A prospective study of 127 Argentinian children with meningococcal disease demonstrates worse prognosis is associated with better premorbid nutrition. Here.

Single vaccine measles, mumps or rubella availability probably increases national coverage by around 2%, which is not enough for herd immunity. Here.

Using strict selection criteria, which indicated surgery in 19 of 53 children referred, good results were seen from selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery. Here.

In 60 of 111 preterm infants with wheez at review aged one corrected year, gas trapping probably caused by airway narrowing was the main cause. Here.

The parents of 84 children with allergy were interviewed and found to have unmet information needs. Here.

A more palatable alertnative to liquid diet, polymeric feed, didn’t improve adherence to diet, but did reduce the need for nasogastric feeds.  Here.

Comparison of two BPSU studies shows a threefold fall in vitamin K deficiency bleeding, the remaining cases are non-treated breast fed infants. Here.

A questionnaire study of UK administration of vitamin K prophylaxis demonstrated significant inconsistency and problems with IM regimes. Here.

In 87 babies born in Holland to mothers with dark skin or concealing clothing, 63.3% had vitamin D deficiency compared to 15.8% of controls. Here.

An Australian surveillance study over a four year period was able to identify 92 children under 15 years newly diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome. Here.