Association of Sleep-Time Feeding Practices with Early Childhood Caries: A Case-Control Study.

Early childhood caries (ECC) remains a public health challenge globally, more so in developing countries. The association between sleep-time feeding practices and ECC remains obscure. The study evaluated this association using Feeding At Sleep Time (FeAST) scale.

Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis - A Common Ramification of Different Diseases.

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a rare and potentially fatal disorder caused by immune dysregulation. It can occur as a primary genetic disease or secondarily due to various causes including infections, malignancies or autoimmune diseases. In this case report, we present two cases of Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis which were secondary to typhoid and dengue fever.

Feeding At Sleep Time (FeAST) Scale: Assessing Risk for Developing Early Childhood Caries in South Indian Toddlers.

Purpose: The Feeding At Sleep Time (FeAST) scale was developed and validated to assess sleep time feeding practices for children younger than three years. The purpose of this study was to describe the process of scoring and find an optimum clinical cutoff score for early childhood caries (ECC) using receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis, thereby enabling researchers and clinicians to assess risk for devel- oping ECC.

Methods: The FeAST scale was administered to mothers of 527 toddlers, aged 12 to 36 months, attending four outpatient depart- ments.

Evolutionary analysis of rotavirus G1P[8] strains from Chennai, South India.

Rotaviruses by virtue of its segmented genome generate numerous genotypes. G1P[8] is the most common genotype reported globally. We intend to identify the evolutionary differences among G1P[8] strains from the study with vaccine strains.

Impact of Pediatric Dentistry Residents Posted in Pediatrics Department: A Retrospective Assessment of 6 Years.

Aim: To measure the influence of rotatory pediatrics postings for dental residents on the outpatient census of the pediatric dentistry department. The secondary aims were to assess the change in trend toward the number of preschool children visiting the department before and after the initiation of pediatrics posting and also to find the percentage of children affected with caries among children visiting the pediatricians.

Materials And Methods: Retrospectively, the census of the pediatric dentistry department was calculated from 2010 to 2016.

Development and validation of a scale to assess Feeding at Sleep Time (FeAST) among infants and toddlers.

Background: Feeding practices adopted by parents play a critical role in the development of children's taste preferences, eating habits, nutrition and eventual weight status. Many scales have been developed to assess feeding practices among children of various age groups. This paper aimed to construct and validate a robust scale for the comprehensive assessment of sleep-time feeding practices for children aged 0-3 years and to establish the risk of developing Early Childhood Caries (ECC).

Impact of the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine in an urban setting in southern India.

Introduction: Haemophilus influenzae type b was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in infants and children below the age of two years prior to the introduction of H. influenzae type b conjugate vaccines. In December 2011, the Indian government introduced H.

Molecular characterisation and clinical correlates of rotavirus in children and adults in a tertiary care centre, Chennai, South India.

Aims: This study was undertaken to determine the rate of detection of rotavirus causing diarrhoea among children and adults, identify the common genotypes circulating and determine clinical correlates.

Settings And Design: This is a cross-sectional study in a tertiary care centre.

Materials And Methods: Stool samples were collected from adults and children, transported on ice, aliquoted and stored at - 80°C.

Bacterial meningitis in children <2 years of age in a tertiary care hospital in South India: an assessment of clinical and laboratory features.

Objectives: To assess the clinical and laboratory features of suspected meningitis to assist in the accurate diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in young Indian children.

Study Design: Children <2 years of age with clinical suspicion of meningitis were enrolled. Clinical and laboratory information was collected, and cases were classified based on cerebrospinal fluid findings as clinical, aseptic, or probable and confirmed bacterial meningitis.

Prospective multi-centre sentinel surveillance for Haemophilus influenzae type b & other bacterial meningitis in Indian children.

Background & Objectives: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is one of the leading bacterial causes of invasive disease in populations without access to Hib conjugate vaccines (Hib-CV). India has recently decided to introduce Hib-CV into the routine immunization programme in selected States. Longitudinal data quantifying the burden of bacterial meningitis and the proportion of disease caused by various bacteria are needed to track the impact of Hib-CV once introduced.

Risk factors for mortality in community acquired pneumonia among children aged 1-59 months admitted in a referral hospital.

Objective: To determine the case fatality rate and factors for death in community acquired pneumonia among children aged 1 month to 59 months admitted in a referral Hospital.

Design: Hospital based retrospective study.

Setting: Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai.

Clinical profile of scrub typhus in children.

Objective: To study the clinical profile and outcome of scrub typhus cases admitted in an urban referral centre.

Methods: This descriptive study describes the clinical profile of 67 children with scrub typhus, who were admitted in an urban referral centre(ICH & HC,Chennai) during the period between October 2010 and March 2011.The diagnosis was confirmed by IgM ELISA.