cancer patients are more susceptible to adverse drug-drug interactions (ddis) due to receiving multiple medications especially chemotherapy medications, hormonal agents and supportive care drugs. the aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of potential ddis and to identify risk factors for these potential interactions in hospitalized cancer patients in a developing country.a cross-secti...

Introduction: Children may be intentionally or unintentionally exposed to any substance. Substance poisoning is one of the most important emergency interventions in children that cause a great number of deaths each year. Regarding the importance of this issue and recent increase in number of poisoning cases, a study with the aim of investigating cases of substance poisoning and factors involved...

The aim of this prospective study was to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum in hospitalized children in Kota Bharu, Malaysia. Over a 19 month study period, 258 stool samples were examined from 159 children; 109 with diarrhea and 50 controls without diarrhea. Modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining method and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay were used to detect C. parvum and the s...

W e have investigated the relationship between exacerbations of wheezing and infection of the respiratory tract in young asthmatic children hospitalized at the National Jewish Hospital and Research Center, Denver, Colorado. This prospective study included 32 children, one to five years of age, hospitalized for prolonged observation and treatment of severe recurrent obstructive airway disease. T...

BACKGROUND Influenza is common in children. Children with asthma are underimmunized. The Centers for Disease Control recommends immunization in an acute-care hospital setting. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the potential clinical benefit and cost savings of delivering influenza vaccination to hospitalized children with asthma. DESIGN The study was designed as a decisio...

IMPORTANCE RSV is a common illness among young children that causes significant morbidity and health care costs. OBJECTIVE Routinely collected health administrative data can be used to track disease incidence, explore risk factors and conduct health services research. Due to potential for misclassification bias, the accuracy of data-elements should be validated prior to use. The objectives of...

INTRODUCTION This study stemmed from the data gathered by a research conducted by the coordinator of the Department of Healthcare Services and a group of nurses involved in a research on accidental falls in hospitalized children at the "G. Gaslini" Children's Hospital and Scientific Research Institute in Genoa, Italy. The first retrospective study evaluated the accidental falls in hospitalized ...

BACKGROUND Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among parents of neonates hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) stays an underestimated problem. We determined the incidence of PTSD in parents and pointed out medical and demographic risk factors for PTSD in neonates hospitalized in the NICU. SUBJECT AND METHODS The study involved 39 mothers and 27 fathers of 42 infants aged...

upload poisoning is one of the most dangerous and common poisoning in iranian children. depression of the respiratory and central nervous systems may lead to significant toxicity. even low doses of uploads are dangerous in pediatrics under 6 years old. methadone is the most toxic of the uploads; small doses as low as a single tablet can lead to death. according to this information we decided to...

background: rotavirus is a major cause of acute diarrhea in children worldwide. it is an important cause of death among young children in developing countries. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of rotavirus infection in children less than five years old hospitalized for gastroenteritis in jahrom.   methods: one hundred and two stool samples were collected from children less t...