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  1. Article

    Full immunization coverage, timeliness and dropout rates among children aged 12–59 months: a community-based cross-sectional study in a rural subnational district in Nigeria

    • Vivien Mesembe Otu
    • Akinwumi Oladapo Fajola
    • Emmanuel Eyo Ekanem

    Background Immunization is a cost-effective strategy to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with vaccine preventable diseases. To understand the drivers of reported gaps in vaccination coverage in rural areas, we examined full immunization...

    02 October 2026 Open access
  2. Book

    Wheezing Early in Life

    This book provides practical guidelines for pediatric wheezing management and helps readers to navigate through the available information with a global, interdisciplinary approach, tracking the wheezing phenomenon, from genetics to environment, and...

    2026
  3. Book

    Nierenerkrankungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter

    Dieses Nachschlagewerk für die Pädiatrische Nephrologie richtet sich an klinisch tätige Ärzte für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, die Kinder und Jugendliche mit Erkrankungen der Nieren und ableitenden Harnwege behandeln oder sich auf diesem Gebiet...

    2026
  4. Article

    Diagnostic performance of multiparametric model integrating ¹⁸F-MFBG PET/CT imaging parameters and clinical factors for differentiating neuroblastoma from ganglioneuroblastoma: a preliminary study

    • Xiaoya Wang
    • Keyu Zhang
    • Jigang Yang

    Purpose To develop and preliminarily validate a multiparametric diagnostic model integrating ¹⁸F-meta-fluorobenzylguanidine (¹⁸F-MFBG) PET/CT imaging parameters with clinical factors for noninvasive differentiation of neuroblastoma (NB) from...

    01 October 2026
  5. Article

    Comparison of respiratory outcomes in children treated with intravitreal bevacizumab versus laser for severe retinopathy of prematurity: a prospective cross-sectional study

    • Maram Isaac
    • Kamiar Mireskandari
    • Nasrin N. Tehrani

    Background Systemic absorption of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) results in reduced VEGF serum levels. VEGF is critical for lung development. This study aims to compare respiratory function in premature children treated for severe retinopathy of...

    01 October 2026 Open access
  6. Article

    War-related proxy-reported distress behaviors are associated with childhood anemia: cross-sectional evidence consistent with inflammatory pathways in conflict-affected Yemen

    • Galal Faisal Albani
    • Naif Taleb Ali
    • Waled AM Ahmed

    Background Children in conflict zones endure chronic psychosocial stress with unclear biological consequences. We examined whether war-related caregiver-reported distress behaviors are associated with childhood anemia and whether systemic...

    01 October 2026 Open access
  7. Article

    Respiratory panel detections, inflammatory biomarkers, and length of stay in children hospitalized with acute respiratory tract infections: a retrospective cohort study

    • Yalin Sun
    • Sihui Li
    • Zhenghong Qi

    Background Qualitative respiratory-panel detections and inflammatory markers are often considered together in hospitalized children, but neither identifies the cause of illness on its own. We examined associations between panel detections and...

    30 September 2026 Open access
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