Submissions from 2012
Chronic tibial nonunion in a Rothmund-Thomson syndrome patient, Aaron M. Carlson, Kristen B. Thomas, Salman Kirmani, and Noralane M. Lindor
Adherence to guidelines for respiratory syncytial virus immunoprophylaxis among infants with prematurity or chronic lung disease in three United States counties, Kecia N. Carroll, Marie R. Griffin, Kathryn M. Edwards, Syed Asad Ali, Yuwei Zhu, Marika K. Iwane, Peter G. Szilagyi, Mary A. Staat, Timothy P. Stevens, and Caroline B. Hall
Group B streptococcal disease in infants aged younger than 3 months: systematic review and meta-analysis, Karen M. Edmond, Christina Kortsalioudaki, Susana Scott, Stephanie J. Schrag, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Simon Cousens, and Paul T. Heath
Hereditary paraganglioma-pheochromocytoma syndromes, Tobi Else, Samantha Greenberg, Lauren Fishbein, Salman Kirmani, Roger D. Klein, Ricardo V. Lloyd, and William F. Young
Acute myeloid leukaemia in children: experience at a tertiary care facility of Pakistan, Zehra Fadoo, Naureen Mushtaq, Saima Alvi, and Muhammad Ali
Omphalocoele, ten years experience at a tertiary care hospital, Anila Haroon, Akhtar Amin Memon, and Rehan Ali
Array CGH on unstimulated blood does not detect all cases of Pallister-Killian syndrome: A skin biopsy should remain the diagnostic gold standard, Jennelle C. Hodge, Rachael L. Hulshizer, Pam Seger, Angelique St Antoine, Jennifer Bair, and Salman Kirmani
Spinal muscular atrophy:clinical spectrum and genetic mutations in Pakistani children, S. H. Ibrahim, Tariq Moatter, and Ali Faisal Saleem
Global micronutrient deficiencies in childhood and impact on growth and survival: challenges and opportunities, Aamer Imdad and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Intervention strategies to address multiple micronutrient deficiencies in pregnancy and early childhood, Aamer Imdad and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Basic study designs in health research, Fyezah Jehan and Abdul Momin Kazi
Questionnaire designing and validation, Abdul Momin Kazi and Wardah Khalid
Risk factors associated with typhoid fever in children aged 2-16 years in Karachi, Pakistan, M. Imran Khan, R. L. Ochiai, S. B. Soofi, L. Von-Seidlein, M. J. Khan, S. M. Sahito, Atif Habib, M. K. Puri, J. K. Park, Y. A. You, M. Ali, S. Q. Nizami, C. J. Acosta, R. Bradley-Sack, J. D. Clemens, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Effectiveness of Vi capsular polysaccharide typhoid vaccine among children: a cluster randomized trial in Karachi, Pakistan, M. Imran Khan, Sajid Bashir Soofi, R. Leon Ochiai, Atif Habib, Shah Muhammad Sahito, S. Qamaruddin Nizam, Camilo J Acosta, John D. Clemens, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and patterns of drug resistance of salmonella typhi in Karachi, Pakistan, M. Imran Khan, Sajid Bashir Soof, R. Leon Ochiai, Mohammad Jawed Khan, Shah Muhammad Sahito, Atif Habib, Mahesh K Puri, Lorenz von Seidlein, Jin Kyung Park, Young Ae You, Mohammad Ali, S. Qamarudding Nizami, Camilo J Acosta, Richard Bradley Sack, John D Clemens, and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Risk factors associated with typhoid fever in children aged 2–16 years in Karachi, Pakistan, M. I. KHAN, R. L. OCHIA, S. B. SOOFI, L. VON- SEIDLEIN, M. J. KHAN, S. M. SAHITO, Atif Habib, M. K. PURI, J. K. PARK, Y. A. YOU, M. ALI, S. Q. NIZAMI, C. J. ACOSTA, R. BRADLEY- SACK, J. D. CLEMENS, and Z. A. BHUTTA
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants at a tertiary care center in Pakistan, Muhammad Rehan Khan, Prem K. Maheshwari, Huma Shamim, Ali F. Saleem, Shakeel Ahmed, Syed R. Ali, and Shahnaz H Ibrahim
Morbidity pattern of sick hospitalized preterm infants in Karachi, Pakistan, Muhammad Rehan Khan, Prem Kumar Maheshwari, Huma Shamim, Shakeel Ahmed, and Syed Rehan Ali
Mutation in NSUN2, which Encodes an RNA Methyltransferase, Causes Autosomal-Recessive Intellectual Disability, Muzammil Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Arshad Rafiq, Abdul Noor, Shobbir Hussain, Joana V. Flores, Verena Rupp, Akshita K. Vincent, Roland Malli, Ghazanfar Ali, Falak Sher Khan, Gisele E. Ishak, Dan Doherty, Rosanna Weksberg, Muhammad Ayub, Christian Windpassinger, S. H. Ibrahim, Michaela Frye, Muhammad Ansar, and John B. Vincent
