Epidemiology of group B streptococci colonization and disease in mothers and infants: update of ongoing 10-year Jerusalem study.

A study in 1984 of the colonization rates of Group B beta hemolytic streptococci (GBS) in 257 Jewish and 189 Arab parturient women revealed rates of 5.4 and 1.6% respectively.

Efficacy of intravesical mitomycin C in the treatment of superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

We treated 47 patients with recurrent transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder with intravesical chemotherapy. Twenty milligrams of mitomycin C per treatment was introduced 7 days after transurethral resection (TUR) or diagnostic cystoscopy, and was repeated at 2-week intervals for five times followed again by cystoscopy. Two more similar courses were administered for a total of 36 weeks.

Screening for hypoglycemia with plasma in neonatal blood of high hematocrit value.

A model utilizing human umbilical cord blood was used to screen for hypoglycemia in a simulated neonatal situation. The aims of the study were to assess the effect of increasing Hct concentration on Dextrostix readings, and to determine whether plasma samples, in contrast to conventional whole blood samples, were acceptable for Dextrostix determinations in selected cases. Dextrostix readings were determined on 65 whole blood samples of varying Hct, and on plasma specimens, 48 of which were paired with whole blood samples.

Phototherapy--1988. A green light for a new approach?

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia or, as otherwise known, jaundice of the newborn is the most common clinical problem in the newborn period. Visible jaundice is seen in 30% to 50% of infants, and in about 10%, the hyperbilirubinemia requires treatment. The critical factor that leads to the accumulation of this yellow pigment bilirubin is the immaturity of the newborn's liver and its inability to excrete the natural form of unconjugated bilirubin.

Infants' face-recognition by primiparous and multiparous women.

We have compared the ability of 49 primiparous and 75 multiparous women to recognize photographs of their newborn infants. In line with previous research on infant cries, we found that multiparous women who had been with their infant 0.5 to 5.

Mothers' and fathers' recognition of their newborns' photographs during the postpartum period.

In the present study, we have compared the ability of mothers and fathers to recognize their newborns' photographs during the early postpartum period. We suspected that fathers would prove to be less proficient than mothers, as a result of differences in the quality of their contact with their newborns. Our hypothesis was not confirmed.

Cerebrohepatorenal syndrome of Zellweger: a peroxisomal deficiency disorder. Case report and review.

The cerebrohepatorenal syndrome of Zellweger (CHRS) is a rare, fatal disorder in newborn infants. Recent research points to a primary absence of tissue peroxisomes, with resulting biochemical defects, as the basic pathology of the condition. We report on an infant with classic neurological and dysmorphic features of CHRS.

Absorption of medium chain triglycerides in the stomach of the human infant.

Following previous observations that medium chain triglycerides (MCT) are absorbed from the stomach of suckling rats, this study was devoted to studying absorption of MCTs in human infants. Four groups of patients were studied: (a) infants suffering from pyloric stenosis, (b) premature infants, (c) children suffering from cystic fibrosis, (d) infants with miscellaneous conditions. Infant formulae with known amounts of MCT were introduced by gastric tube and samples were removed at 0, 20, 40, and 60 min.

The grandmultipara: is she still a risk?

Grandmultiparity is reported to increase both maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Unique religious and demographic factors in Jerusalem allowed us to analyze a population wherein parity could be dissociated from socioeconomic status. A total of 7785 mothers was studied, 889 (11.

Microtia in infants with chromosomal trisomy.

Two children with chromosomal trisomy and severe ear malformations are described. This report further emphasizes the etiologic heterogeneity of microtia.

Mothers' recognition of their newborns by olfactory cues.

We report that 90% of women tested in the present study identified their newborns by olfactory cues after only 10 min-1 hr exposure to their infants. All of the women tested recognized their babies' odor after exposure periods greater than 1 hr. The robust results are due in part to the implementation of an initial screening phase in which individuals with obvious olfactory deficits were excluded from the sample.

Pelvic cake kidney drained by single ureter.

We report a rare case of cake kidney with a single unobstructed ureter and without any other malformation.

Systemic to pulmonary shunting masquerading as patent ductus arteriosus: a pitfall in clinical diagnosis.

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) frequently complicates the course of respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants. A 920-g, 28 weeks' gestation infant with clinical and radiographic evidence of left to right shunting, was presumed to have a patent ductus arteriosus. Following ductal ligation the signs persisted.

Trends in urolithiasis in various ethnic groups and by age, in Israel.

A survey of upper urinary tract stone composition was carried out over 8 years (1974-1982) in 1147 patients, following a previous survey (1966-1974). Trends in the development of stone formation were found. The most obvious differences were fewer pure calcium oxalate (0.