Candida albicans and Napkin Dermatitis: Relationship and Lesion Severity Correlation by Amani Hussein Karsani, Abdullateef A. Alzolibani, Yasser Farouq, Khalid Zedan, Mohammed Mohsen Alotaibi, Ghada Bin Saif, Ibrahim H. Babikir

“…It is a skin disease that becomes a challenge for both parents and physicians because of its frequency and difficulty in eliminating all of the causative factors in diapered infants. Usually Napkin dermatitis is self-limiting but when associated with Candida albicans (C. albicans) seems to be moderate to severe. …”
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Effect of a multispecies probiotic on reducing the incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Hania Szajewska, Jan Łukasik

“…The primary outcome will be the incidence of AAD, defined as ≥3 loose or watery stools (a score of A on the Amsterdam Infant Stool Scale or a score of 5–7 on the Bristol Stool Form scale) in 24 hours, caused either by Clostridium difficile or of otherwise unexplained aetiology, occurring during the intervention period. …”
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Integration of cervical cancer screening into healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Rahel Nega Kassa, Desalegn Markos Shifti, Kassahun Alemu, Akinyinka O Omigbodun

“…Five databases (MEDLINE, Maternity Infant Care, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Web of Science) were systematically searched. …”
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Efficacy and safety assessment of propranolol tablets vs. oral solution for infantile hemangioma: a retrospective study in China by Wenting Chen, Hua Qian, Qi Sun, Shan Zhang, Lei Zhu, Yafen Wu, Yingying Qian, Bingbing Wang, Wei Li

“…The propranolol oral solution was not used in China until 2022.ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of propranolol tablets and an oral solution in infants with high-risk IH.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted involving 234 consecutive patients with a clinical diagnosis of high-risk IH who were treated with propranolol between August 2018 and February 2023 (propranolol tablets, 168 patients; propranolol oral solution, 66 patients). …”
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Comparison of Chest-to-Back Skin-to-Skin Contact and Chest-to-Chest Skin-to-Skin Contact on the Risk of Oxygen Desaturation and Change in Heart Rate in Low Birth Weight and/or Prem... by Sisay Gere, Yemane Berhane, Alemayehu Worku

“…We transformed these measurements into stability of the cardiorespiratory system in premature infant (SCRIP) scores. We applied a generalized estimating equation model to analyze the data. …”
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Birth Weight and the Related Risks in the Mothers Delivered in the Jazan Region of Saudi Arabia by Ebtihal Elameen Eltyeb, Gassem Ali Gohal, Ali Ali Al-Makramani, Alanoud Ibrahim Mokhasha, Sara Abduh Ali, Abdullah Ahmed Almalki, Alaa Allayl, Mohammed Salih Mahfouz

“…Introduction: Birth weight is vital to an infant’s long-term health and development. This study aims to assess the birth weight of babies born to Saudi women in the Jazan region and to determine the maternal risks influencing it. …”
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Unraveling the relationship between stress exposure and childhood anxiety: Considering accumulation, impact, and type in the first five years of life. by Viviane Valdes, Linda W Craighead, Charles A Nelson, Michelle Bosquet Enlow

“…A community sample of children and their parents (N = 399) enrolled in a longitudinal study of emotion processing were assessed when the children were infants and at ages 2 years, 3 years, and 5 years. …”
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Prospective cohort study comparing outcomes between vacuum extraction and second-stage cesarean delivery at a Ugandan tertiary referral hospital by Barbara, Nolens, Flavia, Namiiro, John, Lule, Thomas, van den Akker, Roosmalen, Jos van, Josaphat, Byamugisha

“…Fetal death during the decision-to-delivery interval was also less common in the vacuum extraction group (3 [0.9%] vs 18 [4.4%]; aOR 0.24, 95% CI 0.07–0.84); however, the perinatal mortality rate did not differ between the vacuum extraction and SSCD groups (29 [8.4%] vs 45 [11.0%], respectively; aOR 0.83, 95% CI 0.49–1.41). One infant in each group exhibited neurodevelopmental anomalies at 6 months. …”
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Perinatal mortality and other severe adverse outcomes following planned birth at 39 weeks versus expectant management in low-risk women: a population based cohort studyResearch in... by Kylie Crawford, Waldemar A. Carlo, Anthony Odibo, Aris Papageorghiou, William Tarnow-Mordi, Sailesh Kumar

“…Study outcomes were perinatal mortality (antepartum or intrapartum stillbirth and neonatal death), severe neonatal neurological morbidity and non-neurological morbidity, severe maternal outcome, maternal-infant separation, perineal trauma, shoulder dystocia, and caesarean birth. …”
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Requirements and special considerations for drug trials with children across six jurisdictions: 2. Ethics review in the regulatory approval process by Breanne Stewart, Pirkko Lepola, Gunter F. Egger, Fahimeda Ali, Albert J. Allen, Albert J. Allen, Alysha K. Croker, Andrew J. Davidson, Pamela Dicks, Saul N. Faust, Saul N. Faust, Dionna Green, Collin Hovinga, Collin Hovinga, Agnes V. Klein, Robyn Langham, Hidefumi Nakamura, Laura Pioppo, Shiva Ramroop, Michiyo Sakiyama, Isabel Sanchez Vigil de la Villa, Junko Sato, Donna L. Snyder, Mark A. Turner, Mark A. Turner, Sarah Zaidi, Kanecia Zimmerman, Kanecia Zimmerman, Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