Parental Awareness and Coverage of Mass Measles Vaccination Drive 2011: Cross-Sectional Survey in the Metropolitan City of Karachi, Pakistan, Asif Raza Khowaja, Sana Sheikh, Ali Faisal Saleem, and Anita KM Zaidi
Molecular genetic testing in endocrinology - A practical guide, Salman Kirmani
Sclerostin levels during growth in children, Salman Kirmani, S. Amin, L. K. McCready, E. J. J. Atkinson, L. Joseph Melton III, R. Müller, and S. Khosla
Real-time reverse transcriptase PCR assay for improved detection of human metapneumovirus, Jennifer Klemenc, Syed Asad Ali, Monika Johnson, Sharon J. Tollefson, H Keipp albot, Tina V. Hartert, Kathryn M. Edwards, and John V. Williams
Multiple jejunal cancers resulting from combination of germline APC and MLH1 mutations, Noralane M. Lindor, Tom C. Smyrk, Sheila Buehler, Shanaka R. Gunawardena, Brittany C. Thomas, Paul Limburg, Salman Kirmani, and Stephen N. Thibodeau
Simultaneous Detection of Six Diarrhea-Causing Bacterial Pathogens with an In-House PCR-Luminex Assay, Jie Liu, Jean Gratz, Athanasia Maro, Happy Kumburu, Gibson Kibiki, Mami Taniuchi, Arif Mahmud Howlader, Shihab U. Sobuz, Rashidul Haque, Kaisar A. Talukder, Shahida Qureshi, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Doris M. Haverstick, and Eric R. Houpta
Elective tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated children, Prem Kumar Maheshwari, Muhammad Rehan Khan, and Anwarul Haque
Familial thrombocythemia: A case report of three Arab siblings with MPL gene mutation p. Pro106Leu and abnormal platelet aggregation studies, Preethi Reddy Marri, Vilmarie Rodriguez, and Salman Kirmani
Translational research in the developing world: Molecular medicine goes global, Asad Mian, Nathan S. Bryan, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Reduced elastogenesis: A clue to the arteriosclerosis and emphysematous changes in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia?, Marie Morimoto, Zhongxin Yu, Peter Stenzel, J Marietta Clewing, Behzad Najafian, Christy Mayfield, Glenda Hendson, Justin G. Weinkauf, Andrew K. Gormley, and Salman Kirmani
Dental Abnormalities in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia, M Morimoto, O Kérourédan, M Gendronneau, C Shuen, A Baradaran-Heravi, Y Asakura, M Basiratnia, R Bogdanovic, D Bonneau, and Salman Kirmani
A novel sclerosing skeletal dysplasia with mixed sclerosing bone dysplasia, characteristic syndromic features, and clinical and radiographic evidence of male-male transmission, Maureen Murphy-Ryan, Salman Kirmani, Dana Mara Thompson, Larry A. Binkovitz, Kristen B. Thomas, and Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a child with Fanconi’s anemia, Naureen Mushtaq, Rabia Wali, Zehra Fadoo, and Ali Faisal Saleem
Time trends and age-related etiologies of pediatric hydrocephalus: results of a groupwise analysis in a clinical cohort, Qura-Tul-Ain Rashid, Muhammad Sohail Salat, Kishwar Enam, Syed Faraz Kazim, Saniya Siraj Godil, Syed Ather Enam, Saleem Perwaiz Iqbal, and Syed Iqbal Azam
Healthcare-associated infections among pediatric oncology patients in Pakistan: risk factors and outcome., Naveed-ur-Rehman Siddiqui, Rabia Wali, Anwarul Haque, and Zehra Fadoo
Helping Babies Breathe: Global neonatal resuscitation program development and formative educational evaluation, Nalini Singhal, Jocelyn Lockyer, Herta Fidler, William Keenan, George Little, Sherri Bucher, Maqbool Qadir, and Susan Niermeyer
Schools as potential vaccination venue for vaccines outside regular EPI schedule: results from a school census in Pakistan., Sajid Bashir Soofi, Inam-Ul Haq, M. Imran Khan, Muhammad Bilal Siddiqui, Mushtaq Mirani, Rehman Tahir, Imtiaz Hussain, Mahesh K Puri, Zamir Hussain Suhag, Asif R Khowaja, Abdul Razzaq Lasi, John D Clemens, Michael Favorov, R. Leon Ochiai, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Pediatric endotracheal intubations for airway management in the emergency department., Bano Surraiya, Akhtar Saleem, Nukhba Zia, Uzma Rahim Khan, and Anwarul Haq
555 Perinatal neuroblastoma with a germline interstitial 2P duplication involving the mycn gene: A case report, D Warad, Salman Kirmani, Marri Reddy, M Nemergut, V Rodriguez, and A Nageswara Rao
