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In this Issue December 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: i; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn113 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Back

Tony Waterston
A new direction for primary health care: 30 yrs after Alma Ata?
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 357-360; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn104 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Review Back

Jana Thurey and Elizabeth Molyneux
Evidence behind the WHO Guidelines: Hospital Care for Children: The Usefulness of Azole Prophylaxis against Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV-positive children
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on September 9, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 361-363; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn072 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers Back

Kate Sadler, Marko Kerac, Steve Collins, Hilda Khengere, and Anne Nesbitt
Improving the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in an Area of High HIV Prevalence
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on May 1, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 364-369; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn029 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Samoel Khamadi, Vincent Okoth, Raphael Lihana, Judi Nabwera, Jackson Hungu, Fred Okoth, Kizito Lubano, and Matilu Mwau
Rapid Identification of Infants for Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resource Poor Setting: The Kenya Experience
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on May 29, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 370-374; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn036 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Amal El Beshlawy, Galila Mohtar, Esmat Abd El Ghafar, Soha M. Abd El Dayem, Manal Hamdy El Sayed, Azza Ahmed Aly, and Manal Farok
Assessment of Puberty in Relation to L-carnitine and Hormonal Replacement Therapy in β-thalassemic Patients
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 22, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 375-381; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn043 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shally Awasthi, Girdhar Agarwal, J. V. Singh, S. K. Kabra, R. M. Pillai, Sunit Singhi, Baridalyne Nongkynrih, Rashmi Dwivedi, Vaishali B. More, Madhuri Kulkarni, A. K. Niswade, Bhavneet Bharti, Ankur Ambast, Puneet Dhasmana, and ICMR-IndiaClen Pneumonia Project Group
Effectiveness of 3-Day Amoxycillin vs. 5-Day Co-trimoxazole in the Treatment of Non-severe Pneumonia in Children Aged 2–59 Months of Age: A Multi-centric Open Labeled Trial
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 8, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 382-389; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn050 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ming-Han Tsai, Shih-Hsiang Chen, Chih-Yi Hsu, Dah-Chin Yan, Meng-Hsiu Yen, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Yhu-Chering Huang, and Tzou-Yien Lin
Pneumococcal Meningitis in Taiwanese Children: Emphasis on Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on August 12, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 390-394; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hermann Z. Ouédraogo, Augustin Zeba, Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet, and Philippe Donnen
Moderate-to-Severe Anaemia due to Afebrile Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Children aged 6–23 Months from the Rural District of Kongoussi, Burkina Faso
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 3, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 395-400; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News from the Regions Back

Nicholas M. Kiulia, Rose Kamenwa, Grace Irimu, James O. Nyangao, Zipporah Gatheru, Atunga Nyachieo, Andrew D. Steele, and Jason M. Mwenda
The Epidemiology of Human Rotavirus Associated with Diarrhoea in Kenyan Children: A Review
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 1, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 401-405; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports Back

A. J. Masiya Mweemba and Elspeth Webb
Residential Area as Proxy for Socio-economic Status, Paediatric Mortality and Birth Weight in Lusaka, Zambia
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on June 3, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 406-409; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn041 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nildo E. M. D’Avila, Linjie Zhang, Roger G. Miller, Alan C. D’Avila, Ana P. C. Conceição, and Manoela S. Boffo
High Prevalence of Nasopharyngeal Colonization by Staphylococcus aureus Among Children with HIV-1 Infection in Extreme Southern Brazil
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 1, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 410-412; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Ghamartaj Khotaei, Setareh Mamishi, Maryam Kheirkhah, and Nima Parvaneh
Disseminated Bacillus Calmette–Guerin Infection after BCG Vaccination
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 1, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 413-416; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports Back

D. Olmez, A. Babayigit, H. Arslan, N. Uzuner, Y. Ozturk, O. Karaman, and H. Cakmakci
Multiorgan Involvement in a Pediatric Patient with Hydatid Disease
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 1, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 417-419; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julio C. Vasquez, Jacob DeLaRosa, Efrain Montesinos, Luis Rojas, Julio Peralta, and Juan J. Leon
Severe Mitral Regurgitation and Hepatopulmonary Hydatid Cysts: What Should Be Treated First?
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 8, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 420-421; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Letters Back

Kaushik Bose and Samiran Bisai
Prevalence of undernutrition among rural adolescents of West Bengal, India
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on June 11, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 422-423; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn044 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hui Ding, Yuyan Ma, Xiaochun Rao, Aanxia Jiao, and Xicheng Liu
The Role of Flexible Bronchoscopy in Pediatric Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 8, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 423; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn056 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shuvra Kanti Dey, Abul Islam, Masashi Mizuguchi, Shoko Okitsu, and Hiroshi Ushijima
Epidemiological and Molecular Analysis of Astrovirus Gastroenteritis in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 9, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 423-425; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn057 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Review Back

G. J Ebrahim
Genetics in Practice: a Clinical Approach for Healthcare Professionals Haydon J. (ed)
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on May 12, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2008 54: 426; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn040 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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