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Enhancing pediatric congenital heart disease detection using customized 1D CNN algorithm and phonocardiogram signals by Ihtisham Ul Haq, Ghassan Husnain, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Nisreen Innab, Masoud Alajmi, Hanan Aljuaid

“…Congenital heart disease (CHD), impacting around 1 % of infants worldwide, constitutes a significant healthcare challenge. …”
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Whole exome sequencing enables the correct diagnosis of Frank–Ter Haar syndrome in a Saudi family by Y. N. Khan, M. Imad A.M. Mahmud, N. Othman, H. M. Radzuan, S. Basit

“…We recruited a family with two affected individuals (3-year-old female and 2-month-old male infant) having bilateral clubfoot. Family pedigree shows an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. …”
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Clinical spectrum of disease and outcomes in children with Omicron SARS-COV-2 infection in Cape Town, South Africa by C. Bekker, I. Dewandel, A. Redfern, C. McKenzie, J. Lishman, L. M. Verhagen, M. Claassen, S. Wilson, R. Dunbar, C. Bosch, G. van Zyl, W. Preiser, P. Goussard, H. Rabie, M. M. van der Zalm

“…INTRODUCTION: Children with underlying comorbidities and infants are most severely affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, including in low- and middle-income countries with a high prevalence of HIV and TB. …”
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Profiling the response of individual gut microbes to free fatty acids (FFAs) found in human milk by Megan E. Waller, Alyssa Gutierrez, Taylor D. Ticer, Janiece S. Glover, John E. Baatz, Carol L. Wagner, Melinda A. Engevik, Katherine E. Chetta

“…Preterm infants have an immature intestinal environment featuring microbial dysbiosis. …”
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Unusual free trisaccharides in caprine colostrum discovered by logically derived sequence tandem mass spectrometry by Wei-Chien Weng, Hung-En Liao, Cheng-Hsiu Chang, Shang-Cheng Hung, Kai Du, Zhijay Tu, Chun-Hung Lin, Chi-Kung Ni

“…Abstract Free oligosaccharides in human milk have many biological functions for infant health. The reducing end of most human milk oligosaccharides is lactose, and caprine milk was reported to contain oligosaccharides structurally similar to those present in human milk. …”
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Anatomical and physiological features of the right heart affecting the effectiveness of balloon valvuloplasty and increase the risk of repeated interventions in children with valvu... by Yu.L. Kuzmenko, A.A. Dovhaliuk, M.P. Radchenko, O.О. Motrechko

“…Balloon valvuloplasty of the pulmonary artery valve was effective in 98 % of infants and 90 % of children aged 29 days to 1 year. …”
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Perinatal Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Preschool-Age Children in the United States: An Analysis of 1999–2008 NHANES Data by Sarah E. Messiah, Kristopher L. Arheart, Steven E. Lipshultz, Emmalee S. Bandstra, Tracie L. Miller

“…We examined the relationships between selected perinatal and early infancy factors (maternal smoking during pregnancy, infant low birthweight, breastfeeding, and early introduction of solid foods [<6 months of age] and increased BMI [≥85th, ≥95th percentiles for age, sex]), waist circumference (WC), C-reactive protein (CRP), triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and decreased HDL cholesterol during early childhood. …”
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Determinant of Neonatal Visit Coverage Rate in Serdang Bedagai Regency North Sumatra Indonesia by Novita Br Ginting Munthe, Rizanda Machmud, Rima Semiarty, Joserizal Serudji, Adang Bachtiar, Finny Fitry Yani, Denas Symond, Nelwati Nelwati

“… Neonatal mortality is a leading cause of infant deaths, particularly in developing countries. …”
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WhatsApp and atopic dermatitis: a clinical trial by Thaís Braga Cerqueira, Renata Robl Imoto, Mariana Muzzolon, Vânia Oliveira de Carvalho

“…Improvement in QoL was measured by the Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI), the Infants’ Dermatitis Quality of Life Index (IDQOL), and the Dermatitis Family Impact Questionnaire (DFIQ), and improvement in the severity of AD by the Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) and the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI). …”
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Adverse events following immunization surveillance on two types of enterovirus 71 vaccines: A real-world comparative study in China by Yiqing Zhu, Yihan Wang, Jinghui Wang, Yafei Wang, Li Sun, Shiheng Cui, Jing Li, Yu Guo

“…Most cases occurred in infants under one year of age (45.91%). No significant differences in the AEFI reported rate were found between two types of EV71 vaccines across various demographic. …”
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