

Hyeseon Yun, Seung Hyeon Yang, Hooyun Lee, Sang Woon Kim, Yong Seung Lee, Yoonhye Ji, Jieun Park, Jeong-Eun Ji, Eun Kyoung Choi

Investigating pediatric nurses’ perceptions of factors contributing to MAEs at Yendi hospital, Ghana

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Ruth Nimota Nukpezah, Nathaniel Awenlesakba Anyaba, Wahab Osman

Risk factors and nomogram for the prediction of intracranial hemorrhage in very preterm infants

Yan Wang, Yong Yang, Lijun Wen, Minxu Li

Factors associated with the admission of moderate to late preterm and term neonates within 72 hours of birth at Dedza and Mangochi District Hospitals, Malawi: a matched case-control study

Precious L. Hajison, Loveness Dzikiti, Chancy Chimatiro, Lumbani Tshotetsi, Emmie Mbale, Blessing Makhumula, Godwin Evidence Mwanjera, Jacqueline Rose Chinkonde, Mesfin Senbete, Charles Nwosisi, Fatima Gohar, Norman Lufesi, Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel

Clinical spectrum and genetic variation of six patients with methylmalonic aciduria (MMA); a report from Iran

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Zahra Beyzaei, Hossein Moravej, Mohammad Hadi Imanieh , Sorour Inaloo, Bita Geramizadeh

The intraoperative localization in recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula after esophageal atresia repair: a comparative study

Kaiyun Hua, Junmin Liao, Dayan Sun, Dingding Wang, Yong Zhao, Yichao Gu, Shuangshuang Li, Peize Wang, Yanan Zhang, Jinshi Huang

Outcomes of neuroendoscopy for suprasellar arachnoid cysts: a single center experiences

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Pelin Kuzucu, Aydemir Kale, Tolga Türkmen, Eren Görür, Alp Özgün Börcek

Effects of different supervised and structured physical exercise on the physical fitness trainability of children and adolescents: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

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Carolina Dertzbocher Feil Pinho, Natália Carvalho Bagatini-PhD, Salime Donida Chedid Lisboa, Júlio Brugnara Mello, Giovani dos Santos Cunha

The effect of foot reflexology on the volume and composition of breast milk in mothers of premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit: a randomized controlled trial

Fateme Norouzi Nodehi, Parvin Aziznejadroshan, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Mohsen Haqshanas, Sohrab Halakhor

Effects of a SWELE program for improving mental wellbeing in children and adolescents with special educational needs: protocol of a quasi-experimental study

Regina Lai Tong Lee, Sally Wai Chi Chan, Yuen Yu Chong, Steven Wai Ho Chau, Kai Chow Choi, Wai Tong Chien

Treatment outcome of community acquired pneumonia among pediatric patients admitted to pediatrics wards at university of Gondar comprehensive and specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia: a Retrospective cohort study

Eshete Tadege Belay, Hiluf Maldey Hayelom, Boressa Adugna, Nigussie Birhan, Kifle Asmamaw

Clinical significance of dynamic monitoring of EVI1 gene expression in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

Lan-Nan Zhang, Jian-Xin Li, Zhuo Wang, Li Yang, Zhi Chen, Fang Tao, Sha Wu, Wen-Jie Lu, Ming Sun, Shan-Shan Qi, Zhong-Zheng Zheng, Hao Xiong

Neuropsychiatric comorbidities and associated factors in 182 Chinese children with tic disorders

Huan Cheng, Fang Ye, Shu-Fang Liu, Yuan-Mei Chen, Jie Chen, Xiao-Jing Xu

Viral load suppression and retention in care among children and adolescents receiving multi-month anti-retroviral therapy refills: a program data review in Uganda

Bridget Ainembabazi, Rogers N. Ssebunya, Winnie Akobye, Alexander Mugume, Patricia Nahirya-Ntege, Denise J. Birungi, Albert K. Maganda, Peter J. Elyanu, Dithan Kiragga

