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Aim: Abnormal thyroid function tests (TFTs) are found in a wide range of settings in hospitalised infants. This retrospective descriptive study reviewed management decisions and outcomes of these infants, identifying factors influencing clinicians' decision to treat with thyroxine.

Methods: Data were collected for all infants referred to the on-call endocrinology service at a tertiary Australian centre for thyroid dysfunction between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2021.

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  • - This study examines how symptoms from sport-related concussions (SRC) and non-SRC recover in young children aged 5 to 12 years over a period of 12 weeks.
  • - The research included 1,747 children from various pediatric emergency departments and analyzed their symptom changes using a standardized inventory to gather self-reported and parent-reported data.
  • - The findings aim to provide insights into the differences in symptom recovery trajectories between younger children and highlight any variations based on the type of injury experienced.
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Background: In Ethiopia, Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) was integrated into the existing Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system in 2014. Despite providing valuable evidence to inform policies and actions, system implementation has not been evaluated. Thus, a national-level evaluation was conducted to assess the level and status of system implementation.

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  • The study analyzes data from the Kids-DOTT trial to investigate the treatment and outcomes of children with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT) compared to those with other types of venous thromboembolism (VTE).
  • CSVT was found to be more common in neonates and young children, often linked to infections, while treatment involved varying durations of anticoagulation, with no significant difference in outcomes between 6 weeks and longer treatments.
  • The findings suggest that 6 weeks of anticoagulant therapy is safe and effective for treating acute pediatric CSVT, but caution is advised in generalizing results due to the nature of subgroup analysis.
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Background Several studies have investigated the role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in diagnosing and predicting the severity of acute appendicitis; however, few studies have analyzed its usefulness in pediatric appendicitis patients particularly in predicting postoperative complications. We investigated the role of NLR and assessed its clinical utility as a predictor of postoperative infectious complications in children with acute appendicitis. Methodology We performed a prospective cross-sectional study from July 2023 to July 2024 on 135 pediatric patients aged five to 12 years undergoing emergency appendectomy and having operative findings or histopathological confirmation of appendicitis.

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Background: Acute diarrhoea among children mainly due to infection must be treated prophylactically to reduce mortality. The objective of this study was to compare the outcome of using bacterial probiotics (Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus) versus fungal probiotics (Saccharomyces) for acute diarrhoea among children aged 6 months to 5 years.

Methods: A non-randomized control trial was conducted at diarrhoea ward, the Children's Hospital, Lahore from 1st March 2022 to 1st March 2024.

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Background: Children and young people with intellectual disability have poor healthcare and are at risk of patient safety events due to lack of staff training and consensus on competencies for safe and quality care. For the adoption of reasonable adjustments in mainstream paediatric healthcare clinical competencies needed to be adapted to an existing patient safety education framework.

Methods: Thirteen experts in intellectual disability health and patient safety participated in an eDelphi survey aimed at reaching consensus on core competencies required of the paediatric healthcare workforce.

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  • This study aims to examine the histopathology and outcomes in patients with retinoblastoma who underwent eye enucleation and had neovascular glaucoma (NVG).
  • The research included 1,420 total cases from five continents, revealing that 16% of patients with NVG were often at higher risk of severe histopathological findings.
  • The findings indicate that NVG is linked to more aggressive forms of the disease and a higher chance of metastasis, emphasizing the need for careful monitoring and treatment in these cases.
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Modulation of AAV transduction and integration targeting by topoisomerase poisons.

Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev

December 2024

Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a widely used vehicle for gene delivery, lending interest to developing methods for enhancing AAV transduction and transgene expression. Here, we profile the function of several topoisomerase poisons, which are small molecules that stabilize topoisomerase enzymatic intermediates, where topoisomerase enzymes are covalently bound at chromosomal DNA breaks. As previously observed, we found that the topoisomerase poisons camptothecin (CPT), doxorubicin (DOX), and etoposide (ETO) increased AAV transduction in cultured cell models.

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Trends in gestational diabetes in Manitoba from 1981 - 2019: A descriptive study with geospatial mapping.

Can J Diabetes

November 2024

Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg (MB) Canada; The Diabetes Research Envisioned and Accomplished in Manitoba (DREAM) Theme of the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg (MB) Canada; Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (MB) Canada; Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (MB) Canada.

