In the UK, registration with a primary care provider does not simply provide access to a general practitioner (GP), but is a ...

Background Autoimmune neutropenia (AIN) is the main cause of chronic neutropenia in children, but its infectious consequences ...

In the earliest part of the twentieth century, the scant attention paid to child mental health reflected a medical interest ...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, paediatricians and child mental health practitioners have noticed an increase in tic symptoms in some children and adolescents already diagnosed with tic ...

Background WHO recommends simplified antibiotics for young infants with sepsis in countries where hospitalisation is not feasible. Amoxicillin provides safe, Gram-positive coverage. This study was ...

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, ...

Background The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines do not currently recommend the use of salbutamol in infants under the age of 2 years due to lack of evidence of ...

Medical Genetics Unit, LG Floor, Jenner Wing, St George’s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr A C Shaw Medical Genetics Unit, LG Floor, Jenner Wing, St George’s, ...

Tablets are safer, more convenient and cheaper than liquid medications. Children and young people (CYP) often remain on liquids due to habit, reluctance to change or staff and parents’ lack of ...

1 Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia 2 Murdoch Childrens ...

Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK Correspondence to Dr Matthew Thompson, Oxford University Department of Primary Health Care, Rosemary ...

Objective The UK national incidence of nutritional rickets is unknown. We aimed to describe the incidence, presentation and clinical management of children under 16 years with nutritional rickets in ...