Correspondence to: A Sahib El-Radhi Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, UK; sahib.el-radhi{at}qms.nhs.uk Body temperature is commonly measured to confirm the presence or absence of fever. However, ...

Higher rates of childhood Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus (GAS)) infections following the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed uncertainty about the epidemiology of immune-mediated ...

Objective To determine the safety of ciprofloxacin in paediatric patients in relation to arthropathy, any other adverse events (AEs) and drug interactions. Methods A systematic search of MEDLINE, ...

AIM To clarify the contribution of clinical and environmental factors and infection to the aetiology of vulvovaginitis in premenarchal girls, and to determine clinical indicators of an infectious ...

Correspondence to Dr Frances Hutchings, Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK; fhutchings{at}doctors.org.uk ...

Correspondence to: Prof. M Levin, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK; m.levin{at}ic.ac.uk Neisseria ...

Fibre is an essential nutrient in the human diet that is crucial for human health. It provides a range of functional benefits, including stool bulking, and physiological benefits through fermentation ...

Correspondence to: Dr A Dhawan Paediatric Liver Service, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RY, UK; anil.dhawankcl.ac.uk NAFLD/NASH is now recognised as an increasing clinical problem ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD), one of the most common monogenetic diseases in the world, is associated with multisystemic complications that begin in childhood. Most of the babies homozygous for the ...

Background The use of patient-facing health technologies to manage long-term conditions (LTCs) is increasing; however, children and young people (CYP) may have preferences about health technologies ...

Many additives, some of which have no nutritional value, can be legally used in processed foods. They intensify colour, thicken, increase shelf life and enhance flavour. Regulatory authorities issue ...

Objectives To identify clinical characteristics of patients with non-refractory Kawasaki disease (KD), which were defined as those who successfully responded to the standard initial intravenous ...