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Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in a Large Tertiary Center: Epidemiology, Characteristics and Outcome
Background: Invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infections are increasing alarmingly worldwide.
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Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Patient and Strain Characteristics Set New Challenge for Prevention and Control
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in children: Clinical and natural history
Investigation of the clinical characteristics and natural history of nine children with spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) was conducted at the Tel Aviv University Sheba Medical Centre between 1984 and 1994. ...
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Ruptured interventricular septum after blunt chest trauma: Ultrasonographic diagnosis
A 6-year-old child was found under a heavy bookcase that compressed her chest. On admission to the emergency room she was found to be dyspneic with a systolic murmur and complete atrioventricular (A-V) block. ...
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Apnea testing in suspected brain dead children — physiological and mathematical modelling
To study the validity and safety of the traditional apnea test in children, and to evaluate a mathematical equation estimating the hemodynamic response to the apnea test.
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Pneumatic rupture of the esophagus caused by carbonated drinks
Pneumatic rupture of the esophagus occurs when gas under pressure is accidentally delivered into the oral cavity. To the 4 cases previously described we add 2 pediatric patients and in both the source of the o...
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The admission cardiorespiratory performance in relation to outcome in pediatric ICU patients
We tested the hypothesis that the admission cardiorespiratory performance determines the outcome in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients. We studied 331 patients who were assigned to one of the three ...
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Variables affecting outcome from severe brain injury in children
This study evaluates the outcome of 56 severely brain injured children (mean age 6.2±2.1 years) and relates the Initial Glasgow Coma Scale (IGCS), initial intracranial pressure (ICP int), maximal intracranial ...
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Life-threatening cryptosporidiosis in immunocompetent infants
Cryptosporidium infection in immunocompetent patients has been described as a mild self-limiting diarrhoea. We describe two immunocompetent infants presented with life-threatening protracted diarrhoea. These two...
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The effect of lithium chloride on tumour appearance and survival of melanoma-bearing mice
The possible effect of lithium chloride, a compound which reduces the incidence of infection in cancer patients, was investigated on murine melanoma. C57 BL syngeneic mice were inoculated i.p. with B16 melanom...
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Ultrasound diagnosis of parapharyngeal abscesses in a young infant
We present a 4-month-old infant with a parapharyngeal abscess. Ultrasonic examinations defined and localised the nature of this uncommon lesion.