Community-based Treatment of Serious Bacterial Infections in Newborns and Young Infants A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Three Antibiotic Regimens, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Shiyam Sundar Tikmani, Haider J. Warraich, Gary L. Darmstadt, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Shazia Sultana, and Durrane Thaver
Submissions from 2011
Health in Southeast Asia 2 Maternal, neonatal, and child health in southeast Asia: towards greater regional collaboration, Cecilia S. Acuin, Geok Lin Khor, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, Endang L. Achadi, Thein Thein Htay, Rebecca Firestone, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Factors associated with typhoid relapse in the era of multiple drug resistant strains, Kaashif Aqeeb Ahmad, Liaqat Hayat Khan, Bakht Roshan, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Outcome and Prognostic Factors Seen in Pediatric Oncology Patients Admitted in PICU of a Developing Country, Nida Akhtar, Zehra Fadoo, Sukaina Panju, and Anwarul Haque
Perception and practices of breastfeeding of infants 0-6 months in an urban and a semi-urban community in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study, Sumera Ali, Syed Faizan Ali, Ayesha Mallick Imam, Samia Ayub, and Abdul Gaffar Billoo
Real-world comparison of two molecular methods for detection of respiratory viruses, Syed Asad Ali, James E. Gern, Tina V. Hartert, Kathryn M. Edwards, Marie R. Griffin, E Kathryn Mille, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Tressa Pappas, Wai ming Lee, and John V. Williams
Fecal incontinence and constipation in children: a clinical conundrum., Syed Rehan Ali, Shakeel Ahmed, Maqbool Qadir, Khadija N Humayun, and Khalil Ahmad
Foetus-in-Foetu, Syed Rehan Ali, Maqbool Qadir, Shakeel Ahmed, and Prem Kumar
Clinical spectrum and outcomes of neonatal candidiasis in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Shabina Ariff, Ali Faisal Saleem, Sajid Bashir Soofi, and Reema Sajjad
Murmur and Doppler Alternans in Critical Pulmonary Stenosis, Mehnaz Atiq, Saleem Akhter, Sheikh Abdul Sattar, Shazia Mohsin, and Nadeem Aslam
Seeing the unseen:targeting neonatal mortality in rural Vietnam., Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Pakistan National Nutrition Survey, 2011, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Sajid Bashir Soofi, S. Shujaat H Zaidi, Atif Habib, and Imtiaz Hussain
Stillbirths: what difference can we make and at what cost?, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, Joy E. Lawn, Arjumand Rizvi, Ingrid K. Friberg, Eva Weissman, Eckhart Buchmann, and Robert L. Goldenberg
Child Development 2 Strategies for reducing inequalities and improving developmental outcomes for young children in low-income and middle-income countries, Patrice L. Engle, Lia C. H. Fernald, Harold Alderman, Jere Behrman, Chloe O'Gara, Aisha Yousafzai, Meena Cabral de Mello, Melissa Hidrobo, Nurper Ulkuer, Ilgi Ertem, and Selim Iltus
Outcome of In-Hospital Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest from a Single Center in Pakistan, Anwarul Haque, Arjumand Rizvi, and Surraiya Bano
Gradenigo's syndrome: Surgical management in a child, Hassan Nabeel Humayun, Shabbir Akhtar, and Shakeel Ahmed
Benzodiazepine use among adults residing in the urban settlements of Karachi, Pakistan: a cross sectional study., Saleem P. Iqbal, Syed Ahmer, Salima Farooq, Yasmin Parpio, Ambreen Tharani, Rashid A. M Khan, and Mohammad Zaman
Human rhinovirus species associated with hospitalizations for acute respiratory illness in young US children, Marika K. Iwane, Mila M. Prill, Xiaoyan Lu, Kathryn Miller, Kathryn M. Edwards, Caroline B. Hall, Marie R. Griffin, Mary A. Staat, Larry J. Anderson, and Syed Asad Ali
Transition towards health promoting hospitals: adapting a global framework to Pakistan., A. R. Khowaja, R. Karmaliani, R. Mistry, and A Agha
Relationship of testosterone and osteocalcin levels during growth, Salman Kirmani, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, L. Joseph Melton 3rd, B. Lawrence Riggs, Shreyasee Amin, and Sundeep Khosla
Effects of goal setting on dietary and physical activity changes in the Boy Scout badge projects., Hira Latif, Kathy Watson, Nga Nguyen, Debbe Thompson, Janice Baranowski, Russell Jago, Karen W Cullen, and Tom Baranowski
Safety of insulin tolerance test for the assessment of growth hormone deficiency in children, Saira Waqar Lone, Yasir Naqi Khan, Farah Qamar, Irum Atta, Mohsina Noor Ibrahim, and Jamal Raza
