Epidemiology and assessment of Hepatitis B positive children in Western Australia.

Aim: To describe the characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) presenting to a tertiary paediatric hospital in Perth, Western Australia. Review of implementation of previous follow-up recommendations for the cohort was also undertaken.

Method: A retrospective data analysis of all individuals aged between 0 and 17 years presenting to the tertiary children's hospital who were hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive over 8 years (2013-2020).

Providing quality care for children and adolescents with diabetes from lower-income families in Mexico.

Background The objective of this study was to determine the demographic and clinical features of youth supported by member associations of the Federación Mexicana de Diabetes and the Life for a Child Program (LFAC). Methods An analysis of 2017 Annual Clinical Data Sheets of 306 subjects from five Mexican centers was performed. Results Type 1 diabetes (T1D) was diagnosed in 292 subjects; 54.