Objective Fungal septicemia is a devastating disease in the neonate, especially in the low
birth weight preterm infant who is especially vulnerable to disseminated fungal sepsis. The …

A 2-year-old boy had signs and symptoms of chronic hypervitaminosis A. A course of
increasing severity led to eventual death. A younger brother later had similar clinical features. …

Aim: To evaluate the performance of the Konica Minolta/Air‐Shields ® JM‐103 jaundice
meter on the basis of infant skin tone during the early neonatal period. Methods: Infants were …

The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) occurs when gastrointestinal obstruction is produced
by a rare manifestation of a trichobozoar with a long tail that extends to or beyond the …

Objectives: Our goal was to assess the impact of programmatic and coordinated use of
transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TcB) on the incidence of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and …

Background. Standard neonatal systemic antifungal therapy with amphotericin B and
flucytosine can be associated with toxicity, drug resistance and the need for prolonged venous …

Prior rectal colonization with fungi may be an important risk factor for development of systemic
fungal infection in the neonate. This placebo-controlled study evaluated the benefits of …

Background. The ethical allocation of scarce resources is a major challenge for physicians
working in the developing world. Guidelines currently employed by health care workers in the …

… We thank Stephen Wainer and colleagues for their comments on our recent article.We agree
that using any test in isolation, including the Coombs’ test, is not the most effective way to …

NF-1 is a common autosomal dominant disorder affecting about 1 in 3500 people and
involves abnormalities of the skin, bones, eyes, and central and peripheral nervous systems. …