Anemia among children living with HIV/AIDS on HAART in Mekelle Hospital
1. In the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia, a relatively low but significant proportion of children with HIV/AIDS on HAART...
Pediatrics
Reports of high-impact pediatrics studies by medical professionals
Lower dose and shorter duration of amoxicillin treatment noninferior to higher dose and longer treatment in children with community-acquired pneumonia
1. Low-dose outpatient oral amoxicillin was noninferior to high-dose, and 3-day duration was noninferior to 7 days in children with...
Phototherapy not associated with increased risk of childhood cancer
1. In a large cohort, phototherapy for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is not associated with any childhood cancer. Evidence Rating Level: 2...
Quality improvement initiative in pediatric emergency departments improves opioid prescribing practices
1. In this multi-center quality improvement study, opioid prescriptions in pediatric emergency departments for extremity fracture or cutaneous abscess drain...
Antenatal antibiotic exposure associated with increased risk of childhood asthma
1. In a population-based cohort study in Manitoba, maternal exposure to antibiotics prior to, during, and following pregnancy was associated...
Demographic trends associated with increased maternal & neonatal Hepatitis C cases over 10 years
1. A retrospective, cross-sectional study including all pregnancies in the United States between 2009 and 2019 found that the annual...
Risk factors for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in adolescents and young adults with type 2 Diabetes
1. Amongst young adults with Type 2 Diabetes, male sex, older age, greater BMI, and poor glycemic control was associated...
Corticosteroid use may not offer benefit for children with acute orbital cellulitis
1. Based on a database of 6,000 pediatric admissions for acute orbital cellulitis, corticosteroid use was not associated with decreased...
Treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight infants varies between hospitals
1. Based on a large US database, 24.6% of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants admitted to neonatal intensive care...
Lumbar puncture rates appropriately decline in children with simple febrile seizures
1. This multi-center study found that there was no significant difference in the rates of delayed bacterial meningitis diagnosis before...
Popular Reports
Peripherally inserted central catheters are associated with twice as many complications than midline catheters when used short-term
The Child-Pugh score: Prognosis in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis [Classics Series]
Capecitabine + oxaliplatin chemoradiotherapy does not increase survival, but increases toxicity, compared to capecitabine alone in the postoperative treatment of rectal cancer
Ultrasound features associated with shoulder complaints
Automated pupillometry may be helpful in opioid agonist therapy dosing for opioid use disorder
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