Prevalence and determinants of thrombocytopenia in newborn unit at Alexandria University Hospital: a three-year report including 1000 patients

Marwa Mohamed Farag, Mohamed Hazem Goda, Hanan Fawzy Nazir, Ahmed Akram Deghedy

Sirolimus alleviated intractable diarrhea of IPEX syndrome: a case report and literature review

Lin Ye, Xue Song, Yun Cui, Shengnan Wu, Yizhong Wang, Ting Zhang, Wenhao Weng, Ting Ge

The efficacy and safety of negative pressure wound therapy in paediatric burns: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Jiaqi Lou, Xiaoyu Zhu, Ziyi Xiang, Youfen Fan, Jingyao Song, Neng Huang, Jiliang Li, Guoying Jin, Shengyong Cui

Caregivers’ perceptions of factors influencing undernutrition among under five in Ubungo, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Novest Matee, Temesgen Anjulo Ageru, Ezekiel Mangi, Hien Thi Nguyen, Francis Walugembe

Association of anthropometric parameters with intelligence quotient in early school-aged children: a cross-sectional study in Iran

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Kimia Mahjubi, Mohammad Effatpanah, Mohammadamin Parsaei, Sayed Yousef Mojtahedi, Anahita Izadi, Reza Tavakolizadeh

Risk factors for complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in hospitalized children in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ziyu Wang, Yingying Peng, Shuo Yang, Zhe Chen, Huizhe Wang, Huanmin Li, Xinmin Li

Eosinophilic duodenitis misdiagnosed as acute pancreatitis in a child: a case report

Jia-ke Yu, Yi Chen, Hai Cao, Fang Liu, Huan-ying Yao, Wei-rong Liu

Risk factors of severe conditions in hospitalized children with adenovirus infection and chest CT features

Shaofang Wang, Shichao Kang, Lili Guo, Shuchang Zhou, Yanjie Zhao, Huifen Shen, Shourui Jin, Hanxiong Guan, Liming Xia, Qiongjie Hu

Aromatase inhibitors for short stature in male children and adolescents treated with growth hormone: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Kan Wang, Fei Ye, Da-Yan Wang, Pan-Jian Lai, Lin-Qian Zhang

Comparison of INTERGROWTH- 21st and Fenton growth standards to assess size at birth and at discharge in preterm infants in the United Arab Emirates

Leila Cheikh Ismail, Maysm N. Mohamad, Eric O. Ohuma, Mahmoud S. ElHalik, Swarup K. Dash, Tareq M. Osaili, Hayder Hasan, Mona Hashim, Sheima T. Saleh, Rameez Al Daour, Simon R. Parker, Habiba I. Ali, Lily Stojanovska, Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri

An unusual case of type I hyperlipidemia - infant with acute encephalopathy, bulging fontanel, vomiting and pink blood: a case report

Jasna Kalanj, Mina Goran Cobeljic, Maja Jesic, Vera Zdravkovic, Mirjana Cvetkovic, Nadja Vukasinovic, Marina Andjelkovic, Snezana Rsovac

Pulmonary thromboembolism due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children: a case report and literature review

Rui Cheng, Qi Wang, Lin Jiang, La-Mei Liu

Co-existence of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 3b and undifferentiated connective tissue disease with subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord in children: a case report and literature review

Changhui Lang, Pei Huang, Jianmei Gao, Yan Chen, Zhixu He

Management of severe pediatric Guillain-Barré syndrome in a low-income country: efficacy and safety of therapeutic plasma exchange in pediatric patients: a retrospective study

Tahani Ali, Faihaa Hkima Abou Fakher, Malek Alawir, Abdulsater Allababidi, Aya Sheikh Hasan

Pain, dietary habits and physical activity of children with developmental disabilities in Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia: a cross-sectional study

Jelena Međaković, Antonia Čivljak, Tatjana Zorčec, Vesna Vučić, Danijela Ristić-Medić, Aleksandra Veselinović, Marta Čivljak, Livia Puljak

