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General Reports
       

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
Management of invasive fungal infections in pediatric patient.
Groll A.

Med Mal Infect. 2007;37 Suppl 2:12-3.
Abstract
 
Viral Diseases of the Liver in Children: Diagnostic and Differential Diagnostic
Considerations.
White FV, Dehner LP. 
Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2004 Dec;7(6):552-567.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Care for perinatal illness in rural Nepal: a descriptive study with cross-sectional and
qualitative components
Mesko N, Osrin D,  Tamang S, et al

BMC International Health and Human Rights
2003, 3:3
Paper


Avian Influenza
       

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  Fatal avian influenza A (H5N1) in a child presenting with diarrhea followed by coma.
de Jong MD, Bach VC, Phan TQ, et al
N Engl J Med. 2005 Feb 17;352(7):686-91
Abstract
 
A child with avian influenza A (H5N1) infection.
Chokephaibulkit K, Uiprasertkul M, Puthavathana P, et al
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Feb;24(2):162-6.

Abstract

Cocaine/Opiate Exposure in Utero
       

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters 

  CONFERENCE PDF POSTER
Long-term Growth and Developmental Outcomes in Children with in Utero Cocaine
 and Opiate Exposure Born to HIV-infected Women
E Handelsman, B Thompson, D Li, et al.
(10 CROI)
PDF Poster     Abstract
 

Cervical Lymphadenopathy
       

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  Diagnostic aspects of cervical lymphadenopathy in children in the developing world:
a study of 1,877 surgical specimens.
Moore SW, Schneider JW, Schaaf HS
.  Pediatr Surg Int 2003 Apr 17
Abstract

Cervical lymphadenopathy in children.
Umapathy N, De R, Donaldson I.
Hosp Med 2003 Feb;64(2):104-7
Abstract

School-aged children with Kawasaki disease: high incidence of cervical l
ymphadenopathy and coronary artery involvement.
Fan PC, Chiu CH, Yen MH, et al
J Paediatr Child Health 2003 Jan-Feb;39(1):55-7
Abstract

High-resolution and color Doppler ultrasonography of cervicallymphadenopathy in
children.
Papakonstantinou O, Bakantaki A, Paspalaki P, et al

Acta Radiol 2001 Sep;42(5):470-6
Abstract

 

Chagas' Diseases
       

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
ARTICLE
Targeted Screening Strategies to Detect Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Children.
Levy MZ, Kawai V, Bowman NM, et al
PLoS Negl Trop Dis.
2007 Dec 26;1(3):e103.
Paper

Aetiological treatment of congenital Chagas' disease diagnosed and monitored
by the polymerase chain reaction.
Schijman AG, Altcheh J, Burgos JM, et al
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2003 Sep;52(3):441-9
Abstract


Cryptosporidiosis
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
investigation of cryptosporidiosis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and microscopy in children
with diarrhea.
Yilmaz H, Tas-Cengiz Z, Cicek M.
Saudi Med J. 2008 Apr;29(4):526-9.
Abstract

Cryptosporidium and Giardia infection and drinking water sources among children in
Lege Dini, Ethiopia.

Ayalew D, Boelee E, Endeshaw T, Petros B.

Trop Med Int Health. 2008 Apr;13(4):472-5.
Abstract

 

Diarrhea
       

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Economic evaluation of zinc and copper use in treating acute diarrhea in children:
A randomized controlled trial
Patel AB, Dhande LA, Rawat MS
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2003 1:7
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Life-threatening infantile diarrhea from fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica
Typhimurium with mutations in both gyrA and parC.

Nakaya H, Yasuhara A, Yoshimura K, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis Feb 2003
Paper

Vitamin A Supplements Ameliorate the Adverse Effect of HIV-1, Malaria, and Diarrheal
Infections on Child Growth.
Villamor E, Mbise R, Spiegelman D, et al.

Pediatrics
2002 Jan;109(1):E6

Abstract

Entamoeba moshkovskii
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Entamoeba moshkovskii infections in children in Bangladesh.
Ali IKM, Hassain MB, Roy S,  et al.
Emerg Infect Dis  2003 May
Paper
 

Epstein-Barr Virus Infection
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  Epstein-Barr Virus Infects B and Non-B Lymphocytes in HIV-1-Infected Children and Adolescents.
Bekker V, Scherpbier H, Beld M, et al
J Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 1;194(9):1323-30.
Abstract
 

Hepatitis A
       

Epidemiology/Prevalence

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The prevalence of hepatitis A antibodies in HIV exposed and/or infected children
and adolescents

Gouvea AF, Moraes-Pinto MI, Machado DM, et al
J Pediatr (Rio J). 2005 May-Jun;81(3):205-8.
Paper
 
Changes in seroprevalence of hepatitis A in children and adolescents in Manisa,
Turkey.
Tosun S, Ertan P, Kasirga E, Atman U.
Pediatr Int. 2004 Dec;46(6):669-72.
Abstract

Vaccination

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 

 
Cost-effectiveness of routine childhood vaccination for hepatitis A in the United States.
Rein DB, Hicks KA, Wirth KE 
Pediatrics.
2007 Jan;119(1):e12-21
Abstract
 
Effectiveness of a hepatitis A vaccination program for migrant children in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands (1992-2004).
Sonder GJ, Bovee LP, Baayen TD,. et al 

Vaccine.
2006 Apr 18;
Abstract
 
Factors associated with hepatitis a vaccination among children 24 to 35 months of age: United
States, 2003.

Amon JJ, Darling N, Fiore AE, Bell BP, Barker LE.

