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  1. The bioelectrical impedance analysis–derived phase angle is a proposed indicator of sarcopenia in adults. This study assessed the body composition of pediatric outpatients without underlying medical conditions...

    Authors: Qiongyao Hu, Qi Long, Wenqiao Wang and Ming Ma
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:303
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  2. Complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) is a congenital heart disease (CHD) in which patients require surgery in early infancy. Tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) is a complication that can occur a long...

    Authors: Hiroki Ishii, Yu Matsumura, Yuji Hamamichi, Yuya Komori, Naoki Wada and Tadahiro Yoshikawa
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:302
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  3. Early detection of tuberculosis (TB) in children living with HIV (CLHIV) is crucial for improving clinical outcomes and reducing disease transmission. This study aimed to evaluate the association between hemat...

    Authors: Yogesh M, Roshni Vamja, Parth Anilbhai Parmar and Naresh Makwana
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:301
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  4. Home injuries are a major cause of mortality and disability in children worldwide. Home accidents strain the healthcare system and can hurt family income and children's quality of life. To save lives and avoid...

    Authors: Hanaa E. Bayomy, Maha Mohammed T. Alshalan, Wujud Khalid Alanazi, Ahad Falah M. Alanazi, Fai Salamah Alanazi, Yasmin Saadi H. Alenazi, Amal Ahmed Elbilgahy and Awwad Alenezy
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:300
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  5. Lobar pneumonia with mucus plugging (LPMP) caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) is a severe form of community-acquired pneumonia in children, often leading to prolonged disease courses and complications. Ident...

    Authors: Guotao Zou and Yiwen Zeng
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:299
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  6. Encouraging children to participate in organized sports could increase physical activity and may promote lifelong healthy habits. There are socioeconomic disparities in organized sports participation in school...

    Authors: Charlotte Wilén, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Chu Chen, Martin Neovius, Cecilia Magnusson, Pontus Henriksson, Micael Dahlén, Erik Sander and Daniel Berglind
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:298
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  7. Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent among Syrian refugees. Anxiety and depression during pregnancy may impair infant neurodevelopment. This study evaluated whether potential maternal anxiety and depres...

    Authors: Sevil Üzer, Suzan Sahin, Meltem Koyuncu Arslan, Mehmet Yekta Oncel, A. Sebastian Schroeder and Mijna Hadders-Algra
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:297
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  8. This study aimed to identify the correlation between feeding behavior of caregivers and feeding outcome of 6–24 months old infants and young children in a first-tier city in the southwestern region of China. T...

    Authors: Yao Gu, Wentao Peng, Biru Luo, Xiufang Zhao, Li Zhao, Yuxin Tang, Xin Guo and Xiaomei Liu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:296
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  9. Growth retardation (GR) is one of the major morbidities in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and perinatal risk factors of growth failure in CDH survivors.

    Authors: Soo Hyun Kim, Sung Hyeon Park, Ha Na Lee, Jungbok Lee, Jiyoon Jeong, Hyunhee Kwon, Euiseok Jung, Jung-Man Namgung and Byong Sop Lee
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:295
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  10. The role of the placenta in the development of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) remains undefined. There is limited research comparing placental histology for infants with HIE and healthy controls. This ...

    Authors: Áine Fox, Emma Doyle, Adam Reynolds, Michael Geary, Rocco Cuzzilla and Breda Hayes
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:294
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  11. Pneumomediastinum is a condition that is occasionally observed in preterm neonates, characterized by the presence of free air within the mediastinal spaces. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum (SPM) in full-term neo...

    Authors: Ali Zamlout, Bushra Jamahiri and Elisar Jabbour
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:293
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  12. Preoperative fear in pediatric patients can significantly impact their psychological well-being and complicate perioperative care. Traditional hospital environments may exacerbate anxiety in children undergoin...

    Authors: Liuxia Bian, Tingting Zhang, Yushan Wu and Xiaomin Shan
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:292
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  13. The Family-Centered Care (FCC) model has been linked to improved clinical outcomes and family satisfaction. However, implementing this model can be challenging, especially in neonatal and pediatric critical ca...

    Authors: Bayan Aljawad, Shaima Ali Miraj, Furqan Alameri and Husam Alzayer
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:291
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  14. To retrospectively investigate the utilization patterns and clinical indications of acupuncture within the pediatric population in general hospitals from 2015 to 2020, including disease spectrum characteristic...

    Authors: Xiaobin Ge, Gonglei Yue, Guangzhong Du and Xue Fang
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:290
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  16. Chronic calculous cholecystitis is the main cause of cholecystectomies in children, and 50.5% of patients with gallstones are asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. However, the morphopathogenesis of chronic c...

    Authors: Darja Derbeneva, Mara Pilmane and Aigars Petersons
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:288
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  18. Previous studies have found a reduction in butyrate-producing bacteria in the gut microbiota of infants with biliary atresia (BA). Butyrate is also an important inhibitor of histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2). This...

