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In this Issue August 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 216; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn070 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial: News From The Regions Back

P. H. C Rondó
Brazil's Progress in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on June 3, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 217-219; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn045 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Review Back

Julie Woodfield, Primary Re and Andrew Argent, Secondary
Evidence Behind the WHO Guidelines: Hospital Care for Children: What is the Most Appropriate Anti-microbial Treatment for Tuberculous Meningitis?
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 220-224; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn063 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Chinh T. Le, Thanh Tung Vu, Minh Chau Luu, Thi Nhan Do, Thu-Ha Dinh, and Mary L. Kamb
Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Vietnam: An Assessment of Progress and Future Directions
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on January 22, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 225-232; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm112 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Van Biljon
Causes, Prognostic Factors and Treatment Results of Acute Renal Failure in Children Treated in a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 13, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 233-237; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hui Ding, Yonghong Yang, Quan Lu, Yi Wang, Yuan Chen, Li Deng, Aihua Wang, Qiulian Deng, Hong Zhang, Chuanqing Wang, Lan Liu, Xiwei Xu, Li Wang, and Xuzhuang Shen
Five-year Surveillance of Antimicrobial use in Chinese Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on January 25, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 238-242; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm118 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. P. N. Arcanjo, V. P. T. Pinto, M. R. Coelho, O. M. S. Amâncio, and S. M. M. Magalhães
Anemia Reduction in Preschool Children with the Addition of Low Doses of Iron to School Meals
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on December 21, 2007
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 243-247; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maria de Fátima Costa Caminha, Alcides da Silva Diniz, Ana Rodrigues Falbo, Ilma Kruze Grande de Arruda, Vilneide Braga Serva, Luciano Lira de Albuquerque, Margarida Maria de Freitas Lola, and G. J. Ebrahim
Serum Retinol Concentrations in Hospitalized Severe Protein-energy Malnourished Children
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on April 1, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 248-252; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Palvo, E. C. Toledo, A. M. C. R. Menin, P. P. O. Jorge, M. F. Godoy, and D. Solé
Risk Factors of Childhood Asthma in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 23, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 253-257; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports Back

Ira Shah
Prevalence of Orphans among HIV Infected Children—a Preliminary Study from a Pediatric HIV Centre in Western India
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 11, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 258-260; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lokesh Guglani and Rakesh Lodha
Attitudes Towards End-of-life Issues Amongst Pediatricians in a Tertiary Hospital in a Developing Country
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on April 27, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 261-264; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shyam Thapa
Declining Trends of Infant, Child and Under-five Mortality in Nepal
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 29, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 265-268; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports Back

Anoop S. Pulickal, Sophie Hambleton, Martin J. Callaghan, Catrin E. Moore, Jon Goulding, Anna Goodsall, Richard Baretto, David A. Lammas, Suzanne T. Anderson, Michael Levin, and Andrew J. Pollard
Biliary Cirrhosis in a Child with Inherited Interleukin-12 Deficiency
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on January 19, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 269-271; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm119 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nitin V. Tikare, Basappa G. Mantur, and Laxman H. Bidari
Brucellar Meningitis in an Infant—Evidence for Human Breast Milk Transmission
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 21, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 272-274; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Akyildiz, H. Gümüs, S. Kumandas, A. Coskun, A. Baykan, A. Yikilmaz, I. Kara, and A. Okur
Guillain–Barré Syndrome Associated with Legionnella Infection
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 28, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 275-277; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Letters Back

Youngmee Ahn
Assessment of Gestational Age Using an Extended New Ballard Examination in Korean Newborns
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on January 25, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 278-281; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm120 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aihua Wang, Shaozhen Fan, and Xuzhuang Shen
A Retrospective Study of Nosocomial Infections in a Pediatric Hospital: A Seven-Year Experience at Beijing Children's Hospital
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 7, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 281-282; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmm121 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. J. Adebayo, E. F. Madu, and V. C. Adebayo-Kay
Serum Total Homocysteine Concentrations in Children and Adolescents in Jos, Nigeria
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 23, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 282-283; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews Back

G. J. Ebrahim
The Brain Atlas: A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System (3rd Edn). T.A. Woolsey, J. Hanaway and M.H. Gado
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on April 27, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 284; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn026 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. J. Ebrahim
Nobel Faces: A Gallery of Nobel Prize Winners Peter Badge Weinheim
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 12, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 284-285; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn014 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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