BACKGROUND: Rapid weight gain (RWG) during infancy, defined as an upward crossing of one centile line on a weight growth chart, is highly predictive of subsequent obesity risk. Identification of infant RWG could facilitate obesity risk assessment fro...
BACKGROUND: Plastic-containing medical devices are commonly used in critical care units and other patient care settings. Patients are often exposed to xenobiotic agents that are leached out from plastic-containing medical devices, including bisphenol...
BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition with increasing prevalence worldwide. Air pollution may be a major contributor to the rise in ASD cases. This study investigated how the risk of ASD associated with prenatal...
BACKGROUND: Under-5 mortality in Bangladesh remains a critical indicator of public health and socio-economic development. Traditional methods often struggle to capture the complex, non-linear relationships influencing under-5 mortality. This study le...
BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a leading cause of acquired heart disease in children that is treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). However, 10-20% of cases exhibit IVIG resistance, which increases the risk of coronary complications. E...
Digital cervical auscultation (CA) has high diagnostic test accuracy in the detection of aspiration in children. However, the clinical application of digital CA is limited because swallow sound recordings require manual segmentation by trained expert...
BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD), a pediatric systemic vasculitis, lacks reliable diagnostic biomarkers and exhibits immune heterogeneity, complicating clinical management. Current therapies face challenges in targeting specific immune pathways and ...
Childhood morbidity and mortality are key indicators of human development, particularly reflecting poor health conditions in children. In Pakistan, child mortality remains a serious problem despite efforts to reduce it. One factor that may be associa...
BACKGROUND: Environmental factors have been identified as significant risk factors for scrub typhus. However, the impact of inorganic compounds such as greenhouse gases and air pollutants on the incidence of scrub typhus has not been evaluated.
BACKGROUND: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a prevalent chronic rheumatological condition in children, with reported prevalence ranging from 12. 8 to 45 per 100,000 and incidence rates from 7.8 to 8.3 per 100,000 person-years. The diagnosis of...
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