Author details Vilnius University, Children hospital affiliate of Vilnius university hospital “Santariskiu klinikos”, Santariskiu 4, Vilnius, LT 08406, Lithuania. Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1, Gdańsk 80211, Poland. Department of Pediatrics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw...

277. Molecular Epidemiology of Staphyloccocus aureus in Children with Bacteremia Duha Al-Zubeidi, MD; Jeremiah Bell, PhD; Daniel Kingsmore, BS, Pediatrics; Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD; Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas city, MO; Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO; Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas city, KS; University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, K...

Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are common neoplasms composed of proliferating endothelial-like cells. Despite the relative frequency of IH and the potential severity of complications, there are currently no uniform guidelines for treatment. Although propranolol has rapidly been adopted, there is significant uncertainty and divergence of opinion regarding safety monitoring, dose escalation, and its...

conclusions the frequency of nis in this hospital was lower in comparison with other worldwide studies. however, low incidence of health care-associated infections in our study may be due to under diagnosis and underreporting of such infections by health care staff. results the incidence of nis was low (i.e. < 2%). among 16936 admitted patients in this hospital, 174 patients (79 males and 95 fe...

Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukyoka, Fukuoka, Japan; Division of Neurology, Kanagawa Children's Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; Division of Neurology, Shizuoka Prefectural Children's Hospital, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan; Division of Neurology, National Children's Hospital, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan; 5 Department of Pediatrics, All Children'...

Gastroenterology Medicine & Research Gastric Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder after Allogenic Stem Cell Transplantation Legarda M1, Garcia-Alberdi E2, Lopez-Almaraz R3, Berastegui M4, Irastorza I1,5, Vitoria JC1,5 and Astigarraga I3,5* 1Pediatric Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Cruces University Hospital, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Institute, Spain 2Department Histopathology, 3Pediatr...

an examination of external photon beam dose calculations Michael S. Gossman,1,a Jan P. Seuntjens,2 Monica F. Serban,3 Kelly J. Christian,4 Raymond C. Lawson,1 Mary A. Robertson,1 Jeffrey P. Lopez1 and Terry E. Justice1 Tri-State Regional Cancer Center,1 Ashland, Kentucky 41101 USA; McGill University, Montreal General Hospital,2 Medical Physics Unit, Montreal QC H3G 1A4 Canada; Maisonneuve-Rosem...

Background: Malnutrition constitutes a major public health concern worldwide and serves as an indicator of hospitalized patient’s prognosis. Nutritional support is an essential aspect of the clinical management of children admitted to hospital. Malnutrition has been long associated with poor quality, poor diet and inadequate access to health care, and it remains a key global health issue that b...