Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

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In this Issue October 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: i; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp103 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial

Léon Mutesa and Vincent Bours

Diagnostic Challenges of Cystic Fibrosis in Patients of African Origin
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on July 22, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 281-286; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp064 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Review

Rekha Ganeshalingam and Michele O’Connor

Evidence Behind the WHO Guidelines: Hospital Care for Children: What is the Efficacy of Sublingual, Oral and Intravenous Glucose in the Treatment of Hypoglycaemia?
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 287-289; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp099 [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers

Get checked abstract Roland Kupka, Gernard I. Msamanga, Said Aboud, Karim P. Manji, Christopher Duggan, and Wafaie W. Fawzi

Patterns and Predictors of CD4 T-cell Counts Among Children Born to HIV-infected Women in Tanzania
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on January 21, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 290-296; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn118 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Shiuh-Bin Fang, Hung-Chang Lee, Jen-Jan Hu, Shao-Yi Hou, Hsuan-Liang Liu, and Hsu-Wei Fang

Dose-dependent effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus on quantitative reduction of faecal rotavirus shedding in children
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 8, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 297-301; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Amal El-Sisi, Aiman Khella, Mohamed Numan, Mohamed Dilwar, Akhlaque Bhat, and Ashraf Soliman

Linear Growth in Relation to the Circulating Concentration of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I and Free Thyroxine in Infants and Children with Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease Before vs. After Surgical Intervention
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 1, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 302-306; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Manal E. Kandil, Amany Elwan, Yasser Hussein, Wafaa Kandeel, and Maha Rasheed

Ghrelin Levels in Children with Congenital Heart Disease
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 4, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 307-312; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Neamatollah Ataei, Mostafa Hosseini, and Mohammad Iranmanesh

The Relationship of Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure in Iranian Children <7 Years Old
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 18, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 313-317; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Nicholas M. Kiulia, Julia K. Nyaundi, Ina Peenze, Atunga Nyachieo, Rachel N. Musoke, Andrew D. Steele, and Jason M. Mwenda

Rotavirus Infections among HIV-Infected Children in Nairobi, Kenya
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 10, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 318-323; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports

Get checked abstract Ashraf T. Soliman, Muhamad M. Al Dabbagh, Alia Hussein Habboub, Ashraf Adel, Noura Al Humaidy, and Ahmad Abushahin

Linear Growth in Children with Iron Deficiency Anemia Before and After Treatment
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 4, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 324-327; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Rashmi Ranjan Das, Joseph L. Mathew, Radha Kanta Ratho, and Sourabh Dutta

Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Hepatitis B Vaccine Administered by 0, 6 and 14 Week versus 6, 10 and 14 Week Schedule in Healthy Infants
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 5, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 328-331; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports

Get checked abstract Raghav Chandra Dwivedi, Prashant Gupta, Ravi Chandra Dwivedi, Kaushal Kishore, and Naresh Bhatia

Lymphadenovarix of the Head–Neck region—A Rare Presentation of Bancroftian Filariasis
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on December 18, 2008
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 332-334; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Janak Kishore and Manodeep Sen

Parvovirus B19-induced Thrombocytopenia and Anemia in a Child with Fatal Fulminant Hepatic Failure Coinfected with Hepatitis A and E Viruses
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 8, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 335-337; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mustafa Taskesen, Selahattin Katar, and Hülya Basçik

An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Severe Anemia in a Child: Leech Infestation
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 5, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 338-339; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Letters

Jyoti Ratan Ghosh and Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay

Prevalence of Thinness and Overweight Among Urban Adolescents of West Bengal, India
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 8, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 340-341; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp002 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lily Yin Weckx, Márcia Monteiro Alves Fernandes, Ana Isabel Melo Pereira Monteiro, Alessandra Ramos Souza, and Maria Isabel de Moraes-Pinto

Optimization Strategy to Minimize Wastage of Palivizumab during the 2008 RSV Season in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 8, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 341-342; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sulafa K. M. Ali

Endomyocardial Fibrosis: An Under-diagnosed Cause of Cardiomyopathy in Sudanese Children
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on March 4, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 343-346; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alan Dugdale

Fluid Needs for Children Made Easy:Simple Formulae for Calculating the Fluid Needs of Children
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published on February 20, 2009
J Trop Pediatr 2009 55: 346; doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp009 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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