Introduction: Logbooks show whether medical students have been exposed to a particular disease and whether they are able to perform particular practices or not. To evaluate the training status of the medical students in the pediatric ward of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, the data about the students’ knowledge of different diseases in different parts of the pediatric ward in 2011 was co...

introduction: logbooks show whether medical students have been exposed to a particular disease and whether they are able to perform particular practices or not. to evaluate the training status of the medical students in the pediatric ward of shiraz university of medical sciences, the data about the students’ knowledge of different diseases in different parts of the pediatric ward in 2011 was co...

Background Medication errors are among the most common medical errors which are used as an indicator to assess patients’ safety in hospitals. Thereby the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency, type and causes of medication errors in children's ward at hospitals in Yazd- Iran. Materials and Methods This descriptive-analytical study was conducted during 6 months from Jan to Jun 2015....

Background: Patients with prolonged neutropenia and/or severe underlying immunosuppression are at thegreatest risk for disseminated aspergillosis. This study was undertaken to determine the incidence of invasiveaspergillosis by Platelia Aspergillus enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA kit in high risk children admitted tothe hematology ward of Dr. Faghihi hospital, Shiraz University of Medic...

background: adolescents admitted to hospital are either surrounded by children or adults. however, age-appropriate facilities are often not provided to meet the needs of adolescents, which should be incorporated in the wards. this study compares the satisfaction level about physical environment of the wards among adolescents who have been admitted to pediatric and adult wards. materials and met...

background: patients with prolonged neutropenia and/or severe underlying immunosuppression are at thegreatest risk for disseminated aspergillosis. this study was undertaken to determine the incidence of invasiveaspergillosis by platelia aspergillus enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay elisa kit in high risk children admitted tothe hematology ward of dr. faghihi hospital, shiraz university of medic...

As part of efforts to develop an informed policy for rotavirus vaccination, this prospective study was conducted to estimate the burden of rotavirus diarrhea among children less than 5 years old attended to the Department of Pediatrics, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Thimphu, Bhutan. The duration of the study was three years, extending from February 2010 through Decem...

INTRODUCTION: Pediatric acute osteomyelitis (AO) is a serious condition and challenging diagnosis. It mainly affects previously healthy individuals Staphylococcus aureus the leading causative agent. The objective of this study was to characterize all pediatric AO cases admitted second-level hospital during six-year period.METHODS: Retrospective single-center study, including children under 18 y...