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, ...

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 ...

BACKGROUND Overweight children become obese adults who are prone to develop the “metabolic syndrome” and premature coronary arterial disease (CAD). AIMS To assess whether sex hormone binding globulin ...

Introduction This systematic review aims to collate evidence of the causes of genital bleeding, other than child sexual abuse ...

Objective Shorter breastfeeding duration has been linked to a range of difficulties in children. However, evidence linking shorter breastfeeding duration to child behavioural problems has been ...

Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Correspondence to: Dr C Wren Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK; ...

Background Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is a useful treatment for hypertonia where non-invasive treatments have been ineffective or poorly tolerated. There is an absence of national guidance on ...

Dr P S Blair, Institute of Child Life and Health, Level D, St Michael’s Hospital, Southwell St, Bristol BS2 8EG, UK; p.s.blair{at}bris.ac.uk Background: Some victims of sudden infant death syndrome ...

Correspondence to Dr Kshitij Mankad, Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK; drmankad{at}gmail.com We reviewed the incidence of ...

Aims: To evaluate ibuprofen population pharmacokinetics in a large series of data collected in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) treated with high doses of ibuprofen (59 patients; 2–18 years), and to ...

Dr B Alm, Department of Paediatrics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, S-416 85 Göteborg, Sweden. AIM To establish whether smoking is an independent risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome ...