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Paediatrics and Child Health: Recent submissions
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-01)Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common autosomal recessive disorders worldwide. The incidence of CF depends on the prevalence of CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene mutations in the ...
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(Allergy Society of South Africa, 2019-09)Genetic testing has become important in the repertoire for the diagnosis of primary immunodeficiencies. More than 350 genetic disorders have been molecularly characterised since the first description of primary ...
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(Allergy Society of South Africa, 2019)Dr Spur took a thorough personal and family history from Mr Will and noted that he had no previous history of recurrent or atypical infections as a child or in early adulthood. There is also no significant family or ...
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(Allergy Society of South Africa, 2019-12)The brain reaches down into the bowels. That reality is shocking and not what neuroscientists want to hear. However, one has to develop a propensity for uncleanliness in order to hold the vulnerability of our existence ...
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(Wiley Open Access, 2020-04)Clinical guidelines are used to translate research findings into evidence‐based clinical practice but are frequently not comprehensively adopted by health workers (HWs). HIV and infant feeding guidelines were revised by ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-12)Despite clear evidence of the benefits of exclusive and continued breastfeeding for children, women and society, far too few children in South Africa (SA) are breastfed. One of the major impediments to improving this ...
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(Wiley, 2019-06)AIM : It is of critical importance to have internationally constructed tools to address early childhood development. The aim of this second phase of a two‐phase study was to examine the sensitivity and specificity of the ...
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(Wiley Open Access, 2019-06)INTRODUCTION : To date, very little programmatic data has been published regarding serial antiretroviral (ARV) levels in infants exposed to maternal treatment and/or infant prophylaxis during the first months of life. Such ...
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(Wiley Open Access, 2020-01)Breastfeeding education and support are critical health worker skills. Confusion surrounding infant feeding advice linked to the HIV epidemic has reduced the confidence of health workers to support breastfeeding. High ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2019-08)BACKGROUND : Up to 50% of children diagnosed with cancer in low- and middle-income countries are malnourished, which likely affects survival. SUBJECTS AND METHODS : An online survey to paediatric oncology units (POUs) in ...
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(Elsevier, 2019-07)No abstract available.
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(Nature Research, 2019)In black African children with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) there are high rates of steroid resistance. The aim was to determine genetic associations with apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) renal risk variants and ...
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(F1000 Faculty Rev, 2019)Early diagnosis of HIV infection among infants and children is critical as prompt initiation of antiretroviral therapy prevents morbidity and death. Yet despite advances in the accuracy and availability of infant HIV ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019)Although rare, diffuse lung disease is increasingly recognised as a cause of respiratory distress in newborns. However, many cases remain undiagnosed as not all clinicians are aware that these diseases may present during ...
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(BioMed Central, 2019-10-10)BACKGROUND : A coronary cameral fistula is a rare connection between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or vein bypassing the cardiac capillary bed system. Most of these fistulae are congenital and solitary, although ...
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(Elsevier, 2019-05)Mitochondrial disease (MD) is a group of rare inherited disorders with clinical heterogeneous phenotypes. Recent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) allow for rapid genetic diagnostics in patients who experience ...
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(Allergy Society of South Africa, 2018-12)Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disease that is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. The hallmark of the disease is the development of spontaneous and recurrent episodes of angioedema. Importantly, these ...
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(Allergy Society of South Africa, 2018-06)The immunology of mind control – exploring the relationship between the microbiome and the brain - part 1 In this series of articles, the relationship between the human species and the human gut microbiome will be evaluated ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)BACKGROUND : Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis is a seasonal disease that has an enormous burden on health systems across the world. RSV disease manifestations in children range from mild upper respiratory ...
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(Elsevier, 2018-06)Alpha-mannosidosis is an ultra-rare monogenic disorder resulting from a deficiency in the lysosomal enzyme alpha-mannosidase, with a prevalence estimated to be as low as 1:1,000,000 live births. The resulting accumulation of ...
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