ELECTRONIC ARTICLE

Nosocomial Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in the United States Michael J. Richards, Jonathan R. Edwards, David H. Culver, Robert P. Gaynes, and the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System Pediatrics 1999; 103: e39. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Primary Care Physicians' Use of Screening Echocardiography Andrew S. Bensky, Wesley Covitz, and Robert H. DuRant Pediatrics 1999; 103: e40. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Cranial Ultrasound Abnormalities Identified at Birth: Their Relationship to Perinatal Risk and Neurobehavioral Outcome Marylou Behnke, Fonda Davis Eyler, Cynthia Wilson Garvan, Mark J. Tenholder, Kathleen Wobie, Nanci Stewart Woods, Michael Conlon, and William Cumming Pediatrics 1999; 103: e41. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Zinc Supplementation in Malnourished Children With Persistent Diarrhea in Pakistan Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Shaikh Qamaruddin Nizami, and Zeenat Isani Pediatrics 1999; 103: e42. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

A Comparison of Ritalin and Adderall: Efficacy and Time-course in Children With Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder William E. Pelham, Helen R. Aronoff, Jill K. Midlam, Cheri J. Shapiro, Elizabeth M. Gnagy, Andrea M. Chronis, Adia N. Onyango, Gregory Forehand, Anh Nguyen, and James Waxmonsky Pediatrics 1999; 103: e43. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Thalidomide in Children Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation: Series at a Single Institution and Review of the Literature Paulette Mehta, Amos Kedar, John Graham-Pole, Suzanne Skoda-Smith, and John R. Wingard Pediatrics 1999; 103: e44. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Pediatricians' Response to the Demand for School Health Programming Stephen Barnett, Paula Duncan, and Karen G. O'Connor Pediatrics 1999; 103: e45. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Variability in Physician Opinion on Limiting Pediatric Life Support Adrienne G. Randolph, Mary B. Zollo, Marlene J. Egger, Gordon H. Guyatt, Robert M. Nelson, and Gregory L. Stidham Pediatrics 1999; 103: e46. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

A Phase I Study of Abacavir (1592U89) Alone and in Combination With Other Antiretroviral Agents in Infants and Children With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Mark W. Kline, Suzette Blanchard, Courtney V. Fletcher, Jerry L. Shenep, Ross E. McKinney Jr, Richard C. Brundage, Mary Culnane, Russell B. Van Dyke, Wayne M. Dankner, Andrea Kovacs, James A. McDowell, Seth Hetherington, and for the AIDS Clinical Trials Group 330 Team Pediatrics 1999; 103: e47. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Lack of Vancomycin-associated Nephrotoxicity in Newborn Infants: A Case-Control Study Varsha Bhatt-Mehta, Robert E. Schumacher, Roger G. Faix, Michelle Leady, and Timothy Brenner Pediatrics 1999; 103: e48. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Why Do Newborn Infants Have a High Plasma Creatinine? Jean-Pierre Guignard and Alfred Drukker Pediatrics 1999; 103: e49. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Anaphylactic Reaction to Oral Cefaclor in a Child Masoud Grouhi, David Hummel, and Chaim M. Roifman Pediatrics 1999; 103: e50. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Diagnostic Testing Unwarranted for Children With Blood Lead 10 to 14 µg/dL James D. Sargent, Madeline Dalton, and Robert Z. Klein Pediatrics 1999; 103: e51. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Intravenous Catheter Blood Cultures: Utility and Contamination Kemedy K. McQuillen, Karen A. Santucci, Margaret A. Conrad, David G. Nelson, William Lewander, Susan J. Duffy, and Angela C. Anderson Pediatrics 1999; 103: e52. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Neonatal Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Peng-Hong Yang, Hsun-Chin Chao, and Jin-Yao Lai Pediatrics 1999; 103: e53. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Technical Report: Urinary Tract Infections in Febrile Infants and Young Children Stephen M. Downs Pediatrics 1999; 103: e54. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Child Centered Literacy Orientation: A Form of Social Capital? Pamela High, Marita Hopmann, Linda LaGasse, Robert Sege, John Moran, Celeste Guiterrez, and Samuel Becker Pediatrics 1999; 103: e55. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

An Advisory Statement From the Pediatric Working Group of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation John Kattwinkel, Susan Niermeyer, Vinay Nadkarni, James Tibballs, Barbara Phillips, David Zideman, Patrick Van Reempts, and Martin Osmond Pediatrics 1999; 103: e56. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

ARTICLE

Preventing Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease: Cost-Effectiveness in a Health Maintenance Organization and the Impact of Delayed Hospital Discharge for Newborns Who Received Intrapartum Antibiotics Janet C. Mohle-Boetani, Tracy A. Lieu, G. Thomas Ray, Gabriel Escobar, and for the Neonatal GBS Prevention Working Group Pediatrics 1999; 103: 703-710. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

