BACKGROUND Bacteriological confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis is difficult in infants and young children. In adults and older children, sputum induction has been successfully used; this technique ...

Aims Identifying child abuse and investigating suspected non-accidental injury remains a key responsibility for paediatricians. Guidance published in 2017 by the Royal College of Radiologists defines ...

Correspondence to Dr Afshin Zilanawala, Research Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK; afshin.zilanawala{at}ucl.ac.uk ...

Aims To find out how well healthcare workers in Kenya plot and interpret information on growth charts. Methods Doctors and clinical officers (12), nurses, nutritionists and community health care ...

Correspondence to Dr J D McNeilly, Department of Biochemistry, level 1 SGH and FM Building, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK; j.mcneilly{at}nhs.net Background ...

Correspondence to Dr Yasheer Venay Haripersad, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6909, Australia; Yasheer.Haripersad{at}health.wa.gov.au Perth Children’s Hospital is the sole tertiary paediatric ...

BACKGROUND There is a debate about the possible progression of idiopathic premature thelarche towards precocious or early puberty. OBJECTIVE To evaluate height and age at onset of puberty in a group ...

1 Biochemical Genetics Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK 2 Department of Paediatrics, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK ...

BACKGROUND Procalcitonin has been advocated as a marker of bacterial infection. OBJECTIVE To evaluate diagnostic markers of infection in critically ill children, comparing procalcitonin with C ...