December 2000, VOLUME 106 / ISSUE 6
Table of Contents
ELECTRONIC ARTICLE
- Open AccessTime to Detection of Positive Cultures in 28- to 90-Day-Old Febrile InfantsRon L. Kaplan, Marvin B. Harper, Marc N. Baskin, Ann B. Macone, Kenneth D. MandlPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e74; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e74
- Open AccessMissed Opportunities for Preventing Tuberculosis Among Children Younger Than Five Years of AgeMark N. Lobato, Janet C. Mohle-Boetani, Sarah E. RoycePediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e75; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e75
- Open AccessPredicting HIV Disease Progression in Children Using Measures of Neuropsychological and Neurological FunctioningDeborah A. Pearson, Nuala M. McGrath, Molly Nozyce, Sharon L. Nichols, Claire Raskino, Pim Brouwers, Marta C. Lifschitz, Carol J. Baker, Janet A. Englund, for the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials 152 Study TeamPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e76; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e76
- Open AccessMorbidity Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1-Infected and -Uninfected African ChildrenTaha E. Taha, Stephen M. Graham, Newton I. Kumwenda, Robin L. Broadhead, Donald R. Hoover, Diane Markakis, Len van der Hoeven, George N. Liomba, John D. Chiphangwi, Paolo G. MiottiPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e77; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e77
- Open AccessHepatitis B Immunization Coverage Among Vietnamese-American Children 3 to 18 Years OldChristopher N. H. Jenkins, Stephen J. McPhee, Ching Wong, Thoa Nguyen, Gary L. EulerPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e78; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e78
- Open AccessElevated Blood Lead Levels and Blood Lead Screening Among US Children Aged One to Five Years: 1988–1994Rachel B. Kaufmann, Timothy L. Clouse, David R. Olson, Thomas D. MattePediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e79; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e79
- Open AccessHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Cerebral Palsy: Two Complications of TreatmentGabrielle Nuthall, Michael Seear, Michael Lepawsky, David Wensley, Peter Skippen, Juliette HukinPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e80; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e80
- Open AccessHypnosis as a Diagnostic Modality for Vocal Cord DysfunctionRan D. Anbar, David A. HehirPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e81; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e81
- Open AccessAttitudes Toward Secondhand Smoke, Smoking, and Quitting Among Young PeopleStanton A. Glantz, Patrick JamiesonPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e82; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e82
- Open AccessWelfare Reform Consequences for Children: The Wisconsin ExperienceEarnestine Willis, Marsha Malloy, Robert M. KliegmanPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e83; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e83
- Open AccessThe Role of the Pediatrician in the Oral Health of Children: A National SurveyCharlotte W. Lewis, David C. Grossman, Peter K. Domoto, Richard A. DeyoPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e84; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e84
- Open AccessEffects of Cisapride on Corrected QT Interval, Heart Rate, and Rhythm in Infants Undergoing PolysomnographyAvram Benatar, Arjen Feenstra, Tine Decraene, Yvan VandenplasPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e85; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e85
- Open AccessCircumstances Leading to a Change to Prone Sleeping in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome VictimsAurore Côté, Teresa Gerez, Robert T. Brouillette, Séverine LaplantePediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e86; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e86
- Open AccessThe Pivotal Role of Deep Vein Thrombophlebitis in the Development of Acute Disseminated Staphylococcal Disease in ChildrenArkadi Gorenstein, Eitan Gross, Sion Houri, Gabriella Gewirts, Schmuel KatzPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e87; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e87
- Open AccessTechnical Report: Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing and Prevention of TransmissionLynne M. Mofenson, the Committee on Pediatric AIDSPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e88; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e88
- Open AccessTechnical Report: Precautions Regarding the Use of Aerosolized AntibioticsCharles G. Prober, Philip D. Walson, Jim Jones, the Committee on Infectious Diseases and Committee on DrugsPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) e89; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.e89
ARTICLE
- Open AccessAnnual Summary of Vital Statistics: Trends in the Health of Americans During the 20th CenturyBernard Guyer, Mary Anne Freedman, Donna M. Strobino, Edward J. SondikPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1307-1317; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1307
