Gentamicin concentration and acute kidney injury in term neonates treated for neonatal sepsis with gentamicin and ampicillin-cloxacillin combination.

Gentamicin is widely used to treat neonatal infections caused by both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, and the WHO recommends its use while monitoring serum creatinine and gentamicin concentrations to avoid drug-induced nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity. Yet in some resource-limited settings, the drug is used without monitoring. A population pharmacokinetics study involving term neonates with neonatal infection admitted to a neonatal unit.

Comparison of Physical Activity, TV/Video Watching/Gaming, and Usage of a Portable Electronic Devices by Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Objective: Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) participate in less physical activity (PA) and more sedentary behavior than their peers without ASD.

Methods: The study employed Chi-square analyses of the NSCH 2016-2017 data to compare PA, TV/video watching/gaming, and usage of portable electronic devices by children with and without ASD by age and ASD severity.

Results: Results suggest more than two and a half times as many children 6-11 and 12-17 years old with ASD failed to engage in 60 min of PA during the past week compared to peers without ASD.

Specificity of machine, barbell, and water-filled log bench press resistance training on measures of strength.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of 10 weeks of resistance training with an isotonic bench press machine and 2 types of free-weight bench press exercises on several measures bench press strength. Specificity was investigated by comparing the ability to transfer strength gained from a type of training that differed from the mode of testing. Forty-nine men participated in the study.