Clinical profile of adults and children with reactive arthritis in India – A cohort study by Koshy Nithin Thomas, Anamika Kumari Anuja, Latika Gupta

“…Methods: A hospital-based study of prevalent triggers and demographic features, articular and extra-articular manifestations, and radiological findings was undertaken in children and adults with reA at a tertiary care center in northern India. …”
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Clinical Profile of Dengue Fever in Children: A Study from Southern Odisha, India by Shubhankar Mishra, Ramya Ramanathan, Sunil Kumar Agarwalla

“…The mean duration of hospitalisation was 3.8 days. Conclusion. In children, if symptoms like fever, pain, rashes, and vomiting are associated with hepatomegaly and elevated SGOT in context of low TPC, a strong possibility of dengue fever is present, especially in an epidemic setting. …”
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Caregivers' Preferences of COVID-19 Vaccination for Children: A Cross-sectional Study From Rural South India by U.C SAMUDYATHA, Bhavyashree BALAJI, Meghna SINGH, Megha GOWDA

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Testing Multi-Theory Model (MTM) in Predicting Physical Activity Behavior Among Upper Elementary School Children in Northern India by Poonam KHANNA, Tejinder Pal SINGH, Tarundeep SINGH, Rekha KAUSHIK, Manoj SHARMA

“…Aim of this study was to predict physical acti- vity (PA) behavior among upper elementary school children from Northern India through Multi -Theory Model (MTM). …”
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Adenoviral infection in children admitted with severe acute respiratory infection at tertiary care hospital from North India: A case series by Rajarshi Bera, Pallavi Pallavi, Sonal Saxena, Shashi Chawla, Urmila Jhamb, Romit Saxena

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A Proposed Model for Infant and Child Oral Health Promotion in India by Ashwin Muralidhar Jawdekar

“…An integrated, directed population approach targeting children is much needed. The existing machinery of successful public health campaigns such as the “Pulse Polio” and the “Mid-Day-Meals Scheme” of the Government of India can be used for oral health promotion for children. …”
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Effect of Physical Activity on Blood Pressure Distribution among School Children by Anisa M. Durrani, Waseem Fatima

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Clinical Profile and Prescription Patterns in Culture-proven Enteric Fever in Children by Divya Priyadharshini, Mobill Clinton, Nandini Sethuraman, Mathrubootham Sridhar, Vidya Krishna

“…Aim: We aimed to study the clinical profile of enteric fever in children at an urban tertiary care children's hospital in South India. …”
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Clinical outcomes among HIV positive babies below 18 months of age, diagnosed under the Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) programme, India: a mixed-methods studyResearch in context by Suchit Kamble, Nilesh Gawde, Shilpa Bembalkar, Noopur Goel, Mohan Thorwat, Kalyani Nikhare, Sushmita Kamble, Radhika Brahme, Swapna Pawar, Harsh Kubavat, Bhawanisingh Kushwaha, Vinita Verma, Chinmoyee Das, Raman Gangakhedkar

“…Quantitative clinical data of 310 children on ART with HIV diagnosis before 18 months of age was collected from the treatment cards across 30 ART centres from 11 states of India using a retrospective cohort design. …”
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Pedicled Abdominal Flap in the Youngest Patient Yet? A Case Report of a Newborn with Neonatal Compartment Syndrome by S. Raja Sabapathy, A. Dharanipriya, Monusha Mohan, Subramanian Ramani, M. Selvaraj, R. Raja Shanmuga Krishnan

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Elizabethkingia anophelis: An uncommon cause of hospital-acquired septic meningitis and a rare cause of community-acquired meningitis in children: A case series by Sarjana Shuchi, Shweta Satija, Manoj B Jais

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Evaluation of the Effect of Probiotic Bacillus coagulans Unique IS2 on Mutans Streptococci and Lactobacilli Levels in Saliva and Plaque: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Control... by M. Ratna Sudha, Jayanthi Neelamraju, M. Surendra Reddy, Manoj Kumar

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Light exposure profiles differ between myopes and non-myopes outside school hours by John G Lawrenson, Rakhee Shah, Rohit Dhakal, Byki Huntjens, Pavan Kumar Verkicharla

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A Rare Case of Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Child with a Congenital Heart Disease by Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, Ujjwal Laghu, Raju Poudel, Konosuke Morimoto, Koya Ariyoshi

“…Treating doctors should consider VSD, a congenital heart disease, as a predisposing factor for cryptococcal meningitis in children. As CrAg is more sensitive than India ink and culture, it should be the first line of investigation in suspected cases.…”
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Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis: Role of C-Reactive Protein, Micro-ESR, and Gastric Aspirate for Polymorphs as Screening Markers by Sukhdeep Kaur, Kunwarpal Singh

“…Early-onset neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidness and death in newborn children. Its timely diagnosis is usually a challenge in developing countries like India. …”
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Protocol of the Nutritional, Psychosocial, and Environmental Determinants of Neurodevelopment and Child Mental Health (COINCIDE) study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Eunice Lobo, Jyothi S. Menon, Deepa R., Supriya Bhavnani, Onno CP van Schayck, Shweta Dixit, Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas, Aditi Roy, Sumathi Swaminathan, Ruby Gupta, Poornima Prabhakaran, Prashanth Thankachan, Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu, Debarati Mukherjee, Siddhartha Mandal, Gauri Divan

“…Objectives This study aims to investigate the independent, interaction, and cumulative effects of nutritional, psychosocial, and environmental factors on children’s cognitive development and mental health in urban and rural India. …”
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Nitazoxanide in Acute Rotavirus Diarrhea: A Randomized Control Trial from a Developing Country by Samarendra Mahapatro, Nijwm Mahilary, Amit Kumar Satapathy, Rashmi Ranjan Das

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The Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) study protocol: a multi-country mixed-method evaluation of pulse oximetry and clinical decision support algorithms by Fenella Beynon, Hélène Langet, Leah F. Bohle, Shally Awasthi, Ousmane Ndiaye, James Machoki M’Imunya, Honorati Masanja, Susan Horton, Maymouna Ba, Silvia Cicconi, Mira Emmanuel-Fabula, Papa Moctar Faye, Tracy R. Glass, Kristina Keitel, Divas Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Gillian A. Levine, Lena Matata, Grace Mhalu, Andolo Miheso, Deusdedit Mjungu, Francis Njiri, Elisabeth Reus, Michael Ruffo, Fabian Schär, Kovid Sharma, Helen L. Storey, Irene Masanja, Kaspar Wyss, Valérie D’Acremont, TIMCI Collaborator Group

“…Sociodemographic and clinical data are collected from caregivers and records of enrolled sick children aged 0–59 months at study facilities, with phone follow-up on Day 7 (and Day 28 in the RCT). …”
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Influence of Zinc Supplementation in Acute Diarrhea Differs by the Isolated Organism by Archana B. Patel, Michael J. Dibley, Manju Mamtani, Neetu Badhoniya, Hemant Kulkarni

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Anemia That Presented with Desaturation: A Focus on Core Concepts by Lakshmi Shobhavat, Antonio D’Costa, Karthik Shroff

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