Effect of goal-directed perceptual-motor exercise on children with specific learning difficulties: a randomized controlled trial

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  • Research

Elif Punar, Ömer Şevgin

Length of stay and its associated factors in the neonatal intensive care unit of Gadarif Hospital, Eastern Sudan: a retrospective study

Saeed M. Omar, Ahmed A. Hassan, Abdullah Al-Nafeesah, Ashwaq AlEed, Jaber Alfaifi, Ishag Adam

Associations of risk factors and the number of risk factors with the classification, GMFCS level and comorbidities with cerebral palsy: a retrospective study

Chao Gong, Pei Zeng, Beibei Lian, Jiawei Li, Jiahao Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, liya Fang, Huiling Tian, Luchuan Wang, Zhimei Jiang, Jin Guo, Shaobo Zhou

Case series of kidney transplantation in two pediatric recipients with rare genetic diseases and intellectual disability

Marina Mata, Marina M. Tabbara, Angel Alvarez, Jayanthi Chandar, Marissa Defreitas, Gaetano Ciancio

Pediatric providers’ views on participating in an HPV Vaccine Quality Improvement Intervention: a qualitative analysis

Edan Leshem, Sara Malone, Andrew Solsrud, Sherry Dodd, Shannon Rook, Sharon Graham, Lauren Ericson, Ruoyun Wang, Katie Plax, Jason Newland

Factors that inhibit the social involvement of children with autism: perspectives of parents in the Cape Coast metropolis

Mawulorm Akpeke, Wonder Agbemavi, Kenneth Setorwu Adde

Urinary tract infections among under-five children with congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract in hospitalized patients in Addis Ababa

Simachew Tezera, Fikrtemariam Abebe, Erdaw Tachbele

Epidemiological characteristics of eleven common respiratory viral infections in children

Suling Li, Zhengfeng Xue, Yuxin Feng, Xue Zhou, Yang Qi, Na Feng, Yuanxia Li

Hospitalized children with influenza A before, during and after COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study

Fen Lin, Jian-Lian Liang, Ze-Xiang Guan, Min Wu, Li-Ye Yang

Music medicine and music therapy in neonatal care: a scoping review of passive music listening research applications and findings on infant development and medical practice

  • Open Access
  • Research

Efthymios Papatzikis, Maria Agapaki, Rosari Naveena Selvan, Deanna Hanson-Abromeit, Christian Gold, Shulamit Epstein, U. Wun Vivian Lok, Evrykleia Barda, Varun Pandey

Clinical and molecular characteristics of 20 Chinese probands with Mucolipidosis type II and III alpha/beta

  • Open Access
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Yuyu Feng, Yonglan Huang, Xiaoyuan Zhao, Huiying Sheng, Xueying Su, Xi Yin, Liu Li, Wen Zhang

Predictive value of the serum procalcitonin level for fulminant virus-associated encephalopathy

Lilin Huang, Xiaole Yang, Jing Li, Shumei Peng

Lung recruitment with HFOV versus VTV/AC in preterm infants with RDS

  • Open Access
  • Research

Marwa Eldegwi, Ali Shaltout, Osama Elagamy, Dina Salama, Mohammed Elshaer, Basma Shouman

Risk factors and outcomes of postoperative extubation failure in children with fourth ventricular tumors: a case control study

  • Open Access
  • Cough
  • Research

Wenmin Yang, Jinda Huang, Feiyan Chen, Chunmin Zhang, Yiyu Yang

Can fecal calprotectin be used as a biomarker of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese adolescents?

