Purpose Low birth weight is the most important risk factor for developing necrotizing enterocolitis
(NEC). We aimed to establish birth weight-based benchmarks for in-hospital mortality in …

BACKGROUND. Parenteral nutrition–associated liver disease can be a progressive and
fatal entity in children with short-bowel syndrome. Soybean-fat emulsions provided as part of …

Although the recent Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic in the Americas and its link to birth defects
have attracted a great deal of attention 1, 2, much remains unknown about ZIKV disease …

… Children with other liver diseases (ie cystic fibrosis, inborn metabolic errors, hepatitisC)
were excluded. … Jugie M, Canioni D, Le BihanC, et al. Study of the impact of liver …

… and the parasite circumsporozoite protein at three levels: the entireC-terminal amplicon
haplotype (95 amino acids), defined haplotypic regions of theC-terminal (10 to 17 amino acids), …

Purpose Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a common complication of medical care resulting
in high morbidity and medical expenditure. Population level estimates of outpatient ADEs are …

Background Case fatality rates among African children with cerebral malaria remain in the
range of 15 to 25%. The key pathogenetic processes and causes of death are unknown, but a …

Purpose Pediatric short bowel syndrome (SBS) remains a management challenge with
significant mortality. In 1999, we initiated a multidisciplinary pediatric intestinal rehabilitation …

Necrotising pneumonia (NP) is a severe complication of community-acquired pneumonia
characterised by liquefaction and cavitation of lung tissue. The present study describes the …

Objectives: Transition of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from pediatric to
adult providers requires preparation. Gastroenterologists for adult patients (“adult …