Objective: To investigate the spectrum of organisms causing neonatal sepsis in Peshawar, Pakistan and to assess their sensitivity to various groups of drugs. Methods: Blood taken from newborn babies ...

Background and hypothesis Prolonged electroencephalographic (EEG) discontinuity has been associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcomes after perinatal asphyxia but its predictive value in the era ...

OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a scale suitable for use in clinical practice as a tool for assessing prolonged pain in premature infants. METHODS Pain indicators identified by observation of ...

University of Bristol Department of Child Health Southmead Hospital Southmead Bristol BS10 5NB Professor Peter Dunn. If you wish to reuse any or all of this article ...

3 Center for Pediatric Clinical Studies, University Children's Hospital of Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany Correspondence to Dr Laila Lorenz, Department of Neonatology, University ...

AIMS To identify perinatal risk factors for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and define the risk for each factor. METHODS In this case control study, using logistic regression analysis, all ...

2 Department of Neonatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 ...

1 Paediatric HIV Service, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, 10 Chalmers Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 1TS, Scotland, UK 2 Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health & ...

Correspondence to Dr Rangmar Goelz, University Children's Hospital Tuebingen, Department of Neonatology, Calwerstrasse 7, Tuebingen D-72076, Germany; Rangmar.Goelz{at}med.uni-tuebingen.de Infantile ...

Background Defecation problems occur frequently in infants. A clearer insight into the normal defecation pattern is required to gain a better understanding of abnormal defecation. Aim To describe the ...

Objective To compare the time taken by preterm infants with evolving chronic lung disease to achieve full oral feeding when supported with humidified high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) or nasal continuous ...

Objective Neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease has not been fully characterised owing to its heterogeneity. We analysed neonatal-onset mitochondrial disease in Japan to clarify its clinical features, ...