Pediatrics.
2006 Jan;117(1):30-3.
Abstract


Antibody Responses to Hepatitis A Virus Vaccine in HIV-Infected Children with Evidence of
Immunologic Reconstitution while Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.
Weinberg A, Gona P, Nachman SA, 3t al;
 
J Infect Dis.
2006 Jan 15;193(2):302-11.
Abstract
 
FDA Approval of VAQTA (Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated) for Children Aged >1 Year
CDC
MMWR Oct 14, 2005 / Vol. 54 / No. 40
News Release
 
Hepatitis A vaccines: the growing case for universal immunisation of children.
Scheifele DW.
Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2005 Feb;6(2):157-164
Abstract
 
A two-dose schedule for combined hepatitis A and B vaccination in children aged
6-15 years.
Kurugol Z, Mutlubas F, Ozacar T.
Vaccine. 2005 Apr 22;23(22):2876-80.
Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Hepatitis a vaccination coverage among children aged 24-35 months--
United States, 2003.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Feb 18;54(6):141-4.
Paper

Immunological priming of one dose of inactivated hepatitis A vaccine given during
the first year of life in presence of maternal antibodies.
Lagos R, Munoz A, Dumas R, et al 

Vaccine. 2003 Sep 8;21(25-26):3730-3.
Abstract


Herpesvirus
       

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
POSTER
Incidence and Predictors of Herpes Zoster in Pediatric HIV in the HAART Era
J Anderson, M Levin, P William, et al
(13 CROI)
PDF Poster     Abstract

Human Herpesvirus 8 infection in children born to HIV-1 infected women
D M Machado, L Sumita, C S Pannuti, et al 

(15IAC)
Abstract


Human Papillomavirus Infection
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
Human papillomavirus vaccination. Consensus Conference in pediatric age.
Bartolozzi G, Bona G, Ciofi M
Minerva Pediatr. 2007 Jun;59(3):165-182
Abstract

Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Sexually Active Young Women in the United
States: Implications for Developing a Vaccination Strategy.

Manhart LE, Holmes KK, Koutsky LA, et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Mar 27;
Abstract

 

Kaposi's Sarcoma
       

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Successful treatment of a child having generalized Kaposi's sarcoma after living donor liver transplantation
with conversion to sirolimus.
Yuksekkaya HA, Arikan C, Yazici A,
Pediatr Transplant.
2008 Apr 29.
Abstract
 
Pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma in six children.
Theron S, Andronikou S, Du Plessis J, et al  
Pediatr Radiol
. 2007 Oct 17;
Abstract
 

         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters 
 
  Human Herpesvirus type 8/Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus Infection in
Zambian Children: Correlation with HIV-1 Status
S Phiri T M’soka, G Kwenda, et al  
V Mulenga, D Gibb, G Bhat, et al
(11 CROI)
Abstract

Leprosy
       

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Leprosy in a preschool child--a case report.
Arora SK.
J Indian Med Assoc. 2007 Mar;105(3):140
Abstract

Measles
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
Metabolic effects of acute measles in chronically malnourished Nigerian children.
Phillips RS, Enwonwu CO, Okolo S, Hassan A.

J Nutr Biochem
. 2004 May;15(5):281-8.
Abstract
 
Measles in Children With HIV Infection: Report of Five Cases.
De Carvalho V, Marinoni LP, Martins LF, et al 
Braz J Infect Dis. 2003 Oct;7(5):346-352.
Abstract

Impact of Nationwide Measles Vaccination Campaign among Children Aged 9 Months
to 14 Years, Zimbabwe, 1998-2001.

Munyoro MN, Kufa E, Biellik R, et al.
J Infect Dis 2003 May 15;187(Suppl 1):S91-6
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Life-threatening infantile diarrhea from fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica
Typhimurium with mutations in both gyrA and parC.

Nakaya H, Yasuhara A, Yoshimura K, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis Feb 2003
Abstract

 

Metapneumovirus Infection
       

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Children with Respiratory Disease Associated with Metapneumovirus in
Hong Kong,

Peiris JSM, Tang W-H, Chan K-H, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis 2003 Jun
Paper

SARS
       

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in children: epidemiology, presentation
and management.
Leung TF, Wong GW, Hon KL, Fok TF.

Paediatr Respir Rev. 2003 Dec;4(4):334-9.
Abstract
 
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): chest radiographic features in children.
Babyn PS, Chu WC, Tsou IY,
Pediatr Radiol. 2003 Nov 18
Abstract

Smallpox
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
Should smallpox vaccine be tested in children?
Baltimore RS, Jenson HB.

Curr Opin Infect Dis
. 2003 Jun;16(3):237-9.
Abstract

Safeguarding our nation's children: the diagnosis, management, and containment
of smallpox in infants and children.

Veenema TG.
Biol Res Nurs 2003 Apr;4(4):295-304
Abstract

 

Varicella Zoster
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  Varicella zoster as a manifestation of immune restoration disease in HIV-infected
children.
Tangsinmankong N, Kamchaisatian W, Lujan-Zilbermann J, et al.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004 Apr;113(4):742-6
Abstract

Syphilis
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL TEXT ARTICLE
The girl from the church of the sacrament: a case of congenital syphilis in XVIII century
Lisbon.

de Souza SM, Codinha S, Cunha E.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2006 Dec 5;101 Suppl 2:119-28.
Paper

Syphilis in children: congenital and acquired.
Woods CR.

Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2005 Oct;16(4):245-57.
Abstract


West Nile Virus Infection/Disease
       

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  West Nile virus infection: a pediatric perspective.
Hayes EB, O'Leary DR.
Pediatrics. 2004 May;113(5):1375-8
Abstract
 
West nile virus encephalitis in a child with left-side weakness.
Vidwan G, Bryant KK, Puri V, et al
Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Sep 15;37(6):E91-4.
Abstract


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