Non-carbapenem-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in children: Risk factors, molecular epidemiology, and resistance mechanism by Lijun Yin, Lu Lu, Leiyan He, Gangfeng Yan, Guoping Lu, Xiaowen Zhai, Chuanqing Wang

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Respiratory Admissions Linked to Air Pollution in a Medium Sized City of the UK: A Case-crossover Study by Catherine A. Fitton, Bianca Cox, Munro Stewart, James Chalmers, Jill J. F. Belch

“…A total of 34,192 hospital admissions for a respiratory condition were included in this study (children = 9,501; adults = 24,691). Respiratory admissions in children were significantly associated with cumulative 14-day exposure to NOx (RR for a 10 µg m−3 increase in concentration 1.020; 95% confidence interval 1.010–1.031), NO2 (RR 1.086; 95% CI 1.036–1.139) and NO (RR 1.033; 95% CI 1.016–1.052). …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Maternal Risk Factors of Microtia and Aural Atresia in Kazakhstan by Assel Imangaliyeva, Rimma Suatbayeva, Tatyana Slazhneva, Aigul Medeulova, Zhanetta Mukanova, Amangeldy Kulimbetov, Neilya Mileshina, Natalya Glushkova, Marina Izmailovich, Yuliya Semenova

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Child maltreatment, cognitive functions and the mediating role of mental health problems among maltreated children and adolescents in Uganda by Herbert, E. Ainamani

“…Our study aimed at examining this research question among children and adolescents in Uganda. Methods: A sample of 232 school-going children and adolescents with a mean age of 14.03 (SD = 3.25) was assessed on multiple forms of maltreatment using the Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology Exposure—Pediatric Version (pediMACE). …”
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Socioeconomic factors associated with the number of children ever born by married Ghanaian females: a cross-sectional analysis by Felix Boakye Oppong, Divine Darlington Logo, Dennis Boateng, Ephraim Kumi Senkyire

“…Objective Most studies in Ghana on determinants of children ever born (CEB) are often conducted among all females of reproductive age and do not adequately report patterns among married females. …”
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Neonatal BCG vaccination and child survival in TB-exposed and TB-unexposed children: a prospective cohort study by Peter Aaby, Per Kallestrup, Christine Stabell Benn, Sanne M Thysen, Ane Fisker, Victor Francisco Gomes, Frauke Rudolf, Christian Wejse, Adam Roth

“…Children residing in the same house as a TB case were classified as TB-exposed from 3 months prior to case registration to the end of follow-up.Methods Using Cox-proportional hazards models with age as underlying time scale, we compared mortality of children with and without neonatal BCG between October 2003 and September 2017.Main outcome measure HR for neonatal BCG compared with no neonatal BCG by TB-exposure status.Results Among the 39 421 children who entered the analyses, 3022 (8%) had observation time as TB-exposed. …”
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Association between PM2.5 components and poor ovarian response in assisted reproductive technology patients: A retrospective cohort study identifying sensitive exposure windows in... by Rui-Ling Liu, Zhi-Lei Xu, Yu-Ling Hu, Xing-Yu Lv, Quan-Zi Yao, Jia-Liang He, Li-Juan Fu, Li-Hong Geng, Tong Wang, Zhao-Hui Zhong, Yi-Jian Zhu, Yu-Bin Ding

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Anti-K1 (Kell) Antibody Expressed in Maternal Breastmilk: A Case Report of a Neonate with Multiple Intrauterine Transfusions and Postnatal Exposure to Kell Antibody in Maternal Bre... by Patrick DeMoss, Mohamed Asfour, Kelly Hersey

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The Role of Environmental Factors on Grammatical Development in French–English Bilinguals Attending a Dual Language Programme in France by Cathy Cohen, Erin Quirk

“…Secondly, exposure showed a stronger relationship with grammatical accuracy in cL2 children; however, only in French, the language in which children made more errors overall. …”
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Linking PM Pollution to the Respiratory Health of Children: A Cross-sectional Study from Ahmedabad City in Western India by Khyati M. Kakkad, Chirantap Oza, Priya Dutta, Varsha Chorsiya, Prashant Rajput