The Relationship Between Perceived Parental Expectations and Pediatrician Antimicrobial Prescribing Behavior Rita Mangione-Smith, Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Marc N. Elliott, Paul Krogstad, and Robert H. Brook Pediatrics 1999; 103: 711-718. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Factors That Predict Preexisting Colonization With Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in Patients Admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Philip Toltzis, Claudia Hoyen, Sara Spinner-Block, Ann E. Salvator, and Louis B. Rice Pediatrics 1999; 103: 719-723. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasonography Findings After Neonatal Hypoglycemia Anne Kinnala, Hellevi Rikalainen, Helena Lapinleimu, Riitta Parkkola, Martti Kormano, and Pentti Kero Pediatrics 1999; 103: 724-729. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Stimulant Medication Withdrawal During Long-term Therapy in Children With Comorbid Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Chronic Multiple Tic Disorder Edith E. Nolan, Kenneth D. Gadow, and Joyce Sprafkin Pediatrics 1999; 103: 730-737. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Is Greater Continuity of Care Associated With Less Emergency Department Utilization? Dimitri A. Christakis, Jeffrey A. Wright, Thomas D. Koepsell, Scott Emerson, and Frederick A. Connell Pediatrics 1999; 103: 738-742. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Failure to Diagnose Congenital Heart Disease in Infancy Karen S. Kuehl, Christopher A. Loffredo, and Charlotte Ferencz Pediatrics 1999; 103: 743-747. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Ipratropium Bromide Added to Asthma Treatment in the Pediatric Emergency Department Joseph J. Zorc, Martin V. Pusic, C. Jean Ogborn, Ruth Lebet, and Anne K. Duggan Pediatrics 1999; 103: 748-752. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Day Care Centers and Respiratory Health Per Nafstad, Jørgen A. Hagen, Leif Øie, Per Magnus, and Jouni J. K. Jaakkola Pediatrics 1999; 103: 753-758. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Atypical Chronic Lung Disease Patterns in Neonates Lama Charafeddine, Carl T. D'Angio, and Dale L. Phelps Pediatrics 1999; 103: 759-765. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Circulating Pro- and Counterinflammatory Cytokine Levels and Severity in Necrotizing Enterocolitis Mary B. Edelson, Charles E. Bagwell, and Henry J. Rozycki Pediatrics 1999; 103: 766-771. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Primary Prevention of Childhood Lead Exposure: A Randomized Trial of Dust Control Bruce P. Lanphear, Cynthia Howard, Shirley Eberly, Peggy Auinger, John Kolassa, Michael Weitzman, Stanley J. Schaffer, and Keith Alexander Pediatrics 1999; 103: 772-777. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Epileptic Encephalopathies Alasdair P. J. Parker, Charles E. Polkey, Colin D. Binnie, Catherine Madigan, Colin D. Ferrie, and Richard O. Robinson Pediatrics 1999; 103: 778-782. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

A Case-Control Study of Necrotizing Fasciitis During Primary Varicella Danielle M. Zerr, E. Russell Alexander, Jeffrey S. Duchin, Laura A. Koutsky, and Craig E. Rubens Pediatrics 1999; 103: 783-790. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Neurocognitive Sequelae of Scaphocephaly Riitta Virtanen, Tapio Korhonen, Janita Fagerholm, and Jouko Viljanto Pediatrics 1999; 103: 791-795. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Prophylactic Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor in Human Newborns Less Than 32 Weeks Gestation Robert Carr, Neena Modi, Caroline J. Doré, Rim El-Rifai, and Dwight Lindo Pediatrics 1999; 103: 796-802. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

SPECIAL COMMENTARIES

Comments on a Sudden Infant Death Article in Another Journal Jerold F. Lucey Pediatrics 1999; 103: 812. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Screening for SIDS: A Neonatal Perspective Richard J. Martin, Martha J. Miller, and Susan Redline Pediatrics 1999; 103: 812-813. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Prolongation of the QT Interval and the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Warren G. Guntheroth and Philip S. Spiers Pediatrics 1999; 103: 813-814. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Prolonged QTc as a Risk Factor for SIDS Joan E. Hodgman and Bijan Siassi Pediatrics 1999; 103: 814-815. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

The Implications of a Relationship Between Prolonged QT Interval and the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Julien I. E. Hoffman and George Lister Pediatrics 1999; 103: 815-817. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

A View From New Zealand: Comments on the Prolonged QT Theory of SIDS Causation Shirley L. Tonkin and Patricia M. Clarkson Pediatrics 1999; 103: 818-819. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Method of Analyzing QT Interval Can't Support Conclusions Daniel C. Shannon Pediatrics 1999; 103: 819. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Examine Data in Schwartz Article With Extreme Care David P. Southall Pediatrics 1999; 103: 819-820. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

