Figure 5 Blood film showing small lymphocytes with hyperchromatic, cleaved nuclei.

CSF biomarker interpretation by likely pathogen type*Important exceptions to note are that Listeria monocytogenes central nervous system infection can cause a CSF lymphocytosis, and enterovirus can ...

Determining severity of illness and undertaking an adequate risk assessment is a fundamental part of acute paediatric practice. This review highlights physiology, communication, heuristics and ...

Design : Randomised controlled trial. Allocation : Randomisation was done by university staff. Allocation was concealed using sealed envelopes that were sequentially numbered. Blinding : All patients, ...

Inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) pose a particular challenge to diagnosis. Although individually rare, improved diagnostics and greater awareness have shown that the incidence is much greater than ...

The digital world continues to evolve and is apparent in all aspects of daily life. For children and young people, their online life is as real to them as their in-person life. Health professionals ...

Paediatric and adult resuscitation is often performed with family present. Current guidelines recommend deferred umbilical cord clamping as part of immediate neonatal care, requiring neonatal ...

Proteomics is the study of a large number of proteins in biological systems. We aim to introduce the complex field to paediatricians and present some recent examples of applications to paediatric ...

Sleep-related issues are common reasons children present to health professionals. Many factors can adversely affect sleep quality, and there are many associations of inadequate sleep, including ...

Introduction Lymphadenopathy is a common finding in children. It is defined as a palpable lymph node of more than 1 cm in diameter, although some authors will accept as normal lymph nodes in the ...

Congenital toxoplasmosis occurs following transplacental transfer of Toxoplasma gondii . Irrespective of symptom status at birth, infants with congenital infection may develop serious long-term ...

Commentary This study from the Childhood Absence Epilepsy Study Group in the USA is the first blinded trial comparing the three most commonly used antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in Childhood Absence ...