“…The present study aims to find out the risk of short-term exposure to PM2.5 on respiratory admissions of children under 6 from Ahmedabad city in western India. …”
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Long-Term Effectiveness of Parent Education Using the “Baby Oral Health” Model on the Improvement of Oral Health of Young Children by Gajanan V. Kulkarni

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Deformities due to Leprosy in Children under Fifteen Years Old as an Indicator of Quality of the Leprosy Control Programme in Brazilian Municipalities by Francisco Carlos Félix Lana, Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho Fabri, Fabiana Nascimento Lopes, Ana Paula Mendes Carvalho, Fernanda Moura Lanza

“…Such context suggests high transmissibility and early exposure to Mycobacterium leprae since a lot of cases were diagnosed in children under fifteen years old and the incubation period of the leprosy bacillus varies from 02 to 07 years. …”
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Lifetime Paid Work and Mental Health Problems among Poor Urban 9-to-13-Year-Old Children in Brazil by Isabel A. Bordin, Ivens H. Pires, Cristiane S. Paula

“…To verify if emotional/behavioral problems are associated with lifetime paid work in poor urban children, when taking into account other potential correlates. …”
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Decomposing social groups differential in stunting among children under five in India using nationally representative sample data by Mriganka Dolui, Sanjit Sarkar

“…Abstract Stunting among children is a reflection of the chronic malnutrition caused by a complex set of behavioural, demographic, and socioeconomic factors. …”
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Medium term health and quality of life outcomes in a cohort of children with MIS-C in Cape Town, South Africa by Frank Phoya, Claire Butters, Timothy F. Spracklen, Timothy F. Spracklen, Hanna L. Kassa, Hamza van der Ross, Chris Scott, Kate Webb, Kate Webb

“…BackgroundMultisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a disease that occurs after exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). …”
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Variations in vitamin D status among Chinese children aged 1–6 years during the COVID-19 pandemic by Yongfeng Qiao, Xiaoqin Wang, Yanfen Ma, Jian Hu

“…Closed-off management brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted outdoor activities and sunlight exposure, however, whether it indirectly further exacerbated the vitamin D deficiency has not been largely investigated, especially among children in China. …”
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Combined effects of global DNA methylation, blood lead and total urinary arsenic levels on developmental delay in preschool children by Yuu-Hueih Hsu, Chih-Yin Wu, Hui-Ling Lee, Ru-Lan Hsieh, Ya-Li Huang, Horng-Sheng Shiue, Ying-Chin Lin, Mei-Chieh Chen, Yu-Mei Hsueh

“…We analyzed the concentrations of 5mdC, blood cadmium and lead, and total urinary arsenic in 174 children with DD and 88 healthy children. Global DNA methylation levels are expressed as the ratio 5mdC/2’-dexyguanosine (dG), called 5mdC (%). …”
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Urban environment during pregnancy, cognitive abilities, motor function, and externalizing and internalizing symptoms at 2–5 years old in 3 Canadian birth cohorts by Anne-Claire Binter, Dany Doiron, Martine Shareck, Tona Pitt, Sheila W. McDonald, Padmaja Subbarao, Wiliam D. Fraser, Suzanne C. Tough, Jeffrey Brook, Mònica Guxens

“…Objective: To assess the relationship of urban environmental exposures during pregnancy with cognitive abilities, motor function, externalizing and internalizing symptoms in children. …”
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Ultrasound-guided vs. fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous leverage reduction for severely displaced radial neck fractures in children: a comparative analysis of clinical and radiologic... by Xing Wu, Jingdong Xia, Xiongtao Li, Xiaoliang Chen, Si Wang, Xiantao Shen

“…Abstract Background Ultrasound (US) is a promising alternative to fluoroscopy (FL) for guiding percutaneous leverage reduction of displaced radial neck fractures in children. However, few studies have compared these modalities. …”
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Estimating the global health impact of gender-based violence and violence against children: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Joht Singh Chandan, Emmanuela Gakidou, Jaidev Kaur Chandan, Nicholas Metheny, Mariam Khalil, Cory N Spencer, María Jose Baeza, Alexandra Debure, Molly Herbert, Teresa Jewell, Rachel Qian Hui Lim, Sonica Minhas

“…Introduction Exposure to gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against children (VAC) can result in substantial morbidity and mortality. …”
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