Objectives Blood cultures are the first-line tool for diagnosis of bloodstream infections. Their diagnostic value, however, may be affected when a microorganism of questionable evidence is isolated.

Objective Children with Kawasaki disease (KD) and an initial echocardiogram that demonstrates coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs, Z score ≥2.5) are at high risk for severe cardiovascular complications.

The recent epidemic of childhood obesity[1][1] has raised concern because of the possible clinical and public health consequences.[2,][2][3][3] However, there remains a widespread perception among ...

Background: Difficulty falling asleep (prolonged sleep latency) is a frequently reported problem in school-aged children. Aims: This study aimed to describe the distribution of sleep latency and ...

Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse led clinic (NLC) compared with a consultant led paediatric gastroenterology clinic (PGC) in the management of chronic constipation. Methods: Children ...

Objectives To evaluate London paediatric trainee priorities and identify areas of improvement to achieve an outstanding training programme. To compare these results to previous years to monitor trends ...

Design A retrospective, population-based review of all major CHD in New Zealand from 2006 to 2010. The timing of diagnosis relative to discharge and to intervention in critical and non-critical cases ...

What did you do? We conducted an evaluation of families’ experiences with community and specialist swimming lessons amongst children with disabilities accessing a specialist swimming program. Sparkle ...