OBJECTIVE We studied the prevalence of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children in Finland. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS From 2002 to 2005, data on virtually all children <15 years of age diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (n = 1,656) in Finland were collected. RESULTS DKA was present in 19.4% of the case subjects, and 4.3% had severe DKA. In children aged 0-4, 5-9...

This paper reports the data concerning the net economic cost savings attributable to influenza vaccination in healthy children aged 2-5 years, and may be useful when deciding the best recommendations for the use of influenza vaccine in pediatrics. A total of 303 previously unprimed healthy children aged 2-5 years (163 males; mean age+/-S.D.: 3.22+/-2.43 years) were prospectively, blindly random...

KEY FINDINGS Data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2012 •Physician office visit rates for well care were lower for school-aged (those aged 6-11 years) children (31 per 100 population) and adolescents aged 12-17 years (29 per 100 population) than for younger children (349 and 74 per 100 population for children under age 1 year and 1-5 years, respectively). •Visit rates for well ...

To determine when children with acute diarrhoea should be investigated for urinary tract infection (UTI), we studied 120 patients and 120 healthy age- and sex-matched controls aged 4 weeks to 5 years. In those with positive or suspicious urine cultures, bacteriuria or pyuria, urine culture was repeated. We detected UTI in 8 patients (all < 2 years) and 1 boy in the control group. In those with ...

SIR We are concerned about the prevalence of child sexual abuse in Italy. It is approaching 5%, which is similar to estimates (from 1-5%) for other western societies.' This implies that in Italy about 450 000 children aged 0-14 years and the same number aged 15-24 years (data from the census of 1991) are sexually abused each year. It has been estimated that in 1994 in the USA about three millio...

We compared sedation levels in children following administration of intranasal dexmedetomidine. One hundred and sixteen children aged between 1 and 8 years were enrolled in this prospective, randomised trial. Children were assigned to receive either intranasal dexmedetomidine 1 μg.kg(-1) (Group 1) or 2 μg.kg(-1) (Group 2). Thirty-one (53%) patients from Group 1 and 38 (66%) patients from Group ...

Background: From 2000 through 2005, approximately 6900 children <20 years of age died from non-boat-related drowning; in those <5 years of age, the rate was 2.68 per 100,000 person-years. Although the use of pool fencing can be effective in preventing drowning, little is known about the effectiveness of other prevention strategies. While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends formal swim...

The aim of this study was to identify the etiology and type of dento-alveolar injuries in children. The study involved 2492 children (1344 boys, 1148 girls) aged 1-5 years examined. Injuries were classified according to drawings and texts based on the WHO classification system, as modified by Andreasen and Andreasen. Boys accounted for a higher percentage of injuries than girls. The difference ...

In Viet Nam, an inactivated, mouse brain-derived vaccine for Japanese encephalitis (JE) has been given exclusively to ≤ 5 years old children in 3 paediatric doses since 1997. However, JE incidence remained high, especially among children aged 5-9 years. We conducted a model JE immunization programme to assess the feasibility and impact of JE vaccine administered to 1-9 year(s) children in 3 sta...