Publications by authors named "N P Boeddha"
Article Synopsis
- Early detection of at-risk children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is crucial for reducing severe health complications and deaths.
- The study validated the Emergency Department-Pediatric Early Warning Score (ED-PEWS) using clinical data from various LMICs to assess its effectiveness in identifying children needing urgent care.
- Results showed that the ED-PEWS is moderately to highly effective at recognizing high-urgency cases, with sensitivity and specificity varying across different locations, highlighting its potential to improve urgent care in these settings.
Following an increase in notifiable invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections in the Netherlands, we conducted a survey among 7 hospitals. Pediatric iGAS case numbers were 2-fold higher between July 2021 and June 2022 versus pre-COVID-19. A sharp increase occurred early 2022, most pronounced in <5 years old and for diagnoses empyema and necrotizing fasciitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection during pregnancy could damage the placenta, but data on neonates born to COVID-19-positive mothers is scarce. In this case series, we aim to describe clinical characteristics, transmission rate and outcomes at 3 months of age among neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 diagnosed near the time of delivery.
Methods: Prospective, multicenter case series from Suriname.
Unlabelled: Group A streptococcal (GAS) disease shows increasing incidence worldwide. We characterised children admitted with GAS infection to European hospitals and studied risk factors for severity and disability. This is a prospective, multicentre, cohort study (embedded in EUCLIDS and the Swiss Pediatric Sepsis Study) including 320 children, aged 1 month to 18 years, admitted with GAS infection to 41 hospitals in 6 European countries from 2012 to 2016.
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