    Authors: Yilin Zhao, Xiaodan Xu, Shaowen Liu, Xueting Wang, Jiayinaxi Musha, Tengfei Li, Liang Ge, Yan Sun, Shujian Zhang, Li Zhao and Jianghua Zhan
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:286
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  19. The objective of this study was to translate the Family Quality of Life (FQOL) Scale into simplified Chinese and assess its reliability and validity in mainland China for families of children with autism.

    Authors: Lu Liu, Lang-Fang Xie, Yi-Pei Xing, Yu Wang, Yue Ji, Miao-Ying Chen, Shuo Zhao, Fang Wang and Hai Li
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:285
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  21. Studies evaluating the impact of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on neonatal mortality and morbidity often rely on healthcare worker records or caregiver reports to measure intervention duration. However, the accur...

    Authors: Victor S. Tumukunde, Isaac Sekitoleko, Charles Opondo, Moffat Nyirenda, Cally J. Tann, Joy E. Lawn and Melissa M. Medvedev
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:283
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  22. The Norwegian health care system has a mandatory program for close and systematically follow-up on all children, starting in early infancy through the Child Health Care Centers in the municipalities. Additiona...

    Authors: Hege Handeland, Kari Anne Indredavik Evensen and Hilde Stendal Robinson
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:282
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  23. Essential newborn care is a set of measures every newborn baby needs, regardless of its birthplace. Geographic equity in essential newborn care refers to the fairness of access to newborn care across different...

    Authors: Tadesse Guadu Delele, Lars Åke Persson, Joanna Schellenberg, Della Berhanu, Seblewengel Lemma, Atkure Defar, Theodros Getachew Zemedu, Girum Taye, Solomon Shiferaw, Zewditu Abdissa Denu, Amare Tariku, Meseret Zelalem and Kassahun Alemu Gelaye
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:281
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  24. Exposure to early childhood adversities, such as family violence, parental depression, or low-income, undermine parent–child relationship quality and attachment leading to developmental and mental health probl...

    Authors: Nicole Letourneau, Lubna Anis, Cui Cui, Ian D. Graham, Kharah Ross, Kendra Nixon, Jan Reimer, Miranda Pilipchuk, Emily Wang, Simone Lalonde, Suzanna Varro, Maria Jose Santana, Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, Angela Soulsby, Barbara Tiedemann, Leslie Hill…
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:280
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  27. Management of pelvic fracture-related urethral injury (PFUI) in children remains debated due to various complications. Patients typically receive either primary realignment (PR) or suprapubic cystostomy with d...

    Authors: Kongkong Cui, Peng Hong, Honggang Fang, Jie Lin, Zaihong Hu, Xiaomao Tian, Deying Zhang, Shengde Wu, Xing Liu, Qinlin Shi and Guanghui Wei
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:277
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  29. Severe neonatal thrombocytopenia, as a rare but life-threatening disease with multiple etiologies, has limited relevant reports in China. The single-center study was performed in a severe thrombocytopenic coho...

    Authors: Yuanyuan Shan, Ting Peng, Peng Zhang and Guoqiang Cheng
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:275
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  30. Clinical decision aids (CDA) play an important role in the management of young febrile infants (under 90 days of age) who are at risk of serious or invasive bacterial infections (SBI/IBI). Since 2010, a number...

    Authors: Etimbuk Umana, Hannah Norman-Bruce and Thomas Waterfield
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:274
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  31. Using non-pharmacological methods to reduce the pain of hospitalized infants is one of the most important priorities in the health of newborns. Pain relief during painful procedures can help prevent unwanted p...

    Authors: Fatemeh Yadollahzadeh, Zahra Akbarianrad, Seyedeh Roghayeh Jafarian-Amiri, Ali Zabihi, Parvin Aziznejadroshan and Hossein-Ali Nikbakht
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:273
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  32. The association of inflammation and iron deficiency could be related to up to 40% of anemia in young children.

    Authors: Luiz Felipe de Paiva Lourenção, Fabíola Isabel Suano-Souza, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Tânia Mara Rodrigues Simões, Rosangela da Silva and Roseli Oselka Saccardo Sarni
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:272
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  33. Double alimentary tract obstruction due to congenital anomalies is a rare clinical occurrence, with limited cases published in medical literature. This article presents a unique case of coexisting retroesophag...

    Authors: Pannawat Trerattanavong, Phanthip Chaweeborisuit, Sirinat Tankruad, Aminda Hataimala, Bhannaporn Limsuksrikul, Pitchayanant Laemad, Kasidet Kittichayathon, Pakpoom Thintharua, Krai Meemon and Chinnawut Suriyonplengsaeng
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:271
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  34. Cervicofacial lymphadenitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is a rare but increasing infection in children worldwide. The purpose of this study was to analyse and evaluate all microbiologically pr...

    Authors: Eva Sodja, Urška Šivic, Sara Truden, Špela Klemen and Manca Žolnir-Dovč
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:270
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  35. In pediatric and neonatal age groups, infections from non-neoformans Cryptococcus species, notably Cryptococcus albidus, are rarely encountered. C. albidus is an emerging fungal pathogen that causes severe diseas...

