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Safety and efficacy of once-daily HAART for children

published 05-09-2007

Times marked as favorite : 46

"HIV-1–infected children naive to efavirenz weretreated with a combination of efavirenz, abacavir, didanosine,and lamivudine in an observational, prospective, single-centerstudy. "

"CONCLUSIONS. For the first time, once-daily highly active antiretroviral therapy is demonstrated to be a safe, convenient, and potent antiretroviral regimen for HIV-1–infected children."

Once-Daily Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-Infected Children: Safety and
Efficacy of an Efavirenz-Containing Regimen. Pediatrics 119(3): pp. e705-e715 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1367).

Rabies: A Concise Review (Peds. Inf. Dis J. 2007)

published 05-09-2007

Times marked as favorite : 42

Rabies—Update on a Global Disease. Ped. Inf. Dis. J. 26(4):351-352, April 2007. Available through Hinari.

Blinded, randomized trial of community-based zinc supplementation shows reduction in diarrhea

published 05-09-2007

Times marked as favorite : 38

"We included 1712 children aged between 6 and 48 months in a randomized double blind study in rural area comprising of 11 villages." Children received either placebo or zinc supplementation.
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"Conclusion: Weekly zinc supplementation was effective in reducing diarrheal morbidity at the community level and it was operationally feasible."

Operational Feasibility of Implementing Community-Based Zinc Supplementation: Impact on Childhood Diarrheal Morbidity. Ped. Inf. Dis. J. 26(4):306-310, April 2007.

Keywords : zinc; diarrhea

Lower rates of purulent CSF found after introduction of Hib vaccine in Ghana

published 05-09-2007

Times marked as favorite : 36

Introduction Of Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Conjugate Vaccine Into Routine Immunization In Ghana And Its Impact On Bacterial Meningitis In Children Younger Than Five Years. Ped. Inf. Dis. J. 26(4):356-358, April 2007

New Solution for Newborn Incubator Shortage: Inexpensive Recycling

published 04-09-2007

Times marked as favorite : 48

Incubators are very important for newborn care, although much of their use can be replaced by kangaroo care. Commercial ones are also expensive and maintain. One alternative is to obtain kits to build your own incubator, or, if you have the ability, to build your own. Another, featured in this article, is to use old, non-functioning commercial incubators and refit them with new temperature controls.

New reviews on hypertension, atrial fibrillation, acute respiratory distress syndrome, gallstones

published 29-08-2007

Times marked as favorite : 37

BMJ: Clinical Review: Acute respiratory distress syndrome

BMJ Clinical Review: Gallstones

Lancet Seminar: Essential hypertension.

Lancet Review: Management of atrial fibrillation

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