- Open AccessBaby CareLink: Using the Internet and Telemedicine to Improve Care for High-Risk InfantsJames E. Gray, Charles Safran, Roger B. Davis, Grace Pompilio-Weitzner, Jane E. Stewart, Linda Zaccagnini, DeWayne PursleyPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1318-1324; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1318
- Open AccessProviding Pediatric Subspecialty Care: A Workforce AnalysisJeffrey J. Stoddard, William L. Cull, Ethan A. B. Jewett, Sarah E. Brotherton, Holly J. Mulvey, Errol R. Alden, for the AAP Committee on Pediatric Workforce Subcommittee on Subspecialty WorkforcePediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1325-1333; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1325
- Open AccessThe Changing Demographics of Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients Reported to the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) RegistryBeverly Jane Roy, Peter Rycus, Steven A. Conrad, Reese H. Clark, for the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) RegistryPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1334-1338; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1334
- Open AccessDecreased Use of Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): How New Treatment Modalities Have Affected ECMO UtilizationSusan R. Hintz, Denise M. Suttner, Arlene M. Sheehan, William D. Rhine, Krisa P. Van MeursPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1339-1343; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1339
- Open AccessOutpatient Treatment of Moderate Croup With Dexamethasone: Intramuscular Versus Oral DosingKristine K. Rittichier, Carol A. LedwithPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1344-1348; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1344
- Open AccessInfantile Colic: Crying Time Reduction With a Whey Hydrolysate: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled TrialPeter L. B. J. Lucassen, Willem J. J. Assendelft, Jan W. Gubbels, Jacques ThM. van Eijk, Adriaan C. DouwesPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1349-1354; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1349
- Open AccessInfant Feeding Mode Affects Early Growth and Body CompositionNancy F. Butte, William W. Wong, Judy M. Hopkinson, E. O'Brian Smith, Kenneth J. EllisPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1355-1366; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1355
- Open AccessDo Pediatricians Recognize Mothers With Depressive Symptoms?Amy M. Heneghan, Ellen Johnson Silver, Laurie J. Bauman, Ruth E. K. SteinPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1367-1373; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1367
- Open AccessTeething and Tooth Eruption in Infants: A Cohort StudyMelissa Wake, Kylie Hesketh, James LucasPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1374-1379; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1374
- Open AccessMaternal Perceptions of Overweight Preschool ChildrenAmy E. Baughcum, Leigh A. Chamberlin, Cindy M. Deeks, Scott W. Powers, Robert C. WhitakerPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1380-1386; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1380
- Open AccessFulminant Late-Onset Sepsis in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 1988–1997, and the Impact of Avoiding Empiric Vancomycin TherapyM. Gary Karlowicz, E. Stephen Buescher, Aqil E. SurkaPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1387-1390; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1387
- Open AccessPediatric Office Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness in a Small Rural StateBarry W. Heath, Jean S. Coffey, Patrick Malone, James CourtneyPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1391-1396; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1391
- Open AccessLongitudinal Neurologic Follow-Up in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Survivors With Various Neonatal MorbiditiesMargaret M. McGrath, Mary C. Sullivan, Barry M. Lester, William OhPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1397-1405; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1397
- Open AccessPredictors of Asthma Three Years After Hospital Admission for Wheezing in InfancyTiina Marjaana Reijonen, Anne Kotaniemi-Syrjänen, Kaj Korhonen, Matti KorppiPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1406-1412; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1406
- Open AccessTrends in Intussusception-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths Among US InfantsUmesh D. Parashar, Robert C. Holman, Kate C. Cummings, N. Wayne Staggs, Aaron T. Curns, Christopher M. Zimmerman, Stephen F. Kaufman, Jon E. Lewis, Duc J. Vugia, Kenneth E. Powell, Roger I. GlassPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1413-1421; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1413
- Open AccessInfluence of Parental Gender and Self-Reported Health and Illness on Parent-Reported Child HealthElizabeth Waters, Jodie Doyle, Rory Wolfe, Martin Wright, Melissa Wake, Louisa SalmonPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1422-1428; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1422
