American Journal of Pediatrics

Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018

  • Acute Tonsillitis and Bronchitis in Russian Primary Pediatric Care: Prevailing Antibacterial Treatment Tactics and Their Optimization

    Vladimir Tatochenko, Eugenia Cherkasova, Tatjana Kuznetsova, Diana Sukhorukova, Maya Bakradze

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 46-51
    Received: May 25, 2018
    Accepted: Jun. 27, 2018
    Published: Jul. 26, 2018
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    Abstract: Inappropriate use of antibiotics in children with acute tonsillitis (AT) and bronchitis is an important cause of the microbial resistance. The aim of the study was to find out pediatricians’ motives in prescribing antibiotics and the extent of their inappropriate use in these cases, as well as maternal attitudes to the use of antibiotics in acute v... Show More
  • Pasteurella multocida Peritonitis in a 3-Year-Old Patient Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

    Hiroshi Tamura, Shohei Kuraoka, Tomomi Nishi, Yuko Hidaka, Hiroko Nagata, Hiroko Nagata, Hitoshi Nakazato

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 52-55
    Received: Jun. 01, 2018
    Accepted: Jun. 26, 2018
    Published: Jul. 26, 2018
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    Abstract: Pasteurella multocida has been rarely reported to cause peritonitis in children. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) peritonitis is associated with high mortality despite appropriate treatment; therefore, its early detection is essential. Here, we report the case of a 3-year-old girl, undergoing treatment with PD, who developed peritonitis caused by P. multoc... Show More
  • Epidemiology and Outcome of Acute Bacterial Meningitis Among Children in Saudi Haospital Hajjah, Northwest Territories of Yemen

    Ahmed Hamood Alshehari, Abdulhakim Ali Mohammed Al-Selwi, Mohamed Abdulhadi Albahloly

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 56-60
    Received: May 16, 2018
    Accepted: Jul. 03, 2018
    Published: Jul. 30, 2018
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    Abstract: This is a retrospective descriptive study carried out in Saudi Hospital Hajjah between July 2016 and December 2017: The aim of this study is to assess the etiology and outcome of acute bacterial meningitis among children in Saudi Hospital Hajjah. We included in this study all children aged one month or more to 12 years who had symptoms and signs su... Show More
  • Acute and Chronic Renal Diseases Associated with Different Drugs in Children

    Sergey Postnikov, Anna Gratzhianskaya, Marya Kostyleva, Aleksey Ermilin

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 61-68
    Received: Jun. 28, 2018
    Accepted: Aug. 19, 2018
    Published: Sep. 19, 2018
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    Abstract: Drugs are common cause of renal damage - approximately 20% of out-patient and in-patient cases of acute renal failure are caused by drugs. The main reasons for this situation are the following: rapid growth of pharmaceutical market and therefore increased amount of drugs with known nephrotoxicity, aging of the population that is accompanied by the ... Show More
  • Cross Sectional Survey of Care Seeking For Acute Respiratory Illness in Children Under 5 Years in Rural Kenya

    Elizabeth Wanjiku Ndungu, Florence Nafula Okwara, John Paul Oyore

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 69-79
    Received: Sep. 06, 2018
    Accepted: Sep. 19, 2018
    Published: Oct. 12, 2018
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    Abstract: Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. In Kenya, diagnosis and treatment of ARI remains predominantly health facility based. This presumes that caretakers can recognize ARI symptoms promptly and make a decision to take the child to an appropriate health facility for treatme... Show More