    Authors: Sameera Mohmmed Aljehani, Tasneem Ibraheem A. Zaidan, Noora Obaid AlHarbi and Shurooq Alharbi
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:269
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  36. Right lateral thoracotomy is increasingly used because of its cosmetic benefits, shorter hospital stays, rapid return to full activity, and ease of reoperation in pediatric patients with uncomplicated congenit...

    Authors: Hualin Chen, Ting Liu, Wei Dong and Ying Sun
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:268
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  38. Early-onset idiopathic scoliosis (EOIS) is a spinal deformity that develops before the age of 10 years with unknown etiology. Scoliosis can lead to respiratory muscle weakness and decreased motor function. Nev...

    Authors: Lixia Wang, Xin Li, Yuanyuan Song, Juping Liang, Yanbin Zhang, Tongtong Zhang, Xuan Zhou and Qing Du
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:266
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  40. Coxsackievirus (CV) A6 has been widely considered as the main cause of global hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreaks. Despite the serious threat to children’s health posed by the emerging CV-A6, our kn...

    Authors: Xiaolong Li, Shouhang Chen, Yu Chen, Shujie Han, Bowen Dai, Tianyu Li, Xin Yuan, Dan Su, Zhi Li, Yuanfang Shen, Yaodong Zhang, Xiaolong Zhang, Yuefei Jin and Fang Wang
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:264
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  41. Participation in Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI) is associated with significant improvements in functioning for toddlers with, and showing early signs of, autism spectrum disorder. T...

    Authors: Allison L. Wainer, Sarah R. Edmunds, Alice S. Carter, Wendy L. Stone, R. Christopher Sheldrick, Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, Yael S. Stern, Ellie Harrington, Lisa V. Ibanez and Brooke Ingersoll
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:263
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  43. This study is to investigate the factors that influence functional autonomy outcomes in children who have undergone rehabilitation for spinal cord injury. The aim is to enhance the clinical guidance provided t...

    Authors: Hong-Bo Zhao, Xiang-Jiang Rong, Qi Zhang, Ting-Ting Ma, He Yan, Tian-Tian Zhou and Yan-Qing Zhang
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:261
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  44. High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) combined with volume guarantee (HFOV-VG) represents an innovative ventilation mode designed for managing respiratory failure in neonates. This study aimed to asses...

    Authors: Saleh S. Algarni, Omar M. Almutairi, Mohammed Sufyani, Saad Alshreedah, Naif Alotaibi, Sami S. Alanazi, Abeer H. Alharthi, Ibrahim Alanazi, Abadi Ghazwani, Ibrahim Ali, Abdulaziz Homedi, Saif Alsaif and Kamal Ali
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:260
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  45. Methylmalonic acidemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of propionate catabolism characterized by the accumulation of propionic acid and methylmalonic acid caused by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency. ...

    Authors: Fumiya Yamashita, Satoshi Akamine, Pin Fee Chong, Kenichi Maeda, Saori Kawakami, Sooyoung Lee, Masataka Ishimura, Kei Murayama, Yasunari Sakai and Ryutaro Kira
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:259
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  46. Infant male circumcision reduces urinary tract infections during infancy and sexually transmitted infections during adulthood. However, people in varous communities challenge male infant circumsizion in Ethiop...

    Authors: Goye Orkaido Berisha, Berhan Tsegaye Negash and Zemenu Yohannes Kassa
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:258
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  47. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection remains a significant public health concern in developing countries, especially among pediatric populations where data are limited. In war-torn regions like the Eastern D...

    Authors: Emmanuel Busha Tibasima, Patrick Kumbowi Kumbakulu, Lundula Penge Chirac, Omari Ramazani, Tsumbu Byaruhanga Patrick, Kazembe Kamalo Olga, Gabriel Kakuru Shamavu, Mitangala Ndeba Prudence and Banga Mseza
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:257
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  48. Giant pericardial cysts are rare mediastinal lesions that can lead to significant morbidity if complicated by infection, compression of adjacent structures, or secondary complications such as right-sided heart...

    Authors: Ashagre Gebremichael Ganta and Wintana Tesfaye Desta
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:255
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  49. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading public health problems in children mainly due to difficulties in the diagnosis of disease in children. It has been reported that the commercial urine lipoarabinomannan (...

    Authors: Daniel Derese, Takele Teklu, Abera Kumalo, Tariku Chinasho and Temesgen Anjulo
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:254
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  50. Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RSTS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by severe global developmental delay (GDD) and distinctive facial grimacing. The loss of function of the CREBBP and EP300 genes is recogni...

    Authors: Jiaji Zhou, Tang Dan, Lan Zeng, Fu Xiong, Guanghuan Pi, Ai Chen, Haiting Liu and Shuyao Zhu
    Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2025 25:253
    Content type: Case Report Published on:
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