ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00553.x

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年代:1994

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ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00554.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

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This policy statement was drawn up by a working party consisting of Professor B. J. Tonge (Chairman), Dr D. Bretherton, Dr F. Jarman, Professor S. Menahem and Dr A. Sanson, and was approved by Council in May 1992.

ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00555.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00556.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00557.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

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ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00558.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

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AbstractTo confirm the clinical impression that Melanesian Fijian and Fiji Indian children differ in their profiles of respiratory morbidity, national hospital admission statistics for respiratory diseases in children aged 5‐14 years were examined for 4 years between 1985 and 1989. The mean annual admission rate for asthma was three‐fold higher in Indians (1.68/1000) than Fijians (0.56/1000); rate ratio (Indian:Fijian) = 3.00, 95% confidence interval 2.54‐3.55. Conversely, the mean annual admission rate for pneumonia was three‐fold higher in Fijians (1.70/1000) than Indians (0.50/1000); rate ratio (Fijian:Indian) = 3.39 (2.85‐4.03). Admission rates for influenza, tuberculosis and bronchiectasis were also higher in Fijian children. Fijian and Indian children differ in hospital admission rates for respiratory diseases, possibly due to differences in incidence, prevalence or

ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00559.x

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年代:1994

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AbstractA study carried out in the Maternity Hospital, Kuala Lumpur over a 6 year period from 1986 to 1991, showed that the annual rates of septicaeia ranged from 5.2 to 10.2/100 admissions. Septicaemia accounted for between 11.0 to 30.4% of all neonatal deaths. The case fatality ratios ranged from 23.0 to 52.2%, being highest in 1989 when basic facilities were compromised. Low birthweight neonates accounted for 55.5% of those with septicaemia. The most common causative organisms wereStaphylococcus epidermidisandStaphylococcus aureusin 1986 and 1987, but from 1988Klebsiellaspecies became the most common. More than 50% of neonatal septicaemia occurred after the age of 2 days. The results of the study demonstrated the dynamism of infection control: when control measures introduced earlier were not sustained, outbreaks of nosocomial infection recurred or worsened.

ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00560.x

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年代:1994

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AbstractThe results are presented of a survey of infant weaning practices carried out in shopping complexes in the Adelaide metropolitan area. The types of foods and fluids currently being consumed by the sample of 258 healthy infants was documented, and a comparison made between the feeding practices of breast and artificially fed infants and with respect to socio‐economic status. While the majority of weaning diets were compatible with the South Australian guidelines, 40% of infants under 4 months of age were having solid foods and a greater percentage of these infants were artificially fed. Iron intake may not be optimal after six months of age with the increasing use of cow's milk and non‐fortified adult cereals. There is an increasing awareness of the inappropriateness of adding sugar and salt to infant foods; however, foods high in sugar and salt are still being used. The results suggest that parents may not always be aware of or understand the rationale behind recommendations for weaning and that dietary guidelines for adults and children may not always be appropriate for infants. Consistent guidelines for infants, modified to consider current food trends, would be useful for pare

ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00561.x

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年代:1994

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AbstractAn evaluation of the use of a glucose reflectance meter for the cotside measurement of plasma rather than whole blood glucose was undertaken. Three hundred and twelve samples were obtained for examination. There is a closer correlation between plasma glucose than whole blood glucose to laboratory values. Confidence and prediction intervals show that even separating plasma from whole blood at the cotside does not improve the reliability of glucose reflectance meters when predicting blood glucose values in the context of managing high risk newborn infants. The cotside measurement of blood glucose using glucose reflectance meters should be abandoned and improved methods for quickly obtaining accurate laboratory data should be instituted.

ISSN:1034-4810    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00562.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY