The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Nov 2006
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudySafety of reduced-antigen-content tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine in adolescents as a sixth consecutive dose of acellular pertussis-containing vaccine.
The safety of a booster dose of a reduced-antigen-content tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine was evaluated in adolescents previously vaccinated with five doses of acellular pertussis-containing vaccine. ⋯ These results suggest that Tdap is well tolerated as a sixth consecutive dose of acellular pertussis-containing vaccine.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Nov 2006
Multicenter StudyAssociation of emergency department care factors with admission and discharge decisions for pediatric patients.
We evaluated overutilization or underutilization of inpatient resources to measure the emergency department (ED) decision-making process and its association with the following care factors: annual pediatric volume, presence or absence of a pediatric emergency medicine specialist; and presence or absence of ED residents. ⋯ There is significant variability in ED decision-making for children. Residents but not volume or presence of a pediatric emergency medicine specialist are associated with increased differences in admission decisions. The process by which these differences occur was not investigated.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Nov 2006
Multicenter StudySudden infant death syndrome: risk factors for infants found face down differ from other SIDS cases.
To test the hypothesis that infants with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) found face down (FD) would have SIDS risk factors different from those found in other positions (non-face-down position, NFD). ⋯ Infants with SIDS in the FD position appear to be a distinct subgroup of SIDS. These differences in risk factors provide clues to mechanisms of death in both SIDS subtypes.