Büşra Tetik Dinçer, Ayşe Merve Usta, Alev Kural, Nazlı Helvacı, Ahmet Uçar, Nafiye Urgancı

Assessment of recurrent fever among children undergoing tonsillectomy

Mana Espahbodi, Kathryn M. Edwards, Steven L. Goudy, Edward B. Penn Jr., Kalpana Manthiram

Cognitive functioning in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: protocol for the Danish CPCog-Youth study

  • Open Access
  • Study Protocol

Camilla Funch Uhre, Ida Dyhr Caspersen, Carsten Lose, Gija Rackauskaite, Ro Robotham, Christina E. Hoei-Hansen

Determinants of vaccination status among Somali children: evidence from a Countrywide cross-sectional survey

Mohamed Said Hassan, Md. Moyazzem Hossain

A novel ARCN1 splice-site variant in a Chinese girl with central precocious puberty, intrauterine growth restriction, microcephaly, and microretrognathia

Guoying Chang, Fan Yang, Lingwen Ying, Qianwen Zhang, Biyun Feng, Yao Chen, Yu Ding, Tingting Yu, Ruen Yao, Kana Lin, Juan Li, Xiumin Wang

Onset and predictors of first-line antiretroviral therapy treatment failure among children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Molla Yigzaw Birhanu, Getamesay Molla Bekele, Bekalu Endalew, Simegn Alemu, Cheru Tesema Lashargie, Dereje Ayalew Birhanu, Assefa Mulualem, Selamawit Shita Jemberie

Assessment of the safety and gut microbiota modulation ability of an infant formula containing Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis CP-9 or Lactobacillus salivarius AP-32 and the effects of the formula on infant growth outcomes: insights from a four-month clinical study in infants under two months old

Shang-Po Shen, Hung-Chih Lin, Jui-Fen Chen, Hui-Shan Wang, Yen-Yu Huang, Ko-Chiang Hsia, Jia-Hung Lin, Yi-Wei Kuo, Ching-Min Li, Yu-Chieh Hsu, Shin-Yu Tsai, Hsieh-Hsun Ho

Association between fundamental movement skills and accelerometer-measured physical activity in orphan children with severe intellectual disabilities

Lei Zhang, Dandan Wang, Xueping Wu

Feasibility of the use of Kangaroo mother care in the transfer of preterm and low-birth-weight infants: a two-arm nonrandomized controlled cluster feasibility study of neonatal transport in Cape Coast, Ghana

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Emmanuel Okai, Frankie Fair, Hilda Danquah Konadu, Eugene K M Darteh, Hora Soltani

CCL3 as a novel biomarker in the diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis

Li Zeng, Wei Liu, Yue Li, Zhixin Song, Hongdong Li, Yibing Yin, Dapeng Chen, Xi Yuan

Association between serum albumin levels at admission and clinical outcomes in pediatric intensive care units: a multi-center study

Hatice Feray Ari, Ese Eda Turanli, Sinan Yavuz, Kubra Guvenc, Ali Avci, Adem Keskin, Nagehan Aslan, Dincer Yildizdas

Prevalence and risk factors associated with birth asphyxia among neonates delivered in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yu-Jie Su, Wei Liu, Rui-rui Xing, Zhang-bin Yu, Yue-ming Peng, Wei-xiang Luo

The effect of educational programs on parents’ knowledge, behavior, and practices regarding aluminum phosphide poisoning and its first-aid measures

Mabrouka Attia Ali Nada, Ahmed Kamal Eldin Elsayed Elfeky, Hamida Ahmed Mustafa Darweesh, Farida Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed, Loujain Saud Sharif, Faten Shawky Kandil, Fatma Ahmed Elsobky, Samah Abdallah Mohamed Amer

Brain development using a multicomponent intravenous lipid emulsion in preterm infants

Katherine M. Ottolini, Julius Ngwa, Sudeepta K. Basu, Kushal Kapse, Melissa Liggett, Jonathan Murnick, Catherine Limperopoulos, Nickie Andescavage

Associations of physical activity and sedentary time with cognitive skills in preschoolers: a longitudinal study from preschool to first grade of school

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Kirkke Reisberg, Eva-Maria Riso, Liina Animägi, Jaak Jürimäe

Untargeted metabolomics analysis of glycerophospholipid metabolism in very low birth weight infants administered multiple oil lipid emulsions

Xiaoyan Zeng, Tao Yu, Luping Xia, Zhiqiang Ruan

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