Incidence and etiology of omphalitis in Pakistan: a community-based cohort study, Fatima Mir, Shiyam Sundar Tikmani, Sadia Shakoor, Haider Javed Warraich, Shazia Sultana, Syed Asad Ali, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
5 versus 10 days of ceftriaxone for bacterial meningitis in children Reply, Elizabeth Molyneux, Shaikh Qamaruddin Nizami, Martin Willi Weber, and Shamim Ahmad Qazi
Does improving maternal knowledge of vaccines impact infant immunization rates? A community-based randomized-controlled trial in Karachi, Pakistan, Aatekah Owais, Beenish Hanif, Amna R. Siddiqui, Ajmal Agha, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Why do families of sick newborns accept hospital care? a community-based cohort study in Karachi, Pakistan, A. Owais, S. Sultana, A. D. Stein, N. H. Bashir, R. Awaldad, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Co-morbidity of Sanfilippo Syndrome type C and D-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria, M Ali Pervaiz, Marc C. Patterson, Eduard A. Struys, Gajja S. Salomons, Cornelis Jakobs, Devin Oglesbee, and Salman Kirmani
Significance of pyuria in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections in neonates, Arshalooz J Rahman, Farah Naz, and Sohail Ashraf
Setting research priorities to reduce global mortality from childhood pneumonia by 2015, Igor Rudan, Shams El Arifeen, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Robert E. Black, Abdullah Brooks, Kit Yee Chan, Mickey Chopra, Trevor Duke, David Marsh, Antonio Pio, Eric A. F. Simoes, Giorgio Tamburlini, Evropi Theodoratou, Martin W. Weber, Cynthia G. Whitney, Harry Campbell, and Shamim A. Qazi
Acinetobacter species meningitis in children: a case series from Karachi, Pakistan, Ali Faisal Saleem, Muhammad Shafaat Shah, Abdul Sattar Shaikh, Fatima Mir, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Availability and affordability of essential medicines: Exploring the health seeking behaviours and health service utilisation for children under-5 years living in squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan, Yasir Shafiq, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, and Ramesh Kumar
Measles susceptibility in children in Karachi, Pakistan, Sana Sheikh, Syed Asad Ali, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Ajmal Agha, Asif Khowaja, Salim Allana, Shahida Qureshi, and Iqbal Azam
Health-care associated infections in children after cardiac surgery in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU), Naveed-ur-Rehman Siddiqui, Fatima Mir, Omair Shakil, Muneer Amanullah, and Anwarul Haque
A comparison of disease caused by Shigella and Campylobacter species: 24 months community based surveillance in 4 slums of Karachi, Pakistan., Sajid Bashir Soofi, Atif Habib, Lorenz von Seidlein, Muhammad Jawed Khan, Shah Muhammad, Naveed Bhutto, M. Imran Khan, Shahid Rasool, Afia Zafar, John D Clemens, Qamaruddin Nizami, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Clinical profile and outcomes of paediatric patients with diabetic ketoacidosis at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Madiha Syed, Fariha Batool Khawaja, Taimur Saleem, Umair Khalid, Abdul Rashid, and Khadija Nuzhat Humayun
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) associated peritonitis in a child: a rare case of peritonitis caused by sphingomonous paucimobilis, Arwa Quresh Tambawala, Sadaf Hamid, Iqtidar Khan, and Asad Ali
Aplastic Anemia: Clinicohaematological Features, Treatment and Outcome Analysis, Rabia Wali, Zehra Fidoo, Salman Adil, and Muhammad Ahmed Naqvi
Floods in Pakistan: a public health crisis, Haider Warraich, Anita K. M. Zaidi, and Kavita Patel
A source of strength and empowerment? An exploration of the influence of disabled children on the lives of their mothers in Karachi, Pakistan, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, Zia Farrukh, and Kausar Khan
Effect of case management on neonatal mortality due to sepsis and pneumonia, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Hammad A. Ganatra, Sana Syed, Simon Cousens, Anne C. C. Lee, Robert Black, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, and Joy E. Lawn
Submissions from 2010
Dyssegemental dyspalsia; Rolland-Desbuquois type--a case report from Pakistan, Bushra Afroze