COMMENTARY

Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Epileptic Encephalopathies Jean Aicardi Pediatrics 1999; 103: 821-822. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Work Should Help Teens, Not Hurt Them David H. Wegman Pediatrics 1999; 103: 821-822. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

EXPERIENCE AND REASON

Pitfall in the Use of Genotype Analysis as the Sole Diagnostic Criterion for Cystic Fibrosis James F. Chmiel, Mitchell L. Drumm, Michael W. Konstan, Thomas W. Ferkol, and Carolyn M. Kercsmar Pediatrics 1999; 103: 823-826. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Advance Directives in a Pediatric Emergency Department Christine M. Walsh-Kelly, Kellie R. Lang, Jane Chevako, Ellen L. Blank, Nancy Korom, Kristi Kirk, and Amanda Gray Pediatrics 1999; 103: 826-830. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Natural History of Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome: Experience With 15 Cases Agatino Battaglia, John C. Carey, Peeches Cederholm, David H. Viskochil, Arthur R. Brothman, and Cinzia Galasso Pediatrics 1999; 103: 830-836. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Symptomatic Hypoglycemia in Otherwise Healthy, Breastfed Term Newborns Aideen M. Moore and Max Perlman Pediatrics 1999; 103: 837-839. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Guidelines for Developing Admission and Discharge Policies for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Hospital Care and Section on Critical Care Society of Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Section Admission Criteria Task Force Pediatrics 1999; 103: 840-842. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Practice Parameter: The Diagnosis, Treatment, and Evaluation of the Initial Urinary Tract Infection in Febrile Infants and Young Children Committee on Quality Improvement, Subcommittee on Urinary Tract Infection Pediatrics 1999; 103: 843-852. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Observers of Childhood Sexual Behavior Richard A. Warshak; and William N. Friedrich Pediatrics 1999; 103: 853. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Early Menarche in Japanese Down Syndrome Takako Takano, Haruyoshi Takaki, Hatsuko Kawano, and Koichi Nonaka Pediatrics 1999; 103: 854. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Physician's Duty to Warn Third Parties About the Risk of Genetic Diseases Robert S. Olick;, Gary N. McAbee, Jack Sherman, and Barbara Davidoff-Feldman Pediatrics 1999; 103: 855. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Can Drowning in Swimming Pools Be Prevented? Mary E. Rimsza;, Clyde Marsh;, Christine M. Branche, Jeffery J. Sacks, and Pamela Logan Pediatrics 1999; 103: 855-856. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Cisapride and Proarrhythmia in Childhood Avram Benatar, Arjen Feenstra, Tine Decraene, Yvan Vandenplas;, Sharon Laneau Hill, and Charles Berul Pediatrics 1999; 103: 856. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Crazy Glue and Foreign Bodies Crossan O'Donovan;, John Ansley, and Michael Cunningham Pediatrics 1999; 103: 857. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Supplement to Pediatrics:
Journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association

Universality, Inclusion, and Continuity: Implications for Pediatrics James M. Perrin Pediatrics 1999; 103: 859-863. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Influences on the Receipt of Well-child Visits in the First Two Years of Life Gary L. Freed, Sarah J. Clark, Donald E. Pathman, and Robin Schectman Pediatrics 1999; 103: 864-869. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Health Care Costs of Formula-feeding in the First Year of Life Thomas M. Ball and Anne L. Wright Pediatrics 1999; 103: 870-876. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

The Effect of Price Information on Test-ordering Behavior and Patient Outcomes in a Pediatric Emergency Department Louis C. Hampers, Susie Cha, David J. Gutglass, Steven E. Krug, and Helen J. Binns Pediatrics 1999; 103: 877-882. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Pediatric Injury Control in 1999: Where Do We Go From Here? Frederick P. Rivara Pediatrics 1999; 103: 883-888. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Immunization Performance Measurement in a Changing Immunization Environment Lance Rodewald, Edmond Maes, John Stevenson, Bridget Lyons, Shannon Stokley, and Peter Szilagyi Pediatrics 1999; 103: 889-897. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Clerkship Curricular Revision Based on the Ambulatory Pediatric Association and the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics Guidelines: Does It Make a Difference? Alice A. Kuo and Stuart J. Slavin Pediatrics 1999; 103: 898-901. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

Holistic Pediatrics: A Research Agenda Kathi J. Kemper, Barrie Cassileth, and Timothy Ferris Pediatrics 1999; 103: 902-909. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

1999 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMBULATORY PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION Pediatrics 1999; 103: 911-939. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]