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Butyrylcarnitine Elevation in Newborn Screening: Reducing False Positives and Distinguishing between Two Rare Diseases through the Evaluation of New Ratios

Biomedicines, 2023
One of the main challenges of newborn screening programs, which screen for inherited metabolic disorders, is cutting down on false positives (FPs) in order to avoid family stresses, additional analyses, and unnecessary costs.
MariaAnna Messina, Alessia Arena, Riccardo Iacobacci, Luisa La Spina, Concetta Meli, Federica Raudino, Martino Ruggieri   +6 more
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Outcomes of multiple gestation births compared to singleton: analysis of multicenter KID database

Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology, 2021
Background The available data regarding morbidity and mortality associated with multiple gestation births is conflicting and contradicting. Objective To compare morbidity, mortality, and length of stay (LOS) outcomes between multiple gestation (twin ...
Renjithkumar Kalikkot Thekkeveedu, Nilesh Dankhara, Jagdish Desai, Angelle L. Klar, Jaimin Patel   +4 more
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Exploring awareness of obstetric fistula in Eastern and Northern Nigeria: perceived causes, symptoms, and availability of treatment services

Global Health Research and Policy, 2022
Background Evidence suggests that there are approximately two female genital fistula cases per 1000 women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa.
Emmanuel Kelechi Nwala, Charles Nwaigwe, Pooja Sripad, Charlotte E. Warren, Salisu Ishaku, Solomon Kongyamba   +5 more
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Bridging the gap in neonatal resuscitation in Zambia

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Neonatal resuscitation has been poorly instituted in many parts of Africa and most neonatal resuscitation algorithms are adapted from environments with abundant resources.
Kunda Mutesu-Kapembwa, Kunda Mutesu-Kapembwa, Jyoti Lakhwani, Rodgers Gift Benkele, Rodgers Gift Benkele, Sylvia Machona, Sylvia Machona, Mwila Sekeseke Shamalavu, Mwila Sekeseke Shamalavu, Jean Musonda Chintende, Susan Mwila Chisela, Sharon Kapoma, Sharon Kapoma, Jackson Mwanza, Wisdom Chelu, Martha Mwendafilumba, Kenneth Kapembwa, Vincent D. Gaertner, Vincent D. Gaertner   +18 more
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Peptidome analysis of cerebrospinal fluid in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic brain damage

Molecular Brain, 2020
Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBD) causes neonatal death and serious neurological disability; however, there are currently no promising therapies for it excepting cooling.
Xuewen Hou, Zijun Yuan, Xuan Wang, Rui Cheng, Xiaoguang Zhou, Jie Qiu   +5 more
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Role of miR-326 in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage pathogenesis through targeting of the δ-opioid receptor

Molecular Brain, 2020
Hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) is a relatively common malignant complication that occurs in newborn infants, but promising therapies remain limited. In this study, we focused on the role of miR-326 and its target gene δ-opioid receptor (DOR) in the
Xuan Wang, Han Zhou, Rui Cheng, Xiaoguang Zhou, Xuewen Hou, Jun Chen, Jie Qiu   +6 more
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Effects of community participation on improving uptake of skilled care for maternal and newborn health: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Despite a broad consensus that communities should be actively involved in improving their own health, evidence for the effect of community participation on specific health outcomes is limited.
Marston, Cicely, McGowan, CR, Portela, Anayda, Renedo, Alicia   +3 more
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Gravitational Radiation from Newborn Magnetars [PDF]

, 2005
There is growing evidence that two classes of high-energy sources, the Soft Gamma Repeaters and the Anomalous X-ray Pulsars contain slowly spinning ``magnetars'', i.e.
Dall'Osso, Simone, Israel, GianLuca, Stella, Luigi, Vecchio, Alberto   +3 more
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Prevention of neonatal late-onset sepsis: a randomised controlled trial

BMC Pediatrics, 2017
Background Late-onset sepsis (LOS), defined as sepsis occurring after 48 h of age causes substantial mortality and morbidity in very low birth weight infants.
Gary Alcock, Helen G. Liley, Lucy Cooke, Peter H. Gray   +3 more
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Do medical students want to learn about global health? [PDF]

, 2014
Conflicts of interest and funding: We declare that we have no conflicts of interest. A grant from the Partnership of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health funded this studyPeer reviewedPublisher ...
Driessen, Anne, Fitzmaurice, Ann, Graham, Wendy, Göpfert, Anya, Mise, Josko, Mohamedbhai, Hussein, Shakil, Ambreen   +6 more
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