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  • There has been a significant increase in gestational diabetes incidence in Manitoba, rising from 1.3% to 8.6% between 1981 and 2019, particularly after 2010.
  • The most considerable increases were noted among urban residents, people over 35 years old, and those in higher socioeconomic status (SES) groups.
  • Geospatial mapping indicates that neighborhoods with higher proportions of recent immigrants also experienced a steeper rise in gestational diabetes cases, highlighting the need for more research on screening practices.
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Bivalent Omicron BA.1 vaccine booster increases memory B cell breadth and neutralising antibodies against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

EBioMedicine

December 2024

Centre for Virus Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia; Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Electronic address:

Background: Current literature informs us that bivalent vaccines will generate a broader serum neutralizing antibody response to multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants, but studies on how this breadth relates to the memory B cell (MBC) and T cell responses are sparse. This study compared breadth of neutralising antibody, and memory B and T cell responses to monovalent or a bivalent ancestral/Omicron BA.1 COVID-19 booster vaccine.

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  • - The study aimed to investigate parents' experiences with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for their young children who have early-stage type 1 diabetes enrolled in the ENDIA study.
  • - A total of nine parents participated in semi-structured phone interviews after a CGM monitoring period, highlighting three key themes: empowerment through information, acceptance of CGM use, and the benefits of involvement in research.
  • - Results showed that parents had a positive experience with their children's use of CGM, feeling supported and less uncertain about managing their child's diabetes with the valuable data provided by the monitoring.
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First Branchial Cleft Anomaly Mimicking Cholesteatoma: A Pediatric Case Study and Surgical Approach.

Am J Case Rep

November 2024

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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  • First branchial cleft anomalies (FBCAs) are rare congenital disorders that can cause variable symptoms and complex anatomical issues, often misdiagnosed as other conditions like cholesteatoma.
  • A 4-year-old girl presented with a painless mass in her left ear, leading to a thorough diagnostic process involving multiple imaging techniques that confirmed an FBCA.
  • Surgical intervention to resect the fistula was successful, with no postoperative complications or recurrence, emphasizing the need for precise diagnosis and treatment in such cases.
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Aim: To explore parents' experiences of early screening for cerebral palsy (CP) in three Australian states.

Method: This is a qualitative description study using semi-structured interviews. Participants were parents of children who had CP (n = 5), or high risk of CP (n = 10), or no CP (n = 11) at 2 years, and had completed early screening for CP.

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Fenoldopam for preventing and treating acute kidney injury.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev

November 2024

Cochrane Kidney and Transplant, Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia.

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  • Fenoldopam is a drug that selectively activates dopamine A1 receptors, increasing kidney blood flow, and it's being evaluated for its effectiveness and safety in preventing and treating acute kidney injury (AKI) in both adults and children.
  • The review examined randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving fenoldopam related to AKI caused by surgery, radiocontrast exposure, or sepsis, using rigorous data collection and analysis methods.
  • A total of 25 RCTs were identified, involving 3,339 participants, indicating a substantial body of research focused on fenoldopam's impact on AKI.
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Background: BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN) occurs when BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) affects a transplanted kidney, leading to an initial injury characterised by cytopathic damage, inflammation, and fibrosis. BKPyVAN may cause permanent loss of graft function and premature graft loss. Early detection gives clinicians an opportunity to intervene by timely reduction in immunosuppression to reduce adverse graft outcomes.

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Infant mortality (IM), or death prior to the first birthday, is a key public health metric that increases with neighborhood structural inequities. However, neighborhood exposures shift as communities undergo gentrification, a pattern of neighborhood change defined by increasing affluence (in wealth, education, and housing costs). Gentrification has inconsistent associations with infant health outcomes like IM, which may be due to differing relationships between its composite measures and such outcomes.

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To assess the longitudinal associations of genomic and exposomic liabilities for schizophrenia, both independently and jointly, with distressing psychotic experiences (PEs) and their persistence in early adolescence. The Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study data from children with European ancestry were used (n=5,122). The primary outcome was past-month distressing PEs at 3-year follow-up.

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