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Nephrotic syndrome in Namibian children
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1999)
Background and objectives. Patterns of nephrotic syndrome vary between regions and countries, and influence approaches to management. In the mid-1970s the University of Stellenbosch became involved in providing tertiary ...
BCG vaccination status of children with tuberculous meningitis and the use of unsupervised isoniazid prophylaxis
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1995-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: From 1985 to 1992, 193 children with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) with a median age of 26 months were admitted to the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Hospital. Of these children 143 ...
Bacteraemia in children in the south-western Cape. A hospital-based survey
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1992-01)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During 1989, of the 8524 children admitted to the paediatric wards of Tygerberg Hospital, 165 (1,96%) had bacteraemia. The incidence of community-acquired bacteraemias was 1,6% and that of nosocomial ...
Birth weight and early lung compliance as predictors of short-term outcome in premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1995-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In addition to birth weight (BW), respiratory mechanics measured during the first week of life have been reported to predict outcome in ventilated newborn infants with respiratory distress syndrome(RDS). ...
Incidence and frequency rates of childhood cancer in Namibia
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1997)
Objective. To estimate the extent of paediatric malignancy in an African country and to compare these findings with paediatric cancer rates in other countries. Design. A retrospective descriptive study which calculated ...
Survival of children in Cape Town known to be vertically infected with HIV-1
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1998)
Objective. To determine the survival patterns of children in Cape Town known to be vertically infected with HIV. Design. Retrospective record review of children diagnosed with symptomatic HIV infection during the period 1 ...
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate in a developing country - does extracorporeal membrane oxygenation have a role to play?
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1993)
A retrospective study was undertaken of survival after conventional management of 35 infants suffering from persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate (PPHN). The outcome of infants weighing more than 2000 g and who ...
Mid-trimester termination of pregnancy - a randomised controlled trial of two prostaglandin regimens
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1993)
Objective. To determine the more applicable of two ways of prostaglandin induction currently in use in second trimester induced abortions for congenital or chromosomal abnormalities. Design. A prospective randomised ...
Brucellosis in childhood in the Western Cape
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1993)
Human brucellosis, a multisystem disease which may mimic other conditions, has a low incidence in childhood and the diagnosis may easily be missed. Over a 7-month period 9 children with brucellosis presented to the Department ...
High-frequency oscillatory ventilation - rescue treatment for infants with severe respiratory failure
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1998)
Objective. To assess the efficacy of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) as a rescue mode of therapy in newborn infants with severe respiratory failure poorly responsive or unresponsive to conventional ventilation ...