- Open AccessImproving Preschoolers' Self-Regulation of Energy IntakeSusan L. JohnsonPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1429-1435; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1429
- Open AccessDo Obese Inner-City Children With Asthma Have More Symptoms Than Nonobese Children With Asthma?Peter F. Belamarich, Elisabeth Luder, Meyer Kattan, Herman Mitchell, Shaheen Islam, Henry Lynn, Ellen F. CrainPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1436-1441; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1436
- Open AccessBronchial Hyperresponsiveness Before and After the Diagnosis of Bronchial Asthma in ChildrenHiroyuki Mochizuki, Makoto Shigeta, Hirokazu Arakawa, Masahiko Kato, Kenichi Tokuyama, Akihiro MorikawaPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1442-1446; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1442
- Open AccessRole of Carbon Monoxide and Nitric Oxide in Newborn Infants With Postasphyxial Hypoxic-Ischemic EncephalopathyYuan Shi, Feng Pan, Huaqiang Li, Jie Pan, Shiwen Qin, Chikao ShenPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1447-1451; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1447
- Open AccessLung Elastic Tissue Maturation and Perturbations During the Evolution of Chronic Lung DiseaseDonald W. Thibeault, Sherry M. Mabry, Ikechukwu I. Ekekezie, William E. TruogPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1452-1459; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1452
- Open AccessCarrier Testing of Children for Two X-Linked Diseases: A Retrospective Study of Comprehension of the Test Results and Social and Psychological Significance of the TestingOuti Järvinen, Anna-Elina Lehesjoki, Mikael Lindlöf, Antti Uutela, Helena KääriäinenPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1460-1465; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1460
- Open AccessReexamining the Association Between Child Access Prevention Gun Laws and Unintentional Shooting Deaths of ChildrenDaniel W. Webster, Marc StarnesPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1466-1469; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1466
EXPERIENCE AND REASON
- Open AccessVitamin D–Deficiency Rickets in Adopted Children From the Former Soviet Union: An Uncommon Problem With Unusual Clinical and Biochemical FeaturesGrafton D. Reeves, Steven Bachrach, Thomas O. Carpenter, William G. MackenziePediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1484-1488; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1484
- Open AccessFomepizole Treatment of Ethylene Glycol Poisoning in an InfantCarl R. Baum, Craig B. Langman, Elif E. Oker, Craig A. Goldstein, Sandra R. Aviles, Jasmin K. MakarPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1489-1491; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1489
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
- Open AccessPediatricians' Liability During DisastersCommittee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Committee on Medical LiabilityPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1492-1493; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1492
- Open AccessMolecular Genetic Testing in Pediatric Practice: A Subject ReviewCommittee on GeneticsPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1494-1497; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1494
- Open AccessPrevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and Educational SettingsCommittee on Pediatric Workforce, Subcommittee on Women in PediatricsPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1498-1499; DOI:
- Open AccessMeningococcal Disease Prevention and Control Strategies for Practice-Based Physicians (Addendum: Recommendations for College Students)Committee on Infectious DiseasesPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1500-1504; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1500
- Open AccessTechnical Report: Irradiation of FoodKatherine M. Shea, MD, MPH, the Committee on Environmental HealthPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1505-1510; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1505
- Open AccessTechnical Report: Congenital Adrenal HyperplasiaSection on Endocrinology and Committee on GeneticsPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1511-1518; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1511
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
- Open AccessOranges and Apples: Sedation and AnalgesiaJohn M. Freeman, Eileen P. G. ViningPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1519; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1519
- Open AccessAdverse Effects of Lotrisone Cream Used in InfantsLois La Grenade, Amarilys Vega, Markham C. LukePediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1519; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1519a
- Open AccessThe Milliman-Robertson Length of Stay DebateJohn W. SparksPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1520-1524; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1520
- Open AccessThe Management of Minor Closed Head Injury in ChildrenClaire M. A. LeBlancPediatrics Dec 2000, 106 (6) 1524-1525; DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.6.1524
COMMENTARY