Asthma in children: management issues for family doctors., Shakeel Ahmed, Rehan Ali, Maqbool Qadir, and Khadija Humayun
Transcatheter Closure of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus in a Patient With an Anomalous Inferior Vena Cava, Saleem Akhtar, Shazia Mohsin Samad, and Mehnaz Atiq
Human metapneumovirus in hospitalized children in Amman, Jordan, Syed Asad Ali, John V. Williams, Qingxia Chen, Sameer Faori, Assem Shehabi, Eshan Al Jundi, Najwa Khuri-Bulos, and Natasha Halasa
Evaluation of health workforce competence in maternal and neonatal issues in public health sector of Pakistan: an Assessment of their training needs, Shabina Ariff, Sajid B. Soofi, Kamran Sadiq, Asher B. Feroze, Shuaib Khan, Sadiqua N. Jafarey, Nabeela Ali, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Pediatrics, war, and children., Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Aisha K Yousafzai, and Alvin Zipursky
High Mortality Rates for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Developing Countries Despite Training, Waldemar A. Carlo, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Imtiaz Jehan, Elwyn Chomba, Antoinette Tshefu, Ana Garces, Sailajanandan Parida, Fernando Althabe, Elizabeth M. McClure, Richard J. Derman, Robert L. Goldenberg, Carl Bose, Michael Hambidge, Pinaki Panigrahi, Pierre Buekens, Hrishikesh Chakraborty, Tyler D. Hartwell, Janet Moore, and Linda L. Wright
Newborn-Care Training and Perinatal Mortality in Developing Countries, Waldemar A. Carlo, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Imtiaz Jehan, Elwyn Chomba, Antoinette Tshefu, Ana Garces, Sailajanandan Parida, Fernando Althabe, Elizabeth M. McClure, Richard J. Derman, Robert L. Goldenberg, Carl Bose, Nancy F. Krebs, Pinaki Panigrahi, Pierre Buekens, Hrishikesh Chakraborty, Tyler D. Hartwell, and Linda L. Wright
New approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and treating neonatal sepsis, Karen Edmond and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Pediatric lymphoma: A 10-year experience at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Zehra Fadoo, Asim Belgaumi, Matloob Alam, Syed Iqbal Azam, and Ahmed Naqvi
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Tongue in an 11-Year-old Girl, Zehra Fadoo, Fozia Naz, Yousuf Husen, Shahid Pervez, and Nizam-ul Hasan
International Perspective on Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Hammad A. Ganatra, Barbara J. Stoll, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Neonatal Infections in the Developing World, Hammad A. Ganatra and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Infant with PAGOD syndrome phenotype and vitamin a deficiency, Ralitza Gavrilova, Nikola Babovic, Aida Lteif, Benjamin Eidem, Salman Kirmani, Timothy Olson, and Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic
Transient QT interval prolongation in an infant with Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, Emily Gertsch, Salman Kirmani, Michael J. Ackerman, and Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic
Effect of zinc in tablet and suspension formulations in the treatment of acute diarrhoea among young children in an emergency setting of earthquake affected region of Pakistan, Muhammad Atif Habib, Sajid Bashir Soofi, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Efficacy and safety of procedural sedation and analgesia by paediatric intensivist in paediatric oncology unit, Anwarul Haque and Zahra Fadoo
Teaching paediatric critical care medicine to paediatric residents, Anwarul Haque, Rizwan Haider, and Muhammad Sohail Salat
Brain calcinosis and seizures in an adolescent boy., Anwarul Haque, Shahnaz Ibrahim, Shamshad Gulab, Taimur Saleem, and Sidra Ishaque
Experience of Pediatric Rapid Response Team in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan, Anwarul Haque, Ali Faisal Saleem, Samreen Zaidi, and Syed Rizwan Haider
Validity of neonatal jaundice evaluation by primary health-care workers and physicians in Karachi, Pakistan, L. Hatzenbuehler, Anita K. M. Zaidi, S. Sundar, S. Sultana, F. Abbasi, A. Rizvi, and G. L. Darmstadt
Use of miltefosine in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in children at a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Khadija Nuzhat Humayun, Taimur Saleem, Umair Khalid, Fyezah Jehan, and Sajid Soofi